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This report presents recommendations for modeling household vehicle availability in the DVRPC travel model system, in which both trip generation and mode choice models use the levels of vehicle availability as an independent variable. The recommended model represents an important advancement of the current demographic projection method by considering not only household characteristics such as household…

This report documents the procedures and results of a travel time survey conducted between October 1995 and June 1996. The primary goal of this survey is to provide information on speeds for various roadway and area types in the DVRPC region. This information will be used to enhance the highway network and assignment procedures in the DVRPC travel model system. The survey was conducted by driving on…

Job decentralization and lack of access to private automobiles limit the ability of many Trenton residents to travel to jobs in expanding suburban employment centers. This study analyzes commuting patterns for Trenton resident workers, assesses transportation and labor market conditions from the perspective of employers and job placement professionals and identifies a range of reverse commute strategies…

This report presents the estamates of daily vehicle-miles traveled in the nine-county Delaware Valley region. It includes a comparison of VMT estimates based on the HPMS counts (as generated by the states), DVRPC travel simulation model, and by the DVRPC enhanced HPMS method of traffic counts. These methods are analyzed and compared at the county and regional levels.

This report documents the three-phase effort to identify and evaluate a network of highways that can adequately serve east-west travel across Gloucester County. This travel corridor runs between the Commodore Barry Bridge and NJ 55. Demand in this corridor gets extremely heavy in the summer months as the New Jersey Shore becomes a popular destination. Improvements are recommended to several county-owned…

This report describes a revised method for modeling external-local travel in the DVRPC travel model system. The revised procedure consists of a roadway stratification scheme for external trips, revised trip generation model, and revised trip distribution model by roadway type. The external stations are classified as expressways, arterials near expressways, arterials not near expressways, and local…

This report presents recommendations for modeling non-motorized travel in the DVRPC travel model system, which includes the walk and bicycle modes. Recent interest in reducing congestion and improving air quality, due in large part to federal legislation and a recognition that non- motorized travel often serves as as a substitute for motorized modes have stimulated interest in the analysis of non-motorized…

Through this initiative, New Jersey DOT, Gloucester County and DVRPC formed a partnership to work with representatives of the Gloucester County Mayors Association in order to provide opportunities for the general public and municipal officials to identify traffic problems and suggest potential improvement strategies in the US 322 Corridor. This report documents: 1) the public participation process…

This report documents problems associated with landside access to two facilities proposed for the former Philadelphia Naval Base (currently being redeveloped and marketed under the name "Philadelphia Naval Business Center"). The report also designates the most appropriate highway routes between the proposed FastShip and CSXI intermodal facilities and the surrounding interstate highways. Recommendations…

This report reviews existing land-use modeling practice for integrating transportation and land-use models. Three operational models (DRAM-EMPAL, MEPLAN, and METROSIM) were selected based on completeness, use by the professional community and theoretical contents. DRAM-EMPAL has the highest user base among U.S. MPO's. Through telephone interviews with MPO's using DRAM-EMPAL model, land-use modeling…