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78 Modeling Tools at PSRC The Puget Sound Regional Council utilizes an integrated modeling system to conduct analysis of alternatives in the region (see Figure 11)
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Modeling Tools at pSRC 79 current regional forecasting process. This allows changes in the number of trips and stops by trip purpose for different transportation alternatives to be determined.
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80 Smart Growth and Urban Goods Movement User Benefit Analysis System PSRC's Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) tool compiles the benefits and costs of transportation measures.
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Modeling Tools at pSRC 81 Person Type - Full-me worker - Part-me worker - Rered - Non-worker - University student - Student age 16+ - Student age 5–15 - Child under 5 Household Size - One person - Two persons - Three persons - Four or more persons Number of workers - Zero workers - One worker - Two workers - Three or more workers Income Group (2006$) - Under $30,000 - $30,000 to $55,000 - $55,000 to $90,000 - Over $90,000 Note: Household income is assumed to increase with infla on.
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82 Smart Growth and Urban Goods Movement Economic and Land-Use Forecasting Truck Model Passenger Model Goods-producing Natural resources and mining Natural Resources Manufacturing Mining Aerospace Manufacturing - Equipment Other durable goods Manufacturing - Products Nondurable goods Construction Construction WTCU Service-producing Wholesale trade Wholesale trade Transportation and warehousing TCU Utilities Telecommunications Other information Retail trade Retail trade Retail trade Financial activities FIRES FIRES Professional and business services Food services and drinking places Educational services Health services Other services Government Government Education/Government Government Education Education Notes FIRES = Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Services WCTU = Warehouse, Communications, Transportation, Utilities TCU = Transportation, Communications, Utilities Table 22. Employment sectors in economic, land-use, and travel models.
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Modeling Tools at pSRC 83 an individual trip. The current PSRC model represents tours for the trip-generation component of the process but combines this with destination, mode, time of day, and route choice at the individual trip level.
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84 Smart Growth and Urban Goods Movement carpool parking costs are used in the work model. Non-work models use hourly parking costs.
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Modeling Tools at PSRC 85 Commercial Vehicles Commercial vehicles are defined as any vehicle used for commercial purposes and can include autos, vans, sport utility vehicles, small trucks, and medium and heavy trucks. These are inclusive of all commercial vehicles, such as taxis, rental cars, school buses, ambulances, etc., but these special-purpose vehicles are not directly represented in the current model; instead, they are indirectly represented.
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86 Smart Growth and Urban Goods Movement $$20.00 $40.00 $60.00 $80.00 $100.00 $120.00 SO Vl ow inc SO Vm idi nc SO Vm idh igh inc SO Vh igh inc SO V am m idd ay pm ev en in g ni gh t am m idd ay pm ev en in g ni gh t am m idd ay pm ev en in g ni gh t Li gh t M ed ium He av y Work Nonwork HOV2 HOV3+ Vanpool Truck Market Segment (Purpose, Mode and Time Period)
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005)
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