Transcript Transportation, Economic & Land Use System

Transportation Economic and
Land Use System (TELUS)
April 2, 2008
Tallahassee, FLDOT
Outline
 TELUS Overview
 TELUS for the PC
 TELUS for the Web
 TELUS Economic Input-Output Model
 e-STIP
 Land Use Model (TELUM)
 TELUS Implementation
 Discussion
TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC
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TELUS Overview
What is TELUS?
 An MIS/Decision Support system designed to help
MPOs and State DOTs meet their legislative mandates
under SAFETEA-LU.
 Assists MPOs and SDOTs in managing Transportation
Improvement Programs (TIP) by tracking projects from
planning to implementation, analyzing interrelationships
among projects, estimating their economic and land use
impacts, and providing a user-friendly graphical user
interface and reporting.
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What is TELUS? (continued)
 TELUS development was guided by an MPO user
committee since early 2000.
 TELUS is developed with funding from the
USDOT/FHWA.
 TELUS is a SAFETEA-LU congressionally designated
project.
 TELUS FHWA cooperative agreement will continue
through 2011.
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TELUS: A success for FHWA
 TELUS is one of FHWA’s “Priority, Market Ready
Technology and Innovation” (T&I) projects.
 More information about the T&I program can be found
online at:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/crt/lifecycle/ptisafety.cfm
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TELUS Guiding Objectives
 Improve productivity of preparing the TIP at MPOs and
State DOTs by providing a seamless, integrated project
database.
 Ensure timely, efficient dissemination of information
to decision makers and stakeholders, as well as enabling
public access and participation in developing the TIP.
 Provide an easily accessible and user-friendly
system through intuitive and customizable modules.
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How can TELUS benefit Florida?
 Who are the beneficiaries?
 MPO
 FDOT
 FHWA Florida Division
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How can TELUS benefit Florida?
 For MPO:
 Telus is an application that can be utilized as a datamanagement, decision-support, and informationsharing tool to input and track TIP projects. Telus
provides a user-friendly interface for inputting, viewing,
editing, and searching projects as well as producing
end-user reports that are easy to understand by
presenting data in a logical order and in a clean and
professional looking format.
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How can TELUS benefit Florida? (cont’ed)
 For MPO:
 As a work application, TELUS allows projects to be
edited and tracked as projects move through the
planning stages to implementation. Information in
TELUS can be shared with constituents outside the
MPO by providing a web-based version of TELUS.
The web-version goes further than information sharing
and dissemination by allowing outside users like local
municipalities and citizens to provide comments on
projects as well.
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How can TELUS benefit Florida? (cont’ed)
 For MPO’s and FDOT
 Web-based TELUS can be linked to FDOT work
program data to enable MPO and FDOT data sharing
and interaction in an integrated (or uniform) platform
and application.
 Work program data generated by the District FDOT
can be transmitted via TELUS to each MPO with the
capability of integrating this data into each MPO’s TIP.
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How can TELUS benefit Florida? (cont’ed)
 For FDOT and FHWA
 Telus enables seamless and paperless approvals of
STIP amendments.
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How is TELUS helping you
meet the SAFETEA-LU
Requirements?
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SAFETEA-LU Requirements?
 TIP/STIP Cycles and Scope: STIPs and metropolitan
TIPs must be updated at least every 4 years and must
contain at least 4 years of projects and strategies.
TELUS is designed to help MPOs and state DOTs
develop TIP and STIP respectively in annual cycles with
TIP/STIP lengths of 3-5 years.
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SAFETEA-LU Requirements
 Publication of Plans and TIP/STIP: MPOs shall publish
or otherwise make available for public review
transportation plans and TIPs "including (to the
maximum extent practicable) in electronically accessible
formats and means, such as the World Wide Web".
TELUS allows the TIP to be viewed as an interactive
document that can be queried and explored to the fullest
extent possible on the World-Wide-Web.
