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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESPONSE - RFP - P 851PARSONS PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP 1700 Broadway, Suite 600 • Denver, Colorado 80290 • (303) 863-7900 • Fax. (303) 863-7110 July 16, 2002 Mr. James B. O'Neill II Director of Purchasing & Risk Management City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division 215 North Mason Street, 2nd Floor Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 RE: PROPOSAL - 2025 Model Update and Consistency Findings Proposal Number P-851 Dear Mr. O'Neill: Parsons Corporation is pleased to submit this proposal for the 2025 Model Update and Consistency Findings project. We are confident that we have the most qualified personnel required to achieve the objectives of this project. Parsons will perform the tasks required in this project, but will also make this a collaborative project for City of Fort Collins staff members in order to provide them increased familiarity with the City's travel model. Parsons understands that the best way for City staff members to fully understand the model is for them to become familiar with all parts of the model through direct use of the model. Thus, City staff members will be an integral part of the project. Parsons will guide, direct, and review all work completed by City staff to ensure the best possible products. A training session will also be included at the conclusion of the project to reinforce the modeling concepts, ensure model understanding, and promote consistent use of the model. We are confident that our proposed approach will exceed all of the City of Fort Collins' objectives and expectations. Jenny Rodgers will serve as project manager. Jenny is an expert in the GISDK code necessary to implement the City model using the City's TransCAD modeling platform and was the author of the current implementation of the model. David Kurth and Smith Myung will provide additional expertise needed to ensure a model with which the City can be confident. David has over 25 years of experience with travel model development and applications and is familiar with FTA modeling requirements. Smith has nine years of experience, seven of which were focused on transit ridership forecasting for the Denver Regional Transportation District. The proposed model team will work to ensure that the 2025 model will be satisfactory to FTA for use in the Mason Street New Starts process. Thank you for your consideration of our qualifications and approach. If you have any questions about our proposal or require any additional information, please call Jenny Rodgers at 970.225.0125. Sincerely, P RSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP Roger ster lC Denver Area Manager PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP David L. Kurth, P.E. (continued) Metropolitan Bakersfield Transportation Study, Bakersfield, California. Project Task Leader for development of enhanced travel models. (1995-1996) Transportation Management and Air Quality (TMAQ), Chicago, Illinois. Project Advisor with primary responsibility for developing theory for the implementation of a fully nested, incremental logit model for testing project alternatives. (1995-1996) Dual Hub Corridor Transitional Analysis, Cleveland, Ohio. In charge of home -interview and work place surveys for the Cleveland area and for the development and application of nested-Iogit, incremental mode choice models. (1994-1995) Central Area Circulator/Distributor Study, Chicago, Illinois. Responsible for revisions to travel models including estimation of nested-Iogit mode choice and Downtown People Mover models used for the Prelimi- nary Engineering/Final Environmental Impact Statement. (1993-1994) Regional Travel Models, San Juan, Puerto Rico. In charge of the development of a full set of travel models for the San Juan, Puerto Rico region. (1991-1992) Area Home -Interview Travel Study, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Project Director responsible for regional travel survey and travel model development. (1991-1995) Area Model Update, Pueblo, Colorado. Project Director responsible for regional travel survey and travel model development. (1992-1994) Home -Interview Survey and Travel Model Update, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Project Director responsible for home -interview survey and full travel model update (including nested-logit mode choice models) for the Albuquerque region. (1991-1994) Travel Survey, St. Louis, Missouri. Project manager for 1990 Small -Scale Travel Survey performed for the City of St. Louis, Missouri. (1990-1991) Chicago Area CirculatoNDistributor Study- Travel Models, Chicago, Illinois. Developed travel models. (1990-1992) Regional Travel Model Implementation, Denver, Colorado. Project Manager for implementation of regional travel models on microcomputers for Denver Regional Council of Governments. (1989) Regional Travel Forecasting Models, New Jersey. Project Manager for the development of regional travel forecasting models. (1988-1990) Shanghai Transportation Study, Shanghai, China. Developed mode -specific trip distribution models. (1988-1989) Trip Attraction Models, Houston -Galveston, Texas. Responsible for the recalibration of trip attraction models for the Houston -Galveston area. (1988) Riyadh Transportation Study, Phase ll, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Resident Project Manager responsible for the development of travel forecasting models. (1987-1988) North I-25 Corridor Study, Denver, Colorado. Prepared travel forecasts for the Denver Regional Council of Governments. (1986) Trip Generation, Trip Distribution, and Mode Choice Models. Responsible for the recalibration of trip generation, trip distribution, and mode choice models forthe Denver Regional Council of Governments. (1983- 1986) Travel Surveys, Denver, Colorado. Responsible for the development, administration, editing, and analysis of a small-scale, mail-out/telephone collection regional travel survey. (1985) PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP David L. Kurth, P.E. (continued) Subarea Travel Forecasting Model, Boulder, Colorado. Development of subarea travel forecasting model for the Boulder Valley. (1984) U.S. Route 75 North Central Corridor Study, Dallas, Texas. Responsible for multimodal travel forecasts. (1982-1983) Southwest Corridor Study, Fort Worth, Texas. Prepared travel forecasts. (1982-1983) Travel Model Maintenance, Dallas -Fort Worth, Texas. Responsible for travel model maintenance. (1978- 1983) Study for the Federal Highway Administration. Responsible for the development of a procedure to estimate origin -destination trip tables based on observed link volumes and turning movements. (1977-1978) Peer Review Panels TRANSIMS Working Group Member, FHWA. Member of a six -person working group reviewing the Portland TRANSIMS demonstration project. The development of