Meetings & Presentations

November 7, 2023

• Welcome and Introductions, Jerry Everett, UT CTR
• Census Insights & Updates from the State Data Center, Tim Kuhn, State Data Center
• Transportation Analytics with LOCUS, Michael Wieck, LOCUS
• GNRC’s Use of Replica, Max Baker, GNRC
• TDOT Long Range Planning Updates: Data Resources, Chris McPhilamy; Forecasting Office Activities, Mohammad Molla;
• Data Driven Decision Making for Enhanced Safety, Equity, and Multimodal Planning, Abigail Coholic, Ecopia
• Leveraging Mobility Data to Add Value to Planning and Model Development Projects, Kevin Johnson, RSG

April 21, 2023 Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions, Jerry Everett, UT CTR
• Next Gen NHTS Core and OD Data Program Update, Patrick Zhang, FHWA; Stacey Bricka, Macrosys R&T; David Lee, TDOT – Part 1; Part 2; Part 3
• Data Sources for Travel Demand Modeling and Overview of Clarksville TDM Update, Vijay Kunada, Neel-Schaffer
• MPO Round Table and Travel Demand Model Update, Various MPO Staff Members
• TDOT Update
  • TSM V4 Dashboard – Marshall Wilson
  • County Profile Tool & Urbanized Area Boundary Smoothing – Chris McPhilamy
  • TSM Visual Enhancement –  Mohammad Molla
• O-D + Waypoint Data: Complementary Datasets Informing Model Development, Chris Wichman, AirSage
• A Data Informed Modeling Approach in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Robert Wertman, RSG

October 12, 2022 Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions, Jerry Everett, UT CTR
• Travel Model Enhancements for Traffic Impacts and Community Plan Updates, Hannah Carson, RSG
• TDOT Statewide Model V4 Enhancements, Ken Kaltenbach, Corradino Group
• Freight Analysis Framework (FAF5), Overview, Uses & Improvements, Vince Bernardin, Caliper Corporation
• TDOTUpdates
  • TSM V4 Dashboard – Marshall Wilson
  • Land Use Dashboard – Golnaz Sarram
  • County Profile Tool – Chris McPhilamy
  • Model Approval Policy – Mohammad Molla
• 2:00 – 2:45: MPO Round Table and Travel Demand Model Update, Aleeta Zeller, Chattanooga TPO & Various MPO Staff Members
• 2:45: Adjourn

May 19, 2022 Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions, Jerry Everett, UT CTR
• TDOT Highway System Access Manual Overview, Jon Storey, TDOT
• Towards Sustainable Tourism Transportation Systems and Services in Tennessee, Sabya Mishra, University of Memphis
• Big Data and Data Management Tools for Travel Demand Analysis, Chris Warren, Urban SDK
• MPO-TDOT Round Table
• TN MPO TDM Framework Standardization, Ken Kaltenbach, Corradino Group

November 17, 2021 Agenda  

• Welcome and Introductions, Jerry Everett, UT CTR
• Tennessee State Data Center: Your Local Population and Census Partner, Tim Kuhn, TN State Data Center
• Tennessee Statewide Model Updates (TSM V4), Nagendra Dhakar, RSG
• Development of TN Statewide Land Use Model Ver. 1, Sabya Mishra, University of Memphis
• Activity-Based Household Travel Survey through Smartphone Apps in Tennessee, Mengjun Xie, UT Chattanooga
• MPO Round Table
• Introduction to Big Data Applications for Travel Demand Modeling, Ted Reinhold & Julie Hirni, Street Light Data

September 22, 2020 Agenda

• Welcome and Housekeeping, Jerry Everett, UT CTR
• Big Data Processing for the TN Statewide Model, Steven Trevino & Hadi Sadrsadat, RSG
• Questions and Answers, All
• TDOT Announcements, Chris McPhilamy & David Lee, TDOT
•  MPO Roundtable, MPO Staff Members

February 26 Agenda

• Decision Lens Transportation Planning Applications, Marco Trigueros, Decision Lens
• TDOT Statewide Model Update, Preston Elliot, KCI and Vince Bernardin & Steven Trevino, RSG
• MPO Roundtable, MPO Staff Members
• Back to the Future, GNRC’s Application of UrbanSim; Max Baker, GNRC and Daniel Jerrett, UrbanSim
• Improvements in Traffic Information Management (TN-TIMES), Randall Emilaire and Aaron Stevens, TDOT
• 2019 Knoxville TPO TMIP Peer Review Summary

2019:

