ARC Model Documentation

Welcome to the Model Documentation for the ARC Travel Demand Model.

User Guide

• Overview: General overview of the model design and set-up.
• System Setup and Design: General overview of the model design and set-up.
• Running Population Synthesizer: Describes how to run the population synthesizer.
• Running the Model: Describes how to run the model.
• Model EXEC Folder: Describes the files in the EXEC folder.
• Model Inputs: Describes the model inputs required.
  
• Model Outputs: Describes the model outputs.
  
• Highway Network Coding: Provides information related to highway network coding.
  
• Transit Network Coding: Provides information related to transit network coding.
  
• Shadow Pricing: Describes how to perform shadow pricing.
  
• Accessibility Calculator: Describes how to perform shadow pricing.
  
• Transit Project Level Forecast: Describes how to perform a transit project level forecast.
  
• Activity-Based Model Visualization Tool: Describes data and visuals in ABMVIZ.
  
• Appendix: Includes PopSyn table formats.

Specification

• Model Framework: Describes the model framework.
• Population Synthesizer: Describes the population synthesizer.
• Long Term Choice Models: Describes the long term choice models.
• Activity Pattern and Tour Level Models: Describes the activity pattern and tour level models.
• Trip Level Models: Describes the trip level models.
• Appendix A: Appendix A
• Appendix B: Appendix B

Calibration

• Introduction: Provides general description and data used for calibration.
• Population Synthesizer: Describes the population synthesizer.
• CT-RAMP: Describes the CT-RAMP activity-based model.
• External Model: Describes the external model.
• Air Passenger Model: Describes the air passenger model.
• Truck Model: Describes the truck model.
• Trip Assignment: Describes the trip assignment.

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