TRANSIMS by Los Alamos National Labs has been funded by FHWA since the late 1990s. Recently, Price, Waterhouse, Coopers has received a contract from FHWA to develop computer programs for the commercial implementation of the TRANSIMS process. TRANSIMS and the commercial processes are being demonstrated using Portland data. (2002) SCAG Regional Travel Model Projections, Southern California Association of Governments. Member of a peer review panel to review the results of 2025 regional travel projections made by SCAG. The panel reviewed the performance of the new regional travel models and concluded that they seemed to be working reasonably. Questions related to major changes in travel patterns seemed to be caused mainly by major changes in development patterns and the resulting demographic and socioeconomic data. (2002) EDUCATION M.S. Civil Engineering, 1976, Northwestern University B.S. Civil Engineering, 1975, University of Denver LICENSE Professional Engineer: Colorado/ 1980/# 17324 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Transportation Research Board Committee on Passenger Travel Demand Forecasting (At CO2) SELECTED PUBLICATIONS "An Assessment Of Quick -Refusal And No -Contact Nonresponse In Household Travel Surveys," with Coil and Brown, Transportation Research Record 1768, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2001. "Quantifying Special Generator Ridership in Transit Analyses," with Van Meter, Myung, and Schaefer, Sixth TRB Conference on the Application of Transportation Planning Methods, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 1997. "Implementation of Highway Capacity Based Volume -Delay Functions in a Regional Traffic Assignment Process," with van den Hout and Ives, Transportation Research Board 1556, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 1996. "Enhancements to Circulator/Distributor Models for the Chicago Central Area Based on Recently Collected PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP David L. Kurth, P.E. (continued) Survey Data," (with Chang and Costinett) Transportation Research Record 1443, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 1994. "Transportation Network Analysis Techniques for Detailed Travel Forecasts," (with Chang) Transportation Research Record 1443, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 1994. "A Circulator/Distributor Model for the Central Area of Chicago," (with Chang) Transportation Research Record 1328, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 1991. "A Small Sample Mail-Out/Telephone-Collection Travel Survey," Transportation Research Record 1097, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 1986. "Uses of the Urban Transportation Planning Package from the 1980 Census in the Denver -Boulder Region," Transportation Research Record 981, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 1984. PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP SMITH MYUNG EXPERIENCE PROFILE Project Manager and Transportation Planner with 8 years of progressively responsible experience specializing in travel demand forecasting applications primarily for transit but also roadway, regional, sub -area, and corridor projects. Experienced in developing Transit Development Programs; reference document preparation; environmental profiles; and origin -destination studies, and travel and land use surveys. EXPERIENCE PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC. - Denver, Colorado — 9/2000 to present. Transportation Planner / Modeler West Corridor Environment Impact Statement (EIS), Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO. Currently developing and evaluating transit alternatives for the West Corridor EIS. Analysis consists of evaluating different end -of -line options, station locations, park-n-Ride sizing, and LRT operating assumptions. Travel demand forecasts prepared using MINUTP. (9/01 to current) Core Capacity Study, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Washington, D.C. Project modeler for an evaluation of large-scale capital improvements to the existing Metro rail system. Long-range forecasts prepared using EMME/2 with very detailed coding at major transfer stations. This procedure permitted the tracking of transfers by rail line and direction. (6/01 to 9/01) Sheikh Zayed Road Corridor Study, Dubai Municipality, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Developed travel demand forecasts for the Sheikh Zayed Road Corridor Study in Dubai using EMME/2. Scope of project consisted of coding a baseline future year network and evaluating transportation alternatives including transit, roadway improvements, and interchange options. (4/01 to 6/01) Colorado Statewide Modeling Needs Study, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Denver, CO. Researched the types of travel models being utilized nationally and developed recommendations for CDOT. Part two of this study involves a detailed inventory of travel models within Colorado and the associated data being utilized. (12/00 to current) Dakota County Travel Model Development Dakota County, MN. As part of a model redevelopment effort, estimated trip generation rates for six -trip purpose based on Dakota County specific land uses. (2/01 to 3/01) Transportation Tomorrow, Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Louisville, KY. As part of TARC's New Starts submittal, estimated additional LRT patronage resulting from special generators normally not accounted for in the regional modeling process. (2000) Crossroads Subarea Transportation Study, Denver, CO. Developed current and future year forecasts and networks for a small transportation study north of Denver using MINUTP. (2000) Red Rock Commuter Rail Study, St Paul, MN. Developed estimates for a potential commuter rail market from a 1990 External Survey. (2000) PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP SMITH MYUNG (continued) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT (RTD) — Denver, Colorado — 1993 to 2000. Transportation Planner III Central Platte Valley PE/EA, Denver, CO. Developed opening day and 2020 ridership forecasts for a proposed light rail extension in downtown Denver. Southeast Corridor PE/EIS, Denver, CO. Developed opening day and 2020 ridership forecasts for a proposed 19-mile light rail extension. I-225 Major Investment Study, Denver & Aurora, CO. Developed travel demand forecasts for no -build, roadway, transit, and TSM alternatives. Served as the study project manager. 