May 2026 Meeting
April 3, 2026
Date/Time: Thursday May 14, 2026 10:00-11:30am
Location: WFRC - 41 North Rio Grande Street, Suite 103, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Utah Model Users Group
The Utah Model Users Group (UtahMUG) was re-established in January 2023 to exchange information about travel demand modeling and forecasting within the state of Utah. Please read the About Us page for more information regarding our vision and goals.
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Radhika Bhandari (User Spotlight January 2026)
January 9, 2026
Radhika Bhandari
Education: University of South Florida & Kathmandu University, Geography/ Geomatics Engineering
Current Employment: Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization - Data Scientist
Greatest Interests about Travel Demand Modeling and Forecasting: I find it fascinating how the various components of demand modeling come together, with each aspect interconnected and influencing overall demand. Working on it is intellectually stimulating, and I enjoy this process.
Current Employment: Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization - Data Scientist
Greatest Interests about Travel Demand Modeling and Forecasting: I find it fascinating how the various components of demand modeling come together, with each aspect interconnected and influencing overall demand. Working on it is intellectually stimulating, and I enjoy this process.
Tim Baird (User Spotlight January 2026)
January 9, 2026
TIM BAIRD
Education: UW-Madison - B.S. Political Science, UBC - M.S. Urban Planning
Current Employment: Fehr & Peers - Associate
Greatest Interests about Travel Demand Modeling and Forecasting: Finding interesting applications of travel models to answer planning questions, especially when combined with other models or data sources. Digging into underlying data and assumptions. Thinking through the cost/benefit balance of adding complexity to models.
Current Employment: Fehr & Peers - Associate
Greatest Interests about Travel Demand Modeling and Forecasting: Finding interesting applications of travel models to answer planning questions, especially when combined with other models or data sources. Digging into underlying data and assumptions. Thinking through the cost/benefit balance of adding complexity to models.