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SAFETEA-LU Requirements
 Relationship with other planning officials: MPOs are
encouraged to consult with officials responsible for other
planning activities affected by transportation, including
planned growth, economic development…
The TELUS land use and economic input-output models
enable MPO planners and decision makers to evaluate
the impacts of proposed transportation projects on
regional land use and economic development, leading to
a more informed consultative process.
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SAFETEA-LU Requirements
 Visualization Techniques in Plans and Metropolitan
TIP Development: MPOs and States shall employ
visualization techniques in the development of
TIPs/STIPs and Transportation Plans.
TELUS GIS allows “interested parties” to view projects
on a user friendly interactive map which can be queried
in various ways to make information gathering easy.
It also allows users to select projects from the project list
and then display them on the map.
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SAFETEA-LU Requirements
 Participation Plan: MPOs must develop and utilize a
"Participation Plan" that provides reasonable opportunities for
interested parties to comment on the content of the
metropolitan transportation plan and TIP.
Through the web interface and public access to project data
via the Internet, TELUS facilitates a transparent TIP
development and approval process. It also enables public
participation in that “interested parties” can submit comments
and suggestions via the website. These comments can then
be considered in the project selection process.
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TELUS System Components/Products
TELUS
TIP/STIP
Management
TELUS for the PC
LAND USE
TELUS for the Web
TELUM
e-STIP
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TELUS Functional Components
 Information Management
 Project Information Management
 Project Tracking
 GIS Interface
 Decision Support
 Project Scoring (ranks projects vis-a-vis SAFETEA-LU Objectives or
MPO criteria)
 Planning Analysis (how the TIP meets SAFETEA-LU Objectives)
 Project Interrelationships
 Input/Output Model
 Land Use Model
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Current Status
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TELUS for the PC has over 300 registered user agencies, including 231
MPOs, 33 state DOTs and 50 Other Local/Regional Governments.
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TELUS for the Web is currently deployed at Alabama State DOT (including
all 13 Alabama MPOs) and 4 MPOs (Houston-Galveston Area Council, TX;
Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission, OH; New York Metropolitan
Transportation Council, NY; Broward County MPO, FL [operational, but not
in use]). TELUS is currently being deployed at the New Jersey DOT.
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TELUM was released in January 2006. It was implemented at the Pikes
Peak Area COG, (Colorado Springs, CO). Also used by Des Moines, IA, and
Little Rock, AR, MPOs. Missoula Office of Planning and Grants (Missoula,
MT) and Pueblo Area COG (Pueblo, CO) are currently testing TELUM.
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Current Status (continued)
 TELUS website is active and has a download section where users can
get the latest software installation packages and updates, I/O model
data, and information about TELUS.
 Economic Input/Output (I/O) Model datasets are developed and
available for download from TELUS website for 338 MPOs nationwide.
 E-STIP application is operational at the FHWA and FTA Region 2. NJIT
plans to develop an E-STIP module which will become integral
component of the TELUS for the Web application at New Jersey DOT.
 TELUS staff provides technical support to users (installation, system
customization, system updates, and using TELUS for the PC, TELUS
for the Web, and TELUM).
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TELUS for the PC
Highlights
TELUS for the PC v 4.0 released in January 2006.
 New User Interface – professionally designed appearance; improved navigation
and more intuitive workflow;
 Improved GIS – greater flexibility in geographic project selection and display
 Long Range Plans - Includes Long Range Planning horizon
 Funding Allocation - A new feature, allows users to verify how well they are
allocating the available funds among the projects
 Import Customizations - imports all customizations from version 3.0
 Project Picture - A new feature, Project Picture allows the user to upload a
project picture, a video, or a drawing for each project.
 New Economic Factors - impacts for business revenues (cash register
receipts), profit/other and indirect business taxes.
 I/O Model Reports - users can generate pre-formatted I/O reports.