1-70 and North Metro Major Investment Studies, Denver Metro, CO. Provided oversight and assistance for developing long-range forecasts for both the 1-70 and North Metro transportation studies. US 36 Major Investment Study, Denver to Boulder, CO. Coordinated modeling activities with the consultant on the ongoing US 36 transportation study. Also developed forecasts assuming a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the US 36 corridor. Modeling Assistance and Improvement Project (MAIP), Denver Region, CO. Managed the work effort to correct low transit patronage forecasts in the US 36 corridor and also develop a non -work HOV model. FTA Section 5309 New Starts Criteria. Project manager in the preparation of mobility data for FTA's 5309 New Starts Submittal for the Southeast Corridor. Transit Model Improvement Project (TMIP), Denver Region, CO. Worked with a consultant to update the transit element of the regional travel model. Re -estimated bus operating speeds, updated transit coding procedures as well as the transit park-n-Ride model. Guide the Ride - Transit Plan Tax Initiative, Denver Region, CO. Developed transit patronage forecasts for RTD's transit tax initiative plan and provided technical assistance during the extensive public outreach program. West Corridor Major Investment Study, Denver to Lakewood, CO. Developed travel demand forecasts for no -build, roadway, transit, and TSM alternatives. Gold Line Special Generator Study, Denver, Arvada, Golden, CO. Applied a new modeling procedure to assess ridership impacts of special events on a proposed commuter rail line from Golden to Denver. Southwest Corridor Value Engineering Analysis, Denver to Littleton, CO. Developed and analyzed ridership forecasts for this light rail system, incorporating value engineering recommendations. Southwest Corridor EIS Air Quality Analysis, Denver to Littleton, CO. Used MINUTP model output to assess the air quality impacts resulting from a proposed light rail extension. PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP SMITH MYUNG (continued) Distance -Based Fare Structure Project, Denver Region, CO. Developed and implemented a distanced -based fare structure for fixed guideways in the Denver area's Regional Travel Demand Model. Transit Development Program (TDP), Denver Metro, CO. Coordinated and prepared RTD's annual six -year capital and operating improvements program. The TDP is RTD's short-term plan for major expenditures that are incurred in a six -year time span. Sketch Transit Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Model, Denver Region, CO. Project Manager to develop RTD's transit system sketch operations and maintenance model. Rapid Transit Planning History Update, Denver Region, CO. Project Manager to prepare a rapid transit history update for the Denver region. RTD Facilities and Properties Reference Book, Denver Region, CO. Project Manager to prepare a reference book documenting the agency's fixed facilities, such as bus shelters, park-n- Rides, right-of-way, real property, and maintenance and operating facilities. EDUCATION Summer Program in Modeling and Simulation for Dynamic Transportation Management Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, August 1998 Intelligent Transportation Systems for Transit, 1.4 CEUs Awarded, National Transit Institute, July 1998 Applications of Geographic Information Systems — GE 575, Colorado School of Mines, fall 1996 M.A. Urban and Regional Planning, University of Colorado, 1994 B.A. Political Science and History, University of Michigan, 1990 COMPUTER SKILLS MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, Lotus 1-2-3, MS PowerPoint, Viper, ArcView, IDRISI, MINUTP, EMME/2, TRANSCAD PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Planning Association (APA) AWARDS RTD's General Manager's Award for Excellence in Performance, 1999. PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS "Quantifying Special Generator Ridership in Transit Analyses," Transportation Research Board's Sixth Conference on the Application of Transportation Planning Methods, Dearborn, Michigan, May 1997. PARSONS JENNY E. RODGERS EXPERIENCE PROFILE Mrs. Rodgers has expertise in transportation planning, traffic engineering analysis, and computer modeling. She excels in the development and application of travel demand models in the TransCAD transportation software. She has the ability to combine the expertise needed for travel demand modeling and relating the results to transportation issues in a way that allows the public to easily understand the issues. EXPERIENCE PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC. — Denver, Colorado — January 2002 to present Transportation Engineer LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. — Fort Collins, Colorado -- May 2000 to December 2001 Transportation Engineer BALLOFFET AND ASSOCIATES, INC. — Fort Collins, Colorado -- May 1998 to April 2000 Transportation Engineer Representative Projects Fort Collins On -Call TransCAD Services — Retained by the City of Fort Collins, Colorado to assist in their modeling needs. Triangle Regional Model Evaluation Module — Created the TransCAD evaluation module for the Triangle Regional Model in Raleigh, North Carolina. Fort Collins Model Script Conversion — Retained by the City of Fort Collins, Colorado to update their TransCAD 3.6 travel demand model into TransCAD 4.0. Orange County Transportation Authority — Selected for on -call consulting services for the Orange County Transportation Authority to assist in TransCAD model development and applications. Lake Elsinore Road Fee Program — Created the TransCAD travel demand model for the City of Lake Elsinore, California for use in a road fee program. Created an integrated turn movement forecast program which incorporated theories from NCHRP 255. Analyzed the model to determine the amount of trips eligible for inclusion in the road fee program and the required roadway and intersection improvements. Mason Street Multi -Modal Transportation Corridor— Converted the official MINUTP planning model into TransCAD and automated the model using GISDK for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. Scripted an advanced nested logit mode choice transit model and speed feedback loop within the model. Created an extensive performance module to aid in the analysis of model alternatives. Later modified the model for use in the FTA New Start application for the project. Provides continual support for the City of Fort Collins model staff. Glenwood Springs Bypass Study — Responsible fortranslating the Glenwood Springs regional travel model from EMME/2 into TransCAD to compare different bypass alternatives in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Colorado Springs Comprehensive Land Use/Transportation Plan — Helped convert TRANPLAN model run outputs into a format compatible with Arc View and ARC/INFO for the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado. JENNY E. RODGERS (continued) PARSONS North East Fort Collins Truck Route Study — Utilized MINUTP programs to determine the best possible truck routes through Fort Collins, Colorado. EDUCATION BS in Civil Engineering — Summa Cum Laude Colorado State University — 1998 COMPUTER SKILLS TransCAD, MinUTP, TRANPLAN, EMME/2, TP+/VIPER, QRS-II, Synchro, Passer, II-90, Transyt-7F, SimTraffic, CORSIM, HCS PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Institute of