April 2023 Meeting

Natalia Brown · April 13, 2023

Meetings

Below is the agenda and notes for the April 2023 Utah MUG meeting. The meeting agenda and notes can also be viewed here

Agenda

1. Welcome & Introductions (~5min)

2. Discussion Topics (~30 min)

   • Utah models status updates as they related to the RTP
   • MUG Steering Committee

3. Presentations (~55 min)

   • Bike Model Roadmap: Where We Are and Where We Are Going
   • Utah Household Travel Survey Update
   • UTRAC Update: Activity-Based Model

4. Suggestion Box: please enter any suggestions here.

Notes

• Model Status & RTP
  • Overall
    • TAZ splits and SE updates to every model
    • All models now have the capability to evaluate telecommute, e-Commerce, and Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)
    • Cache MPO and Dixie MPO models moved to Cube v.6.4.5
    • All long range plans and models should be out by summer
  • MAG/WFRC
    • Beta v9 ran in Dec for AQ conformity
    • Recalibrating mode choice
      • Commuter Rail ridership low in some counties and higher than others compared to existing ridership
      • Recalibration should be done within a week
    • Models are available on GitHub
    • Discussion about population growth and output VMT growth rates in the model, model purpose, and the relationship to overall transportation/land use policy
  • Cache MPO
    • Some calibration done to the free-flow speeds with Wejo data
    • Ongoing Cache Co TMP update will be incorporated into the model
      • 1st evaluation of RTP projects underway
  • Dixie MPO
    • Updating model to run on Cube v6.4.5
  • Summit/Wasatch, Iron, USTM
    • Models complete, being used for UDOT LRP development
  • Summit/Wasatch: transit and recreational trips being worked on
• Steering Committee
  • Bill Hereth (WFRC) discussed purpose of committee
    • One major focus is aiding Natalia Brown and Bill Hereth (currently running the Utah MUG).
  • Looking for volunteers. Reach out to Natalia if interested
    • Ideally would have representation from academia, public, private, users, developers, etc
  • Greg MacFarlane (BYU) volunteered
• Bike Model Update: Presentation here.
  • Base code and other data from various agencies
  • Discussed model inputs and structure
  • Discussed model outputs
  • In early stages of testing scenarios
  • Calibration process has improved model
  • Next steps:
    • Integrate 2023 HH Travel Survey
    • Update microzone creation
    • Trip gen sensitivity
  • Contact WFRC to share ideas
  • Questions about concerns of Streetlight data accuracy used for calibration
  • Questions about future integration in MAG/WFRC model
  • Access the bike model here.
  • Access Micromobility Toolset here.
• Household Travel Survey update: one-pager here.
  • Discussed purpose of survey
  • Incentives offered to participants
  • Discussed history of previous surveys
  • Goal of 1% statewide sample rate
  • Discussed progress and response rate so far
  • Plan to wrap up by summer
  • Discussion about future surveys and technology
• Activity-based model Study: presentation here.
  • Discussed purpose of study
  • Discussed differences between trip-based and activity-based models, including pros & cons
  • Discussed status of practitioner survey
  • Discussed intent of illustrative analysis