The What’s New Document for the Wasatch Front Travel Demand Model (WF TDM) version 9 has been officially released. To view the online version, please visit the WF TDM Documentation Website. To view the pdf version, please visit the WF TDM Official Releases Repository or download it here. (Please note that for access to the WF TDM Official Releases Repository, users must first request access by emailing Suzie Swim at sswim@wfrc.org or Matt DeLora at mdelora@magutah.org).
As stated in the document, the vast majority of the changes made to the WF TDM in version 9 represent refinements to prepare the model for use in developing MAG and WFRC’s 2023 Regional Transportation Plans. These refinements include:
- Updates to the traffic analysis zones
- Updates to the socioeconomic county control totals and TAZ-level forecasts
- Updates to the highway and transit input files to reflect the 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and 2023-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) projects
- Updates to the parameters and input files to reflect the model’s new 2019 base year
Other changes made to the WF TDM were to improve the model’s capability and to perform regular maintenance of the model’s code base and processing.