Transportation Engineers Tau Beta Pi — National Engineering Honor Society Chi Epsilon — National Civil Engineering Honor Society Engineer in Training (EIT) in Colorado City of Fort Collins Proposal Proposal Number P-851 2025 Model Update and Consistency Findings PARSONS QUALIFICATIONS This section provides summaries of projects recently performed by consultant team members. The projects are generally ordered from most recent to oldest. Individual project summary sheets for some of these projects are provided following this text. The individual project sheets contain detailed client contact information. CAMPO Evaluation Module —Parsons was requested to create an automated evaluation module for the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) Triangle Regional Model in TransCAD. A full calibration summary report was created that reports the typical calibration measures. An evaluation summary report was created to summarize the performance of any model run. A customized user-friendly interface was designed to easily use the module. Fort Collins On -Call TransCAD Services —Parsons is retained by the City of Fort Collins to assist in the maintenance and development of their TransCAD model. RTD West Corridor EIS-PE—PTG is the primary consultant for the development of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Preliminary Engineering (PE) for the West Corridor LRT. This proposed project connects western suburban areas to downtown Denver along an abandoned railroad right of way. The study involves modeling of alternatives using the Denver Regional Council of Government's regional travel model to develop ridership forecasts, travel patterns and parking demand. PTG is responsible for defining alternative model concepts, ridership projections by trip purpose, and evaluation of both direct and indirect impacts. PTG is working closely with the Regional Transportation District to refine alternatives and transit assumptions used in forecasting corridor and system wide transit ridership and modal split. Mason Street Multimodal Travel Model Development and Transportation Surveys—PTG led both a series of transportation surveys and an effort to enhance the North Front Range Regional Travel model so that transit alternatives could be simulated and evaluated. The model improvements have had regional benefits extending beyond the Mason Street project itself. Model work included converting a DOS -based, MINUTP software model into a TransCAD platform operating in a windows environment. Enhancements included the conflation of roadway networks; updating of socioeconomic data; disaggregation of traffic analysis zones; incorporating transit path -building, mode choice and assignment modules for testing transit options; using travel behavior information collected in the parallel surveying effort to calibrate transit components and improve model accuracy; and developing a model framework to address transportation and air quality planning requirements under the Transportation Equity Act for the 218t Century and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. California MagLev Deployment—PTG managed the team selected to conduct the Phase II (preconstruction) project description for a MagLev demonstration system operating over an 85 mile corridor traversing Los Angeles, Riverside and San i Pagel City of Fort Collins Proposal Proposal Number P-851 2025 Model Update and Consistency Findings Bernardino counties. To address the region's growth, air quality, and mobility needs, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has made the development of an intra-regional, high-speed MagLev system a priority in its Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). Work included modifications to SCAG's mode choice model to include a separate MagLev mode, ridership demand analysis, an environmental analysis, benefit assessment and capital cost and O&M cost estimation. SH 82 Corridor Investment Study—PTG is assisting in a multi -modal corridor investment study (CIS) between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, Colorado. Among the alternatives under study are various rail transit technologies, high occupancy vehicle lanes, freeway improvements, and bicycle/pedestrian facilities. Parsons developed a regional travel model for the study and the socioeconomic estimates and projections for the region that are used in the model for travel forecasting. The travel model includes a detailed mode choice model and transit assignment components. Since the area is a major recreational area with several world -class ski areas, trips made by visitors to the region are explicitly included in the modeling process. The travel models were implemented using EMME/2 travel modeling software. RTD Travel Demand Modeling and Improvement Project (MAIP)—As a sub - consultant to KPMG Peat -Marwick, PTG provided technical support for the development of a non -work mode choice model post -processor to estimate HOV trips by auto occupancy. This model was added to the regional modeling process to support the analysis of HOV lanes. Regional Travel Behavior Inventory Study—PTG provided consultant services to the Denver Regional Council of Governments for the collection of current travel data for the eight -county Denver region. The surveys included in the Travel Behavior Inventory (TBI) provided a snapshot of traveler behavior in the region and the data necessary to calibrate revised travel models. PTG managed the project and had primary responsibility for ensuring that the data collected were statistically valid and could be used to update traditional travel models and calibrate proposed future travel model forms. Northwestern Connector—PTG, acting as a sub -consultant, has been providing travel demand forecasting services for a number of transportation alternatives connecting the Northwestern Highway in northwest suburban Detroit. PTG developed a focused, sub- area model from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) regional model for this analysis. The alternatives consisted of different cross -sections and types of traffic control along major corridors connecting from the Northwestern Highway to M- 5. In order for the forecast volumes to be sensitive to the characteristics differentiating the alternatives, PTG incorporated intersection -based delay into the volume -delay functions used in the assignment process. This included capacity and delay calculations for roundabouts, which was the distinguishing feature for some of the alternatives. OCTAM III Transportation Analysis Model Development—PTG recalibrated the Orange County travel model using best state -of -the -practice modeling techniques to ® Page 2 City of Fort Collins Proposal Proposal Number P-851 2025 Model Update and Consistency Findings PROJECT UNDERSTANDING The current Fort Collins TransCAD model was based on the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Minutp-based model. At the time