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7 To start building a new scenario, the user provides a name for the desired scenario (Figure 5) and then identifies the planning program or plan of interest to the user's agency or organization.
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8 Method Selection for Travel Forecasting: User Guide Step 2: Specifying Plan or Program Requirements In Step 2, the user provides details regarding the overall planning context of the program or plan for which the user is seeking analytical method recommendations. The user also must provide additional details about the agency's planning area and make at least one selection within each requirement category: 1.
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Building a Scenario 9 these requirements (e.g., for the temporal detail, a peak period and an hour may be selected if the user wants recommendations for both options)
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10 Method Selection for Travel Forecasting: User Guide facilitates more precise recommendations. As with previous steps, users can assign weights and access short descriptions associated with each item; these descriptions are also available in the reference guide included with the software tool and appendices included in this user guide.
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Figure 9. User selection for budget and schedule.
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12 Method Selection for Travel Forecasting: User Guide resources that TFGuide can assess include analytical capabilities, such as assignment and microsimulation, commercial vehicle, and travel demand models, in addition to expertise, hardware, software, and data. This assessment provides two valuable services to the user: • Recommendations unique and specific to each individual agency, given the tools and methods currently available.
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