Modeling and analysis tools provide valuable information to improve transportation decisionmaking
Companion Resource (PDF, 298 KB): Includes the printable script for this video
Web Resources: Includes Web links to related Code of Federal Regulations and other links appropriate to this video module.
- FHWA's Traffic Analysis Tools Program
- 23CFR Part 450 is the regulation that requires FHWA planning assistance and denotes standards of practice
- TRB's NCHRP Report 765: Analytical Travel Forecasting Approaches for Project-Level Planning and Design describes methods, data sources, and procedures for producing travel forecasts for highway project-level analyses.
- Interrim guidance on the application of travel and land use forecasting for use in enviornmental (NEPA) studies
- Certification checklist for travel forecasting methods
- Access portal to FHWA's Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP)
- Electronic version of 40CFR Part 93 - determining conformity of Federal actions to State or Federal implementation plans
- Link to travel forecasting resource Web site.
- Link to TRB's Online Travel Survey Manual