Forecasting Statewide Freight Toolkit

Forecasting Statewide Freight Toolkit
Author: Cambridge Systematics
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2008
Genre: Freight and freightage
ISBN: 0309099242

Federal planning legislation and regulations now mandate that state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations consider the needs of freight when planning and programming transportation investments. While there are standard techniques used to forecast the movement of people, less attention has been paid to forecasting freight movements, and there are consequently fewer standardized techniques that state and local agencies can adapt to their local situation. This Toolkit is designed to provide transportation planners with the information they need to prepare forecasts of freight transportation by highlighting techniques successfully developed by state agencies across the country.

Statewide Travel Forecasting Models

Statewide Travel Forecasting Models
Author: Alan J. Horowitz
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2006
Genre: Traffic estimation
ISBN: 0309097657

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 358: Statewide Travel Forecasting Models examines statewide travel forecasting models designed to address planning needs and provide forecasts for statewide transportation, including passenger vehicle and freight movements. The report explores the types and purposes of models being used, integration of state and urban models, data requirements, computer needs, resources (including time, funding, training, and staff), limitations, and overall benefits. The report includes five case studies, two that focus on passenger components, two on freight components, and one on both passenger and freight.