Developing and Integrating a Land Use Model for the Baltimore Region New York Metropolitan Transportation Council May 1, 2008

Baltimore Metropolitan Council

Outline  BMC Background  Land Use Modeling Background  PECAS Overview  PECAS Development

BMC Background

• • • Staff to Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (MPO) Planning Area Work Activities

Land Use Modeling Background

•  Investigate relationship between regional transportation investment and land use An al yze scenarios; relative to alternatives

Land Use Modeling Background

     1992, SG Associates 1995, Land Use Subcommittee Pre-2003, TRANUS 2003, Developing Holding Capacity for the Baltimore Region… 2005-Present, PECAS

PECAS Overview     Production, Exchange, Consumption, Allocation System Dr. John Douglas Hunt, HBA Specto Simulates Flow of Goods, Services, Labor and Space Across Land Use Zones (LUZs)

PECAS Overview PECAS Zone Structure

PECAS Overview •     Nested logit model w/ 3 choices Modules: Activity Allocation, (AA) Space Development (SD) Requires Economic Model Integrates with Transportation Model

PECAS Overview PECAS Flow

PECAS Overview Complete to Date      AA/SD Data Development, Economic (I/O) Model, Calibration Phases 1,2 Graphic User Interface (GUI) L2T / T2L Integration Algorithms

PECAS Overview Ongoing/Upcoming     Integration (95.8%), Calibration Phase 3, Sensitivities, Enhancements

PECAS Development “Learn the music, learn the timing and make it your own.” -Bill Monroe

Learning

Integration with TDM    Develop T2L Specifications Develop L2T Specifications Develop Exchange Process

Learning

Integration with TDM      PECAS, Java TDM, TP+ Policies Application Development Hardware Management

Learning

Integrated Interface

Learning

Integration with TDM     Challenges Solutions Value Added Timetable

Owning

Integration with BMC    Hardware, Software Investment UPWP Development Staff Development

Contact

Jamie Bridges, [email protected]

Baltimore Metropolitan Council www.baltometro.org

2700 Lighthouse Point East Suite 310 Baltimore, MD 21224