1、Long-Distance Travel Model for ActivitySimPresented byRebekah Straub,Ohio Department of TransportationwithAlex Bettinardi,Oregon Department of TransportationJeff Newman,Cambridge SystematicsGreg Erhardt,University of KentuckyMotivation In the US,only 2%of personal vehicle trips are 50+miles in lengt
2、h,but these trips account for 23%of vehicle miles traveled(VMT)Even more so than regional MPOs,State DOTs need to account for this travel in their models Ohio DOT and Oregon DOT,both ActivitySim Consortium members,share a common simple disaggregate tour-based model structure implemented 20 years ago
3、 and are looking to update to an ABM structure Collaborating on porting the Long Distance(LD)model to the same software platform as ActivitySim seemed like a natural fitConference on Innovations in Travel Analysis and Planning Erhardt,G.D.Evaluating Travel Markets in a Statewide Model:An Arizona Cas
4、e Study.ActivitySim A consortium dedicated,open-source,activity-based travel behavior modeling software based on best software development practices for distribution at no charge to the public.Consortium of Metropolitan Planning Organizations(MPOs),Departments of Transportation(DOTs),and other trans
5、portation planning agencies,which provides technical direction and resourcesto support project development.The ActivitySim Long Distance model is a derived project based on the same software platform but is not currently a consortium product.Conference on Innovations in Travel Analysis and PlanningA
6、ctivitySim Software Platform The ActivitySim Long Distance model is provided as an add-on extension to the current development/standard ActivitySim Leverages recent changes in handling tables and components to streamline the integration of extensions Includes multiple new components that share commo