1、Statewide Event Modeling for the 2024 Eclipse in OhioPresenters Rebekah Straub Ohio Department of Transportation Roberto Miquel Whitman,Requardt&Associates,LLP Jonathan Avner Whitman,Requardt&Associates,LLP Greg Giaimo WSPConference on Innovations in Travel Analysis and PlanningBackground There will
2、 be a total solar eclipse passing through Ohio in 2024.ODOT wants to be able to assist in planning for and positioning resources on eclipse day to facilitate smooth traffic operations.Due to the extent of the geographic impact of the eclipse on Ohio,the Ohio Statewide Model is the only tool of suita
3、ble scale for this analysis.Goal was to create an Eclipse Day event model for Ohio using data collected from the 2017 eclipse in Kentucky and TennesseeConference on Innovations in Travel Analysis and Planning2017 Eclipse Total solar eclipse occurred on August 21,2017 70-mile-wide path of totality(ar
4、ea from which a total solar eclipse can be observed)Stretched from Oregon to South Carolina Passed through Kentucky and Tennessee Eclipse day specific changes to traffic caused disruptions in traffic flows on key facilities entering and leaving the path of totalityConference on Innovations in Travel
5、 Analysis and PlanningMap of 2017 Path of TotalityConference on Innovations in Travel Analysis and Planning2024 Eclipse Total solar eclipse will occur on April 8,2024 Will stretch from Maine to Texas Will pass through Ohio covering approximately half of the state Cleveland,Dayton,and Akron are all i
6、n the path of totality.The northern edges of Columbus and Cincinnati are also in the path Other key population centers outside of Ohio are also in the path of totality,which may reduce trips entering Ohio on eclipse day(Indianapolis,Erie,Buffalo).Conference on Innovations in Travel Analysis and Plan