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Model City 2011 Program

Thanks to all contributors for a fantastic line-up! Presenters are marked with *. Note that this is a tentative schedule and timing may change.

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

13:30 - 15:30 Dynameq in Practice
An overview, primer, and case study on Dynameq DTA, held at Metro's office (map)
16:30 - 17:30 Conference registration
Collect your registration kit, including your complimentary 4-day Trimet transit pass, outside the Broadway Room at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower (map)
You can also register Thursday morning at the Zoo
17:30 - 17:50 South Waterfront District presentation
Dave Unsworth from TriMet discusses development in the South Waterfront and the accessibility challenges, the Milwaukie LRT and the transit bridge, the Lake Oswego streetcar, ped/bike amenities, as well as the Aerial Tram
Held in the Broadway I/II Room of the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower (map)
18:00 - 19:30 South Waterfront walking tour and Aerial Tram ride
Tour departs from the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower on the streetcar to the South Waterfront (map)

Thursday, 15 September 2011

08:15 Continental breakfast and registration at Oregon Zoo
08:45 Opening remarks
Welcome by Richard Walker, Metro and Michael Florian, INRO
Emme and Dynameq: Developments and Direction
by Daniel Florian, INRO
09:15 Keynote
Chair: Keith Lawton, Principal at Keith Lawton Consulting
Advanced Integrated Demand-Network Equilibrium Models:
New Challenges and Implementation with Emme
by Peter Vovsha, Principal at Parsons Brinckerhoff
10:00 Break
10:15 Session 1: Emme Modeller
1.1 Introduction to Emme Modeller
by Daniel Florian, INRO
11:15 Session 2: Emme Modeller Applicatons
Chair: Kyle Hauger, Metro
2.1 Puget Sound Regional Council’s Model Conversion via Emme Modeller
by Chris Johnson* and Craig Helmann, PSRC
2.2 EMME Modeller Tool for Intersection Turn Delays
by Naveen Juvva, AECOM
2.3 From Macros to Modeller
by Kevin Bragg, INRO
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Session 3: Public Transport Modelling
Chair: Bud Reiff, Metro
3.1 Emme Extended Transit Assignment
by Shane Velan, INRO
3.2 From Survey to Model: Capturing Relative Perceptions of Transit Time in the Emme Strategy Transit Assignment
by Aaron Breakstone*, Scott Higgins and Richard Walker, Portland Metro
3.3 A Congested Transit Equilirium Assignment Model With Capacity Considerations and its Application to Transantiago
by Mariela Barquín, Andrea Peña*, Pablo Beltrán, Carolina Palma, Rafael Sanabria and Carolina Simonetti, Transport Coordination of Santiago, Secretary of Transport Planning (SECTRA)
3.4 Logit Choice of Transit Strategies
by Michael Florian, INRO
15:40 Break
16:10 Session 4: Activity-based, Freight, and Land Use Modelling
Chair: Thaya Patton, Metro
4.1 Implementation of CMAP’s Activity-Based Model with Emme
by Ben Stabler* and Peter Vovsha, Parsons Brinckerhoff; Matt Stratton and Kermit Wies, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
4.2 Optimal location of logistics centers
by Tapani Särkkä, Matrex
4.3 Emerging Land Use and Transportation Modeling with Uplan and Emme in China
by Jia Hao Wu*, Bing Song and Bao Yuanqiu, W & S Solutions Transportation Consultants; Hai Long and Tan Yinhui, Shanghai Fudan Urban Planning Institute
18:30 Banquet
Enjoy fine food and views of the Willamette River from the Sky Bridge Terrace at Portland's World Trade Center (map)
Award presentation for the INRO Worksheet Contest

Friday, 16 September 2011

08:15 Continental breakfast at Oregon Zoo
09:00 Keynote
Chair: Keith Lawton, Principal at Keith Lawton Consulting
Travel Demand Modeling for Congestion Pricing Analysis: An Overview
by Moshe Ben-Akiva, MIT's Edmund K. Turner Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Program
09:45 Session 5: Tolling
Chair: Scott Higgins, Metro
5.1 Impact of I-405 HOT Lanes in Bellevue Area
by Dave Tallent* and Judy Clark, City of Bellevue
5.2 Using value-of-time distributions in auto assignment to forecast effects of road pricing schemes with non-additive charges
by Leonid Engelson* and Dirk van Amelsfort, WSP Sweden AB
5.3 Modeling Various Tolling Scenarios Using Emme: Seattle Experience
by Bhanu Yerra*, Andrew J. Natzel* and Youssef Dehghani, Parsons Brinckerhoff; Craig Helmann, Puget Sound Regional Council
11:00 Break
11:15 Session 6: Dynameq DTA
Chair: Peter Bosa, Metro
6.1 Dynamic Traffic Assignment: Integrating Dynameq into Long Range Planning Studies
by Richard Walker*, Peter Bosa and Scott Higgins, Metro
6.2 TRPC Smart Corridors: Lessons learned in implementing DTA using Dynameq
by Bharat Paladugu, Thurston Regional Planning Council
6.3 Getting on the MOVES: Using Dynameq and the US EPA MOVES Model to Measure the Air Pollution Benefits of ITS Strategies
by Chris Breiland* and Ming-Bang Shyu, Fehr & Peers
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Session 7: Park-and-Ride and Operational Planning Models
Chair: Richard Walker, Metro
7.1 Using the Parkride.mac Macro to Model Park and Ride Demand in the Puget Sound Region
by Mark Charnews, PSRC
7.2 Incorporating Traffic Operations into Demand Forecasting Model
by Daniel Ghile* and Stephen Gardner, EBA
7.3 Detailed Intersection Modelling in EMME based on Analysis of the Interaction of Conflicting Traffic Movements
by Edwin Hull* and Billy Kwok, AECOM
15:15 - 17:30 Emme Modeller Workshop
Gain hands-on use of Emme Modeller in a collaborative, guided tutorial
Bring a laptop running Windows XP/Vista/7 with administrative privileges or share with a colleague
18:30 - 21:30 Friday Pub Night
Raise a glass of Portland's finest beer at Widmer Brothers Brewery, enjoy appetizers, and tour the brewing facility (map)

Saturday, 17 September 2011

09:00 - 17:00 Emme Office Hours (optional)
INRO staff will be on hand in the Directors Suite of the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower (map) to answer questions, provide ad hoc demonstrations, or help you get started converting macros to Modeller scripts. Drop by to chat or spend the day. To book your appointment, contact register@inrosoftware.com and tell us your interests.