May 2026 Meeting

Bill Hereth · April 3, 2026

Meetings

Date/Time: Thursday May 14, 2026 10:00-11:30am
Location: WFRC - 41 North Rio Grande Street, Suite 103, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

Virtual option available through the calendar appointment. Email utahMUG@gmail.com to request the calendar appointment.

Agenda

Mission Statement
- Making travel demand models in Utah better through collaboration and shared learning.
- More details on About Us page
Utah-Specific resources:
- Traffic Volume Map (link)
- Household/Job Viewer (link)
- Model one-pagers and documentation (link)
Presentation solicitations (link) – due by July 6, 2026
Others?

Taking Off Without Four Steps: A New Approach to Airport Forecasting
Charles Allen, InterVISTAS.
Summary: The Boise Airport is conducting a Master Plan to guide infrastructure growth for the next 20 years. Traffic volume forecasts for the Master Plan do not use the traditional four-step travel demand modeling process. Rather, the Master Plan evaluates economic outlook, air travel market share, socioeconomic data, flight schedules, and other factors to forecast future conditions. This presentation will discuss the uniqueness of traffic patterns at airports and how a variety of data sources are combined to inform the outlook on long-term travel demand.
Half Time Break
Jared Lillywhite, Mountainland Association of Governments
Statewide and Wastach Front Commercial Vehicle Model Updates
Kaveh Shabani, Cambridge Systematics – Chad Worthen, Insight Analytics
This presentation provides an overview of recent updates to the statewide and Wasatch Front commercial vehicle models. It highlights key refinements to model structure, data inputs, and calibration methods aimed at improving the representation of freight and commercial travel patterns. The updates enhance the models’ ability to support planning, policy analysis, and forecasting of goods movement across Utah.