UVM Transportation Research Center Signature Project 1B: Integrated Land-Use, Transportation and Environmental Modeling

015294132014Final ReportPDFTech ReportUVM TRC Report 14-005Land use modelsTransportation planningEnvironmentPolicyDisaggregate analysisTraffic simulationResearch HubHighwaysPlanning and ForecastingI72: Traffic and Transport PlanningPolicyTraffic simulationTravel demandVermontUnited StatesUniversity of Vermont. Transportation Research CenterTroy, AustinVoigt, BrianSullivan, JimAzaria, DaleLanute, BradSadek, AdelLawe, StephenHershey, DavidGrady, BrianBroussard, JohnLobb, JohnUniversity of Vermont. Transportation Research CenterVermont. Agency of TransportationUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationUS Transportation CollectionLand use and transportation are inextricably linked. Models that capture the dynamics and interactions of both systems are indispensable for evaluating alternative courses of action in policy and investment. These models must be spatially disaggregated and complex enough to allow for the realistic evaluation of strategies that are of significance to policy and planning, but this comes at a cost; disaggregation and complexity require money, time and resources and often these sacrifices are not cost-effective. Unfortunately little guidance exists in the literature about these tradeoffs or the appropriate level of complexity and disaggregation needed for modeling under different applications