the model was created, the horizon year was 2020 for both models. The North Front Range MPO has subsequently revised their model including converting it to the TransCAD modeling platform. The changes made to the North Front Range MPO model were based on the Fort Collins implementation of the model. The MPO made several changes during this model revision, some of which are listed below. • Horizon year of 2025 • Remove Longmont from regional area • Modified zone structure and renumbered zones • Modified socioeconomic data based on the new zone structure • Modified network with less detail (no local roadways) • Removed trip generation from the GISDK model script and placed it in an Excel spreadsheet with modified trip generation rates • Eliminated the mode choice component • Modified several network field values, including capacities, functional classifications, speeds, and times • Incorporated turn penalties into the network • Modified the procedures for determining special generator trips • Change in the time variable used in trip distribution • Modified time of day definitions The objective for this project is to develop a Fort Collins model that is consistent with the regional model, yet still has the detail and focus that the City of Fort Collins requires. The City currently has several planning projects that require the use of this model, including the Mason Street Corridor Preliminary Engineering Effort that is an FTA New Starts project. While the use of a Fort Collins model that is consistent with the regional model represents good planning principals, New Starts projects have some very specific guidelines that must be certified by the Chief Executive Officer or General Manager of the sponsoring agency. These guidelines include: • Assuming identical highway and transit networks outside the corridor for the No Build, the TSM, and the Build alternatives for the travel demand forecasts; • Defining the build alternative as the project for which we are seeking FTA New Starts funding; • Developing ridership forecasts for the New Starts project that are based on the same set of growth forecasts and land use assumptions that are used to estimate ridership for the No Build and TSM alternatives; • Allocating the population and employment growth on the basis of locally adopted land use plans; Page 1 City of Fort Collins Proposal Proposal Number P-851 2025 Model Update and Consistency Findings create the OCTAM III version of the model. The recalibration of the model included the refinement and redefinition of trip purposes, calibration of a trip generation model that considers transit accessibility in the determination of home -based non -work travel, calibration of time -of -day specific trip distribution models, adaptation of the newly calibrated Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) mode choice model to Orange County, and validation of the traffic and transit assignment process. The OCTAM III trip generation, time -of -day travel, trip distribution, and trip assignment models and procedures also formed the basis for the recalibration of the five -county Los Angeles area regional travel demand models maintained by SCAG. The SCAG models have over 2,900 zones representing Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. PPACG Transportation and Air Quality Modeling Technical Assistance—PTG contracted with the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) to provide on - call consultant services for transportation and air quality modeling technical assistance. The project served as a follow-up work to the household travel survey and transportation model estimation, calibration and validation conducted by PTG. PTG also provided transportation and air quality model training to PPACG staff. Pueblo Area Model Update Project—PTG provided consultant services to the Pueblo Area Council of Governments (PACOG) for the collection of current travel data and to develop travel models used in the area. The initial phase of the project was the development of a travel survey and collection of data necessary to calibrate the travel models. A household travel survey was administered to 1,032 households using mail out -telephone collection survey techniques. This phase also included preliminary analysis and expansion of the travel survey data. Travel models were then developed using the data collected in the household travel survey. State -of -the -practice trip generation and trip distribution models were developed. All trips, including those made by walk and bicycle, were included in the modeling process. Aggregate mode split procedures were developed to estimate proportions of trips made by walk and bicycle based on distance traveled. Aggregate procedures were also developed to estimate transit mode shares and average auto occupancies. The models were implemented using MINUTP travel modeling software. Albuquerque Area Model Update—PTG provided consultant services to the Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments for the Albuquerque Area Model Update Project. Work included review of the exiting travel modeling procedures; identification of existing and anticipated uses and needs of the model results; preliminary specification of a refined model process; collection of data necessary to calibrate the travel model including the administration of household travel surveys; subdivision of trip purposes to refine trip generation and trip distribution using survey data; modeling of all trips including non -motorized modes; the representation of speeds and link capacities for the highway network; and the addition of transit processing capabilities and the estimation of a best state -of -the -practice, nested mode choice model for home -based work trips. Page 3 PARSON! TRANSPORTATION ORaJP Mason Street Multi -modal Travel Model Development Project Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Client: City of Fort Collins Contract Value: $170,000 Completion Date: June 2000 Client Reference: Susanne Durkin City of Fort Collins 210 E. Olive Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 224-6049 Un January 1999, the City of Fort Collins initiated the Mason Street Transportation Corridor study. Extending north and south through the center of the city, it was intended to enhance opportunities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders through the provision of multi -modal transportation improvements along its 5-mile length. To support this project, Parsons Transportation Group led an effort to enhance the North Front Range Regional Travel Model so that transit alternatives could be simulated and evaluated. Although developed specifically to facilitate the Mason Street decision -making process, the model improvements have regional benefits as well. The model development component of the Mason project was conducted in three phases. • In Phase 1, the model was converted from the DOS -based MinUTP software to a TransCAD