Transportation Planning and Modeling

Relevant domain areas include: 

• Domain Area 1: Foundations of Transportation Demand Management
  • 1A1: Transportation Planning
  • 1A5: Current Transportation Issues, Trends, Demographic, and Planning Processes
  • 1B: Recognize Impact of Federal Transportation Policy
• Domain Area 2: Program Planning & Development
  • 2A4: Engineering/Planning Studies
• Domain Area 3: Program Management
  • 3B1: Stakeholders
• Domain Area 4: Program Performance Monitoring
  • 4A1: Mode Split
  • 4A2: Air Quality
  • 4A3: Parking
  • 4A4: Ridership

Learning objectives include: 

• Have a basic understanding of the importance of travel demand models so that the TDM professional can participate in discussions in the earliest stages of long-range transportation planning when travel needs are identified.
• Know the key steps of the Performance Based Planning Process so that the TDM professional can articulate the role that TDM can play to contribute toward achieving key outcomes.
• Understand how the planning process can be used as an ideal forum for engagement not only with the traveling public, but also with public and private partners in transportation system development.  As a continuing, comprehensive and cooperative metropolitan planning process, managing demand is intended to be considered from the beginning.
• Understand the principle of induced travel demand.
• Gain familiarity with TDM policy implementation through local ordinances.