Literature

The body of literature related to travel forecasting is extensive and dates back over several decades.  The literature posted here comes by recommendation from topic content experts.  The goal of this literature section is to assist practitioners by having content experts recommend the resources they consider to be most useful.  This literature section is based on these recommendations. The list is just beginning to form and will ultimately include texts, reports, articles, papers, presentations, video, webinars, etc.

For a more comprehensive resource database, see Transportation Research Information Services at http://tris.trb.org/. 

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Inside the Black Box - Making Transportation Models Work for Livable Communities

Environmental Defense Fund-publication 99215S; Edward A. Beimborn, PhD; Jun 1, 2006

The Transportation Planning Process- Key Issues

US DOT; Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program;

NCHRP Synthesis 406: Advanced Practices in Travel Forecasting-A Synthesis of Highway Practice

National Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research Board, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP); Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. (R. Donnelly, G. Erhardt, R. Moeckel and W. Davidson); Feb 1, 2010

Washington State Comprehensive Tolling Study Volume 1 Final Report

Washington State Transportation Commission; Cambridge Systematics, Inc.; Sep 1, 2006

Twin Cities HOV Study - Final Report

Minnesota DOT; Cambridge Systematics, Inc.; Feb 1, 2002

Dynamap - TeleAtlas

Spatial Insights, Inc.; Spatial Insights, Inc.;

Guidelines for Network Representation of Transit Access - State of the Practice Summary

US DOT; SG Associates, Inc. and Volpe National Transportation Systems Center; Jun 1, 1998

Model Validation and Reasonableness Checking Manual-2nd Edition

Federal Highway Administration - FHWA; Cambridge Systematics, Inc.;

Assessment of Local Models and Tools for Analyzing Smart Growth Strategies

California Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration; DKS Associates and the Univeristy of California-Irvine; Jul 1, 2007

Texas DOT Traffic Data and Analysis Manual

Texas Department of Transportation; Transportation Planning and Programming Division;

SR 288 - Metropolitan Travel Forecasting Current Practice and Future Direction

Transportation Reserach Board; Transportation Reserach Board;

Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Intermodal Network

Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Center for Transportation Analysis; Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Center for Transportation Analysis;

National Waterway Network

US Army Corps of Engineers - Navigation Data Center; US Army Corps of Engineers - Navigation Data Center;

Center for Transportation Analysis -CTA - Rail Network

Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Center for Transportation Analysis; Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Center for Transportation Analysis;

National Transportation Atlas Database - NTAD - Rail Network

Research and Innovative Technology Adminstration; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Research and Innovative Technology Adminstration; Bureau of Transportation Statistics;

TIGER 2005

US Census Bureau; US Census Bureau;

NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ; NAVTEQ;

Highway Performance Monitoring System - HPMS

US DOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration; US DOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration; Jun 1, 2007

Freight Analysis Framework Highway Link and Truck Data

USDOT-Federal Highway Administration-Office of Freight Management and Operations; USDOT-Federal Highway Adminstration-Office of Freight Management and Operations; Nov 1, 2010

Oak Ridge National Highway Network - NHN

Oak Ridge National Laboratory-Center for Transporation Analysis; Oak Ridge National Laboratory-Center for Transportation Analysis; Feb 1, 2008

Atlanta Regional Commission Network Conflation Using NAVTEQ Centerline File

Atlanta Regional Commission; Atlanta Regional Commission and PBS&J Consultants; Jan 1, 2008

Draft--SB375 RTAC MPO Data Summary

California Air Resources Board; California Air Resources Board; Aug 1, 2009

Travel Model Improvements for Climate Change

Puget Sound Regional Council; Puget Sound Regional Council of Governments; Oct 1, 2008

Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Analysis Techniques for Transportation Projects

Transportation Research Board, National Cooperative Highway Resesarch Program; ICF Consulting; May 1, 2006

Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Analysis Tools

State of Washington Department of Commerce; Fehr & Peers and AECOM; Dec 1, 2009

Puget Sound Traffic Choices Study

Federal Highway Administration; Puget Sound Regional Council; Feb 1, 2007

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