Course Description:

This 2 day course provides an introduction to travel demand forecasting techniques using TRANPLAN. Participants will get hands on training with Quick Response Forecasting tools developed specifically for modeling small cities in South Carolina. Underlying theory will be discussed. Several software will be used including AutoCAD (network creation), Maptitude GIS (census, and employment data processing), and TRANPLAN. Students will work through a number of exercises to create a travel demand forecasting model for either Newberry or Union, South Carolina. By the end of this course, participants should have a good hands-on foundation in travel demand forecasting techniques.

Course Instructor:

Wayne A. Sarasua, Ph.D., P.E., is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Clemson University. Dr. Sarasua has over 12 years of teaching and research experience in the use of GIS. He is one of 15 members currently on the Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Spatial Data and Information Science Committee and is the Chair of the TRB Spatial Data and Information Science Education Subcommittee. Dr. Sarasua has authored or co-authored over 50 publications related to the use of GIS. He currently serves as president of the SC section of ITE. (SC ITE)

Who Should Attend:

Transportation Planners, consultants, or other professionals interested in developing of a basic understanding of travel demand forecasting techniques

Agenda:

Day 1

8:00-8:15 Registration
8:15-9:00 Overview of 4-Step Travel Demand Fore casting
9:00-9:30 Transportation System Specification
9:30-9:40 Break
9:40-10:45 Hands-on Exercise - Network Creation us ing SCAN-A
10:45-10:55 Break
10:55-12:00 Hands-on Exercise - Basic GIS technology
12:00-1:00 Lunch
12:45-1:45 Hands-on Exercise - Working with a TRAN PLAN network to create Traffic Analysis Zones
1:45-1:55 Break
1:55-2:30 Trip Generation Concepts
2:30-3:20 Hands-on Exercise - Address matching em ployment data
3:20-3:30 Break
3:30-4:30 Hands-on GIS Exercise - Working with census data

Day 2

8:00-9:00 Hands-on Exercise - Spatial aggregation of data to Traffic Analysis Zones
9:00-9:30 Trip Distribution with the Gravity Model
9:30-9:40 Break
9:30-10:45 Hands-on Exercise - Estimating External Traffic Using SCAN-D
10:45-10:55 Break
10:55-12:00 Hands-on Exercise - Running TRAN PLAN's Gravity Model
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:45 Hands-on Exercise - Adding External - Ex ternal Trips in TRANPLAN
1:45-1:55 Break
1:55-2:30 Traffic Assignment Concepts
2:30-3:20 Hands-on Exercise - Completing the TRAN PLAN Model
3:20-3:30 Break
3:30-4:00 Hands-on Exercise - Analyzing a future sce nario
4:00-4:30 Summary