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Data Entry: Quick and Accurate
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Data Entry: User Customization
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Select Projects
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Project Reports
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Project Tracking
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Bringing Life to the TIP
 GIS Reader
 View/Print Maps of Projects
 Select Projects for Analysis
 Embedded Pictures of Projects
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Visualizing Projects – TELUS GIS
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TELUS Project Analysis – Scoring
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Planning Analysis
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Project Interrelationships
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Demonstration of TELUS for the PC
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TELUS for the Web
What is TELUS for the Web?
 TELUS for the Web is an Internet-based version of the
software
 Integrates spatially distributed agencies (and their data)
using the Internet
 Facilitates web-enabled Electronic Data Delivery
(paperless)
 TIP/STIP approval process via e-STIP
(proposed/optional)
 Enables Collaboration and Active Public Participation
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Features of TELUS for the Web
Easy implementation:
 Highly Customizable
 Uses existing (often legacy) agency
databases and hardware
 Reaches in (think of an octopus tentacles)
and retrieves the data that is needed
 Creates the data warehouse layer
 Maintains integrity of data
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Web Minimizes Costs to All Agencies
Single installation
 Easy maintenance
 Easy to update
Deployment Scenarios
 State as Host, Districts and MPOs as Clients
 MPO as Host, Localities as Clients
 Combination of the above scenarios
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TELUS for the Web - Project Information
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GIS module TELUS for the Web
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Customized TIP Reports
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Public Participation Opportunities
 Viewer level of security offered (no data editing privileges)
 MPO/SDOT could provide a public workstation
 Website is accessible to anyone with an Internet
connection and Web browser
 Quick production of project reports
 Includes a module that allows the public to comment about
projects.
 Contact person/phone # provided
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Public Participation Opportunities
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Demonstration of TELUS for the Web
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TELUS Economic Input –
Output (I-O) Model
TELUS Economic I-O Model
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Gives a measure of the economic impact from undertaking a transportation
project on the MPO, region, and the whole state.
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In general, the I-O models identify flows of goods and services between
sectors of an economy.
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Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Mineral Industries, Construction
Industries, Manufacturing, Transportation, Communications, and Utilities,
Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate,
Service Industries, Public Administration
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They measure the “ripple” effect of introducing investments across the
segments.
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Developed for each MPO and the state in which it is located.
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The model estimates jobs, earnings, gross product, taxes, indirect business
taxes, business revenue and profit/other.
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NJIT developed I-O Models for majority of Florida MPOs
until year 2012.
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TELUS Economic Model
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e -STIP Application
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e-STIP Objectives
 Integrate e-STIP architecture into the TELUS
framework
 Single Point of Data Entry for Multiple Agencies
 Computerize the entire TIP & STIP creation and
amendment process
 Improve project and information management by
providing an integrated and seamless database
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e-STIP Approval Process
Verify
Information
Approve
Verify
Information
Approve
Disapprove
Disapprove
Enter TIP/
Amendment
Disapprove
Update/Correct
Information
Verify
Information
Approve
Add to TIP/
Amendment
Add to TIP/
Amendment
TIP
STIP
Approved STIP/
Amendment
MPO
State DOT
FHWA / FTA
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Land Use Model (TELUM)
Introduction
 TELUM is a land use
modeling software
package that evaluates
land use impacts of
regional transportation
improvement projects.
 TELUM forecasts future
location of employment
and households.
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What is the Land Use Model?
… a quantitative method that . . .
 Forecasts employment and population demand for
location in specific zones of a region;
 Calculates the amount of employment and population
that will be located in each zone;
 Calculates the amount of land that will be used.
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Motivation
 Majority of MPOs neither uses Land Use Models for regional
forecasting nor for providing input to travel models. This is due to the
lack of trained in-house personnel with experience in land use
planning*.
TELUM is developed as intuitive, interactive software package with
many user-friendly features. It is easy to understand, provides tools
for easy data entry and analysis, and features Help System that
provides instructions and is able to guide and advise users
throughout their analysis. It is primarily developed for small and
medium-sized MPOs.