November 14 Agenda

• Data Collaboration: A view from the Road. Jaehoon Kim & Chris McPhilamy, TDOT; Jerry Everett, UT
• Local Data Integration Program: Listening to Local Governments to Update Roadways and Data Statewide. Scott Pouder, TDOT
• FHWA/FTA Federal Planning Finding for TN. Sean Santalla & Elizabeth Watkins, FHWA
• TN TIMES: Modernizing Traffic Analytics. Ben Chen, MS2
• GIS+CAMA = Land Use Success, Matthew Hill, TN Comptroller’s Office

February 28 Agenda

• Using TransCAD for Visualization and Analysis of NPMRDS Data, Paul Ricotta, Caliper Corporation
• An Update from TDOT’s Forecasting Office (travel time data acquisition and model application challenges), Jaehoon Kim, TDOT
• Predicting the Demand for Connected Autonomous Vehicles, Sabya Mishra, University of Memphis
• TDOT Traffic Count Program Review: An Update, Preston Elliott,  KCI & KB Aboagye, TDOT
• Exploring CAV Scenarios with Travel Models, Vince Bernardin, RSG

2018:

November 29 Agenda

• Land Use Modeling: The UrbanSim Approach, Dan Jerrett, UrbanSim, Inc.
• Planning for Data Acquisition, Jaehoon Kim, TDOT
  Knoxville Mike Conger, Knoxville Regional TPO
  Chattanooga Yuen Lee, Chattanooga Regional Planning Agency
• Updating the TN Model Calibration and Validation Guidelines, Majid Khalilikhah, TDOT
  Knoxville Jerry Everett, UT Center for Transportation Research
• TDOT Traffic Count Program Review – Research, Discussion, & More, Preston Elliott, KCI & KB Aboagye, TDOT
• Incorporating 3rd-Party Data in OD Table Development for TransModeler Simulation, Johnny Han, The Corradino Group (link to presentation coming soon)

September 18-20 Agenda

TransCAD Training
The University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI)
411 B H Goethert Parkway, Tullahoma, TN 37388
For more information contact Jerry Everett

May 31 Agenda

• A Deep-Dive NPMRDS Analytics Tool, Michael Pack, University of Maryland CATT Lab (link to presentation coming soon)
• TNMUG’s Past Jerry Everett, UT Center for Transportation Research
  Present and Future, David Lee, TDOT
• Tennessee MPO Travel Modeling: An Update, Jaehoon Kim, TDOT
• Tracts, Block Groups and TAZs Why an MPO Should Know the Difference
  Bristol David Metzger, Bristol MPO
  Knoxville Mike Conger, Knoxville Regional TPO
• Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP), Rob Stabs, U.S. Census Bureau

2017:

October 26 Agenda

• Tennessee Statewide Model Capabilities and Potential for MPO Model Development, Jeffrey Ultee and Tahmina Khan, TDOT Forecasting Office
• The Memphis Regional Freight Plan, Kenny Monroe, Kimley-Horn and Max Baker, Greater Nashville Regional Council
• The Nashville MPO’s “Great” Move, Michelle Lacewell, Greater Nashville Regional Council
• The LUCA Process, the Decennial Census and More, Faye Anderson, Tennessee Partnership Specialist, US Census Bureau
• TDOT’s Traffic Count Program – An Update for MPOs, Josh Suddath, TDOT Long Range Planning Office

 June 23 Agenda

• SHRP2 Reliability Analytical Tools: Applications for Planning, Richard Margiotta, Cambridge Systematics
• Travel Model Blind Spots: The Importance of Understanding Special Markets Related to Visitors, Kyle Ward and Leta F Huntsinger, WSP
• Incorporating Freight Considerations to Highway, Capacity Planning Process, Sabya Mishra and Mihalis Golias, University of Memphis
• TITAN, Tennessee’s Integrated Traffic Analysis Network: Potential Applications to Transportation Planning, Patrick Dolan, Tennessee Highway Patrol

February 7 Agenda

• Pros and Cons of Alternative Origin-Destination Passive Data Collection Methods, Rob Schiffer, Stantec Consulting Inc.
• The Kingsport Long Range Plan, Preston Elliott, RPM and Zhiyong Guo, Kimley-Horn
• TDOT’s New Staff, Future Plans, and Opportunities for Collaboration With MPOs, David Lee, TDOT
• Challenges and Successes Incorporating Big Data into Travel Models, Vince Bernardin, RSG Inc.