platform operating in the Windows environment. Additional enhancements to the Phase I model include conflation of the regional roadway networks, updating of socioeconomic data, and disaggregation of traffic analysis zones. • The Phase If model enhancements incorporated transit pathbuilding, mode choice, and assignment modules so that multi -modal bus and rail options could be tested for application in the Mason Street corridor. Travel behavior information collected in an intensive, parallel surveying effort was processed and applied in the Phase II model in order to calibrate the transit components and improve the overall accuracy of the model's results. • Phase 111 model development activities take the multi -modal aspects a step further by incorporating household survey data collected through the region's Mobility Report Card efforts. In addition, a model framework was developed in Phase III for addressing transportation and air quality planning requirements of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 a Century and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP Fort Collins/Mason Street Transportation Surveys Project Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Client: City of Fort Collins (as sub to Balloffet & Associates) Contract Value: $242,000 Project Duration: August 1999 — March 2000 Client Reference: Susanne Durkin City of Fort Collins 210 E. Olive Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 224-6049 n January 1999, the City of Fort Collins initiated the Mason Street Transportation Corridor study. Extending north and south through the center of the city, it was intended to enhance opportunities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders through the provision of multi -modal transportation improvements along its 5-mile length. To support this project, Parsons Transportation Group led a series of three transportation surveys in the fall of 1999. The surveys were designed to collect specific travel behavior information for the Mason Street corridor so that a multi -modal travel model could be developed for application in the study. The survey results will also augment other transportation planning activities in the City. The three surveys are described as follows: • A Vehicle Intercept Survey was conducted at 19 sites in and around the Mason Street corridor. Origin - destination, trip purpose, and auto occupancy data was collected from motorists by means of a postcard- mailback method. Of the approximately 60,000 surveys that were distributed, over 9,000 complete surveys were returned for use in the survey sample set. • Surveyors handed out questionnaires to Transfort bus patrons during the Transit Onboard Survey. Virtually every bus trip on all daytime Transfort routes were surveyed in the effort. Results of the survey were used to develop and calibrate a transit modeling capability in the travel model prepared for the Mason Street Study. • The Colorado State University (CSU) Special Generator Study focused on trips made to and from the main and veterinary teaching hospital campuses in Fort Collins. Surveyors used a random interview approach to collect sample data. Movements of persons and vehicles were counted on cordon lines surrounding each campus to augment the survey. Parsons applied advanced techniques for error -checking and data editing to ensure the highest quality results. Address information was geocoded to latitude -longitude coordinates and assigned to a traffic analysis zone for incorporation of origin -destination information into the model. PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP OCTAM-111 Transportation Analysis Model Development Project Location: Orange County, California Client: Ronald S. Taira, P.E. Orange County Transportation Authority 550 South Main Street Orange, California 92613 (714)560-6282 Constructed Value: n/a Contract Value: $250,000 Completion Date: 1999 arsons Transportation Group recalibrated the Orange County travel model using best state -of -the -practice modeling techniques to create the OCTAM III version of the model. The recalibration of the model included the refinement and redefinition of trip purposes, calibration of a trip generation model that considers transit accessibility in the determination of home -based non -work travel, calibration of time -of -day specific trip distribution models, adaptation of the newly calibrated Southern California Association of Governments mode choice model to Orange County, and validation of the traffic and transit assignment processes. The models were calibrated using data from the 1991 SCAG regional household survey and in coordination with SCAG. The OCTAM III trip generation, time -of -day of travel, trip distribution, and trip assignment models and procedures also formed the bases for the recalibration of the five -county Los Angeles area regional travel demand models maintained by SCAG. The models were calibrated to meet the latest Federal, State and local travel forecasting requirements. The OCTAM III models were implemented using TRANPLAN travel modeling software. Several standalone programs were written to interface with the TRANPLAN software including the programs to implement the trip generation and mode choice models. While the OCTAM III models focus on Orange County, over 2,900 zones are used to represent the region covering Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. The models were calibrated based on 1990-1991 data and validated using 1997 data. PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP Albuquerque Area Model Update Project Project Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Client: Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments Berry Ives (505) 247-1750 Contract Value: $250,000 Completion Date: 1995 n 1991, Barton-Aschman, a unit of the Parsons Transportation Group, entered into a contract to provide consultant services to the Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments for the Albuquerque Area Model Update Project. Three phases comprised the project. Phase I was a review of the existing travel modeling procedures, identification of existing and anticipated uses and needs of the model results, preliminary specification of a refined modeling process, and identification of the data collection efforts necessary to acquired the data necessary to calibrate the enhanced travel models. Identification of the needs of the models included both local user requirements and likely future federal requirements. A major focus was the refinement and improvement of link specific traffic forecasts. Phase II of the project was the collection of data necessary to calibrate the travel models. One major focus of this phase was the administration of a 2,155 household travel survey. The survey was administered in the spring and fall of 1992 using mail out -telephone collection survey techniques. A second major focus of this phase was the development of the