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Advantages – Why Should You Use TELUM?
 Enables planners to perform regional land use analysis by providing
forecasts of employment and residence locations;
 Inputs consist of US Census data and supplemental data commonly
used by MPOs in regional planning process;
 User friendly interface makes it easy to navigate through data input,
model development, and forecasting process;
 A combination of hotlinks to internal help files, with software wizards in
a Knowledge Based Systems approach leads the user through the
many steps in model implementation;
 Integrated GIS module allows mapping of the input data, calibration
results, and forecast results.
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Transportation Policy Analysis
 TELUM enables planners to compare various transportation
improvement scenarios:
 Introduce a change in the transportation network between runs
and observe the resulting changes in land use patterns;
 Test the impact of different project pools on regional land use
patterns by applying different sets of impedances for the same
model year.
 TELUM outputs can be used as a starting point for the UTMS
(trip generation, distribution, mode-split, assignment).
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TELUM’s Role in Travel Demand Forecasting
Economic Trends
Demographic Trends
TELUM
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TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL
Impedance
(Travel Time, Cost, etc.)
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TELUM Modeling Process
 Data Preparation
 Program Installation
 Model Calibration
 Model Verification
 Preliminary Forecasts
 Model Validation
 Forecasts and Policy Tests
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TELUM Software Modules
IDEU
Initial Data Entry Unit
DOPU
Data Organization and
Preparation Unit
TIPU
Travel Impedance Processing
Unit
MCPU
Model Calibration Processing
Unit
MFCU
Model Forecast Calculation
Unit
 IDEU – Basic information about the
region necessary to organize data.
 DOPU – Data entry and data
consistency checks.
 TIPU – Load and process travel
impedance data.
 MCPU – Self-calibration of
employment, household and land
consumption forecasting models.
 MFCU – Performs forecasts for the
baseline and user-defined policy
scenarios.
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Land Use Model Outputs – How can they help?
Output
Planning Implications
Employment Density
Use: estimating future payroll tax revenues, change of zoning/land use
and improvements of the transportation network to promote desired
development scenario.
(forecasted for each zone and
employment category)
Household Density
(forecasted for each zone by
household income category)
Land Consumption
(forecasted for each zone by
household/employment
category)
Density Gradient
(measure of urban sprawl)
Use: estimating future property taxes, change of zoning/land use and
improvements of the transportation network to promote desired
location of residencies throughout the region.
Use: provides an estimate of intensity of land utilization by households
and employment by category, indicating how land use will change as a
result of location of population and jobs for different development
scenarios.
Use: by measuring change in household density as one moves from
the CBD to suburbs can help identify trends in long-range regional
plans
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Forecasting
Tracking input and output files and running forecasting model
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Forecast Results
Forecast report summary tables
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Forecast Results
MAPIT generated maps of forecast growth and/or decline of employment and
households by zone
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Forecast Results
MAPIT generated maps of forecast sprawl indices
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Forecasting – Adding Constraints
Using on of the four types of constraints user can test different development
scenarios.
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Forecast Results – Comparing Scenarios
MAPIT: mapped changes in forecast results between different scenarios
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TELUS Implementation
Implementing TELUS for the PC
 Acquire the Software
 Mailed to every MPO/SDOT when a new version is released
 Download it from the TELUS website www.telus-national.org
 Request a copy through the TELUS website or by mail/email
 Register TELUS on the website and obtain the password
 Customize
 Populate agency specific drop-down fields, etc.
 MPO-specific format for reports
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Implementing TELUS for the PC (continued)
 Import Data
 Our staff helps MPOs migrate to TELUS
 Import existing data in various other electronic sources
(e.g. Excel, MS Access) into TELUS
 Average time from delivery to full functionality – 1 week
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Implementing TELUS for the Web
 Acquire the Software
 Initiate request for TELUS for the Web;
 Work with NJIT staff to understand agency requirements.