2016:

October 19 Agenda

• Visualization Techniques for Transportation Planning, Kyle Ward WSP Parsons Brinkerhoff
• ARC’s Experience with the PECAS Land Use Model, Jim Skinner, Atlanta Regional Commission
• Travel Models and the Application of Performance Measures: MPO Experiences, Stephanie Ivey, University of Memphis
• Travel Demand Modeling for the Mt Juliet Comprehensive Transportation Plan, Robert Schiffer, Stantec Consulting Inc.
• Update on Traffic Forecasting Activities at TDOT, Chin-Cheng Chen, Long Range Planning Division, TDOT

April 28 Agenda

• Latent Population Segments with Homogenous Residential and Work Locations, Sabya Mishra & Mihalis Golias, University of Memphis
• Transition from TBM to ABM, MPO/TPO Roundtable Discussion
• TDOT Highway Deficiency Tool, Chin-Cheng Chen, Long Range Planning Division, TDOT

2015:

December 1 Agenda

• Incorporating Reliability Analysis Into Planning, Dr. Richard Margiotta, Cambridge Systematics
• Why One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Activity-Based vs Trip-Based Models and Everything In Between, Vince Bernardin, RSG
• National Performance Management Research Data Set Applications in Tennessee, Chin-Cheng Chen, Long Range Planning Division, TDOT
• Traffic Impact Assessment – Integration for Planning and Microsimulation: Implementation and Application, Dan Morgan, Caliper Corporation
• TNMUG Business – Revisiting the Calibration-Validation Guidelines and Development of a Checklist for Model Documentation and Model Review.
  Download handouts:

• Addendum to Tennessee Guidelines
• Proposed Changes to Minimum Travel Demand Model Updated 2012 Report
• TDOT Travel Demand Model Application Checklist

July 15 Agenda

• MPO Applications of the TN Statewide Travel Demand Model, Vince Bernardin and Steven Trevino, RSG
• MPO Roundtable, MPO Staff Members
• Update of TDOT Planning Activities (Performance measures, uniform file structure, statewide model post-processor), Chin-Cheng Chen, Long Range Planning Division, Tennessee Department of Transportation
• Algorithms and Tools for Processing Truck GPS Data, Mihalis Golias & Sabya Mishra, University of Memphis

February 5 Agenda

• Development of Truck Model for the Memphis MPO, Dan Beagan, Cambridge Systematics
• Establishing the Health Benefits of Active Transportation in Nashville – Application of Integrated Transportation and Health Modeling (ITHIM), Dr. Jeff Whitfield, National Center for Environmental Health  
• Discussion: Coordination of TDOT & MPO Data Collection/Procurement for Performance Measurement, Model Development and Beyond
  Angie Midgett & Bob Rock, TDOT; Jerry Everett, CTR
• Use of AirSage Data in the Owensboro Kentucky Travel Model, Jon Storey and Ken Kaltenbach, The Corradino Group
• Best Practices on Integrated Land Use and Travel Demand Modelling, Mihalis Golias & Sabya Mishra, University of Memphis

2014:

October 9 Agenda

• Development of Truck Model for the Memphis MPO, Dan Beagan, Cambridge Systematics
• Update of Tennessee Statewide Model, Preston Elliott, RPM & Vince Bernardin, RSG
• Use of Travel Demand Models in the Evaluation of MAP-21 Performance Measures: A Survey of MPO Practices, Dr. Stephanie Ivey, University of Memphis & Dr. Daniel Badoe, Tennessee Tech University
• TDOT Data That Planners Should Know About; TDOT Data & Studies for Transportation Planning, Chin-Cheng Chen, Brian Terrell and Jeff Murphy, TDOT Long Range Planning Division

May 8 Agenda

• Transportation Planning Uses of the National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS), Nicole Katsikides, FHWA; Terri Johnson, HERE; Jeff Short, ATRI
• INRIX Data – Uses for Transportation Planning, Pete Costello, INRIX
• AirSage Data – Transportation Planning Applications, Daniel Fisher, AirSage
• Chattanooga – Planning for Data Collection, Yuen Lee, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency & Kenneth Voorhies, Cambridge Systematics
• Tennessee Statewide Model Update, Current Status and Coming Events, Preston Elliott, RPM & Vince Bernardin, RSG

2013:

November 14 Agenda

• What You Always Wanted to Know About the Tennessee Statewide Model Update, But Were Afraid to Ask, Preston Elliott, RPM & Vince Bernardin, RSG
• Standardization of Travel Demand Models – The North Carolina Experience, Rhett Fussell, PB
• Results from the Nashville Travel Activity Survey, Michael Skipper, Nashville MPO
• TDOT’s Freight Advisory Committees and Other Freight Planning Initiatives, Bob Rock, TDOT Long Range Planning

• An Investigation of the Transferability of Trip Generation Models, Jerry Everett & Fred Wegmann