network data necessary to refine the traffic assignment process. This task was performed by the MRGCOG and included speed runs and the coding of detailed intersection information into the Albuquerque Geographic Information System (AGIS). Phase III of the project was the recalibration of travel models for the region using data collected in Phase II. This phase began in 1993 and focused on several major enhancements to the modeling process. The first major enhancement was the subdivision of trip purposes to refine trip generation and trip distribution. The second major refinement was the modeling of all trips, including trips by non -motorized modes. The third major enhancement was the representation of the speeds and link capacities for the highway network used in the modeling process. A state-of-the-art procedure to estimate link speeds and link capacities based on intersection control information was implemented using EMME/2 modeling software. The final major enhancement to the modeling process was the addition of transit processing capabilities and the estimation of a best state -of -the -practice, nested mode choice model for home -based work trips. The mode choice model was rigorously estimated using the home -interview survey data combined with data from a transit on- board survey. Aggregate mode split procedures were developed for non -motorized travel and estimation of non -work transit trips. PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP Travel Demand Modeling, Central Area Transit Circulator Project Location: Chicago, Illinois Client: Chicago Circulator Design Team (PE/FEIS) 125 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Client Contact: Maurice Carter (312)357-0290 Contract Value: $200,000 and $372,000 Percent of Total Fee: Start Date: 1991 and 1994 he central area of Chicago is one of the most important and vital activity centers in the Midwest. Although the existing transportation system provided excellent service in the central area, new devel- opment stimulated efforts to determine expanded system capabilities. From these efforts emerged the concept of the Central Area Circulator. As prime consultant for the alternatives analysis study for the circulator, Parsons Transportation Group (PTG) was responsible for the development of egress mode choice models and ridership projections. Specifically, this involved estimating the number of people who walk, use transit, or ride in taxis from the downtown commuter rail stations to the workplace or other destinations. A unique working relationship developed between the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) and PTG in that CATS prepared regional travel forecasts while PTG prepared central area ridership estimates. The EMME/2 travel demand modeling computer software was used by PTG to prepare the travel models. Primary modeling steps included the development of a detailed downtown transportation network, calibration and validation of the model, and estimation of projected ridership. Two different functions of the circulator system were modeled: (1) distribution of inbound transit riders to their final destinations and (2) circulation of downtown employees, residents, and visitors within the study area. The models were calibrated and validated using data available from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Matra, the commuter rail agency. Ridership estimates were prepared for five alternatives, including the future -year null alternative, the transportation system management (TSM) alternative, and three light rail transit (LRT) alignment alternatives. The models were then used to compare the various alternatives in terms of estimated ridership. The models provided link volumes to the new circulator system, indices of the level of passenger activity, and cost-effectiveness indicators such as travel time savings and potential revenues. In addition to the analysis of transit ridership, the project required an equally sophisticated examination of traffic impacts. Since the transit service would operate within a dense traffic environment, traffic management measures were as significant as transit operating concepts. Other models used to analyze traffic included NETSIM, TRANSYT-7F, and SIGNAL85. These models provided traffic simulation and signal and traffic operations information for use in recommending a workable transit operation and traffic management plan. The detailed modeling performed by PTG was essential in determining the circulator system. TRP.017a98 (B) PARBONI! TRAFJEPORTATIo11 CROUP Chicago Central Area Circulator Travel Modeling Project Location: Chicago, Illinois Client: City of Chicago Client Contact: Robert Kunze Deputy Commissioner City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development 121 North LaSalle Street Room 106 Chicago, Illinois Project Cost: n!a PTO Fee: $600,000 (ANDEIS & PE/FEIS) Start Date: 1991 Completion Date: 1994 Key Staff: Barton-Aschman, a unit of the Parsons Transportation Group, was the prime consultant for the City of Chicago's Alternatives Analysis Study for the Chicago Central Area Circulator. This project examined alternative surface and grade -separated transit improvements that could improve circulation and distribution within the Loop and adjacent areas. The alternatives considered involved modifications to the existing subway and elevated rapid transit lines that pass through the area, surface light rail or streetcar transit, surface bus routing improvements (including minibuses and articulated buses), and an expanded pedestrian skyway/subway system. Linkages with North Michigan Avenue, McCormick Place, and the University of Illinois at Chicago were considered. Barton-Aschman was responsible for defining alternative model concepts, development of egress mode choice models, ridership projections by trip purpose, and evaluation of both direct and indirect impacts. For the preliminary engineering (PE/FEIS) phase of the project, Barton-Aschman was retained as the ridership subconsultant to the Chicago Circulator Design Team. The AA/DEIS models were updated to reflect the dense downtown network and the multitude of transit services available. Some of the PE/FEIS refinements included representation of transit, taxi, and auto travel times using "built-up" speeds, estimation of mode choice model coefficients for the Central Area circulator / distributor model from locally collected data, and a reformulation of the egress mode choice model into a nested logit structure. City of Fort Collins Proposal Proposal Number P-851 2025 Model Update and Consistency Findings Analyzing the Build, TSM, and No Build Alternatives within the same basic policy settings, i.e., the model assumptions, parameters, and inputs are the same for all alternatives except for changes in the transportation network or other data that are directly attributable to each alternative. Report the New Starts criteria and specific measures only