ARC Activity-Based Model What is going on? Model User Group March 21, 2019
ARC Model Planned 2019 Activities • Documentation: Finalize conversion to online format and transition to model storage in GitHub • Automated QC process scanning model inputs • Incorporation of travel time reliability • Explore the addition of segmented value-of-time trip tables • Emerging technology (Uber, Lyft, etc.) • ActivitySim assessment and (potential) preliminary conversion • ABMVIZ updates • … and many other activities
ARC Model Documentation • Updating the User Guide, Model Specification Report, and Calibration Report • Previously, all documentation has been provided in PDF on ARC’s webpage • Working to converting to online (HTML) format • Plans to store model and documentation in GitHub for version control
ARC Model Documentation • Historical flow of model Data documentation updates preparation (Excel tables, 1. Data preparation Maps, etc.) 2. Import data into Word 3. Convert to PDF Import static 4. Upload to ARC website User data into download Word 5. User download document Transitioning to online (HTML) • format 1. Streamlined data preparation 2. Ability to make the data dynamic 3. Easier to navigate to certain areas Upload to Convert to of the model documentation ARC website PDF 4. Version control 5. Multiple users can update
ARC Model Documentation: Current PDF
ARC Model Documentation: Ongoing HTML
ARC Modeling Activities • TIP Amendment #7 – 20-County model, calibrated/validated for 2010, updated with NPMRDS data for 2015 – Forecasting years: 2020, 2030 & 2040 – Will be available soon • Region’s Plan Update – 21-County model, calibrated/validated for 2015
ABM Focus Group Meeting • June 14, 1 pm – 3 pm • To be distributed – Base year (2015) 21-County Model – Online documentation • Contact me with your suggestions or for other topic to discuss – Kyeil Kim, kykim@atlantaregional.org
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