 System Customization:
 NJIT staff helps with customizing the software;
 Minor customizations are free;
 Major customization services are provided through
separate contracts (e.g. Houston-Galveston, NYMTC)
 References available
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Implementing TELUS for the Web (continued)
 Import Data
 System customized to connect to existing data sources
 NJIT staff help import existing data into TELUS from various
other electronic sources
 Average time from initial request to full functionality – 1 to 6
months (it depends upon the level of customization)
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Function
MPOs
HGAC
MVRPC
Broward
NYMTC
ALDOT
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STIP Preparation
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Public Participation
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Public Participation
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Reports
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STIP Preparation
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Examples of Implementations
 ALDOT – December ‘04
 1st Statewide Deployment
 Common Format For TIP
 Prior Year Obligated
Projects List
 MVRPC - June ‘05
 Public Participation
 Earned commendation
during Federal Review
 Broward County MPO –
January ‘06
 Coordination with Local
Governments
 HGAC - September ‘06
 Coordination with Local
Governments
 Project Submission Tool
 Project Scoring and
Prioritization Tool
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Examples of Implementations
 NYMTC - November ‘06
 Coordination with Local
Governments
 Conformity Project
Submission Tool
 Approval Process
 NJDOT – Spring ‘08
 2nd Statewide Deployment
 Coordination with Local
Agencies
 Common Format For TIP
 Public Participation –
Project Viewing
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TELUS for the Web Applications
 Houston-Galveston Area Council
http://tip.h-gac.com/telus/WebTelus/Login
 Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
http://maps.mvrpc.org/telus/WebTelus/Login
 Alabama Department of Transportation
http://aldottelus.dot.state.al.us/telus/WebTelus/Login
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Implementing TELUM
 Acquire the Software
 Mailed to every MPO/SDOT when a new version is released
 Download from TELUS website www.telus-national.org
 Request a copy from the website or by mail/email
 Install all required software (MS Office with full versions of
Excel and Access), and ArcGIS for GIS module.
 Prepare Input Data
 Our staff can assist with preparing input data.
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User Cost of TELUS Products
 TELUS for the PC and TELUM Software is:
 Free
 Provided on a CD with User Manual/ Internet downloads
 TELUS for the Web
 Free
 Provided on a CD or as a download
 ArcIMS ($10,000 approximately)
 e-Reporting software (Formula One software package,
$6,000)
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Technical Support & Training
 Technical Support via phone, email
 Installation
 Troubleshooting
 Importing data
 Customizing reports
 Training
 Provided to users free of charge via web-conferencing or at
NJIT Newark, New Jersey location
 On site at the agency (requires a separate contract with NJIT)
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Completed Training To Date
 Statewide
 Tennessee DOT, December 2006 – TELUS for the PC, 5
MPOs
 Texas DOT, February 2006 – TELUS for the PC, 11 MPOs
 Alabama DOT, December 2004 – TELUS for the Web, 13
MPOs
 Connecticut DOT, May 2004 – TELUS for the PC, 5 MPOs
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Completed Training (continued)
 By Agency
 New York Metropolitan Transportation Commission, NY, Oct. 2006 –
TELUS for the Web
 Houston-Galveston Area Council, TX, September 2006 – TELUS for
the Web
 FTA Region 2, NY, March 2006 – ESTIP Module
 Broward County MPO, FL, January 2006 – TELUS for the Web
 Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission, OH, June 2005 –
TELUS for the Web
 Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study, MI, October 2006 – TELUS
for the PC
 KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission, WV, May 2005 – TELUS
for the PC
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Documentation and Support
 TELUS website:
www.telus-national.org
 User Manuals
 TELUM Tutorials/Case Studies
 Presentations
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Lazar Spasovic
Professor, Civil Engineering and
Director, TELUS Project
Tiernan Hall, Suite 287
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102
e-mail: [email protected]
phone: (973) 642-7214
web: www.telus-national.org
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