for the Section 5309 New Starts transit investment and not for the complete build alternative. The Fort Collins model will, by necessity, differ from the regional model since it includes transit processing and mode choice capabilities. The certification guidelines allow for these differences from the regional model providing the land use and growth forecasts are consistent with locally adopted plans (i.e., the regional plan in general and any more detailed Fort Collins specific plans). Nevertheless, since the FTA will review the modeling process used for the New Starts modeling, maintaining consistency with the regional modeling process will be important, provided that consistency does not weaken the reasonability of the New Starts forecasts. Parsons encourages the continual education of the City of Fort Collins staff members and desires to help them learn the details of their model. Our project approach incorporates many cost saving measures that teach and direct City staff to perform some of the tasks. rRil L I Page 2 City of Fort Collins Proposal Proposal Number P-851 2025 Model Update and Consistency Findings PROJECT TASKS AND DELIVERABLES Task 1: Review NFRMPO TransCAD Model Objective: The objective of this task is to fully determine all of the changes between the Fort Collins model and the NFRMPO model and deciding which changes are necessary to maintain a model consistent with the regional model. Discussion: The Consultant will acquire and review the NFRMPO TransCAD model and the Fort Collins model to be able to determine all of the changes that exist between the models. Of these changes, some will be important to include (such as changing to the horizon year of 2025) while other changes are not critical for maintaining a consistent model (such as removing local roadways within the city). Based upon these reviews, a detailed plan for modifying the TransCAD model will be developed and discussed with Fort Collins staff. Discussions will be held with City staff to determine which changes will be made in subsequent tasks. City of Fort Collins Involvement: City staff will be involved in the discussions regarding the changes that will be made. City staff will also review and provide comments on the memorandum produced during this task. Products: A memorandum detailing proposed changes to the model will be produced as part of this task. Task 2: Modify and Test TransCAD Modeling Procedures Objective: The objective of this task is to implement and test the modifications to the modeling procedures specified in Task 1. Discussion: While detailed modifications to the modeling procedures will be developed in Task 1, several likely changes can be specified here. • Updates to the zone structure and socioeconomic data • Updates to the network • Updates to the four -step modeling process • Modifications to the GISDK modeling script The Consultant and City of Fort Collins staff will share responsibilities for this task as described below. Consultant Involvement: In general, the Consultant will take responsibility for any modifications made to the travel models or implementation of the modeling process i Page 1 City of Fort Collins Proposal Proposal Number P-851 2025 Model Update and Consistency Findings including modifications to the GISDK code used to implement the model procedures. In addition, the Consultant will provide training and oversight to City staff for the tasks performed by the City. City of Fort Collins Involvement: Hands on experience provides an excellent opportunity for City of Fort Collins modeling staff to learn the travel model and the changes being made to the model for consistency purposes as well as reducing Consultant cost for the project. In addition, City staff should be very familiar with the socioeconomic and demographic data and forecasts for the City as well as the transportation networks for the City. Thus, it is assumed in this proposal that City staff will take the major responsibility for updating the zone structure, socioeconomic and demographic data, and transportation networks for consistency with the regional model and for the new 2025 forecast year. The Consultant will meet with City of Fort Collins staff at their offices to provide initial training, discuss goals for the updates, and define procedures. After the initial meeting, the Consultant will be available to answer ongoing questions and to provide further guidance, and will review the completed work. The proposed cost estimate that follows assumes that City staff will take the primary responsibility for the following tasks: • Modify the network by adding centroid connectors, removing roadways, updating network line layer fields and node layer fields, etc. • Modify the socioeconomic data • Update the GIS Zone Layer • Assist with gathering the necessary information for validation and testing Products: The products of this task will be all source code, files, programs, macros, etc. created to implement the revised modeling procedures. Two CDs containing the functioning 2025 model will be provided. Task 3: Consistency Finding Objective: The objective of this task is to document the consistency with the regional model. Discussion: The Consultant will prepare a technical report documenting the consistency of the new 2025 model with the regional model. In situations where the models are inconsistent (e.g., the City of Fort Collins model includes transit processing and mode choice capabilities), the impacts and implications of the inconsistencies will be discussed. The resulting document will provide important documentation for future projects that must be coordinated through the MPO or are funded by the State of Colorado or the Federal Government. Products: A consistency findings technical report. rRil Page 2 City of Fort Collins Proposal Proposal Number P-851 2025 Model Update and Consistency Findings Task 4; Documentation and Training Objective: The objective of this task is to develop documentation of the revised modeling procedures and to provide training to Fort Collins staff in the use of those procedures. Discussion: The Consultant will prepare supplements to the Fort Collins model documentation and users guide reports and provide a one-half day training session for Fort Collins staff on the implementation of the revised model. The Consultant will install the new model on one City of Fort Collins computer. Products: Two documents will be produced as part of this task: Supplement for Fort Collins Model Documentation that provides the modified information. Update for the Users Guide that updates all procedures necessary for the new model. In addition to the reports, a one-half day training session in the use of the revised model will be provided to Fort Collins staff and the model will be fully installed on one City of Fort Collins computer. Parsons Quality Control Strategy All reports produced by the Consultant will be subject to the following reviews: An internal QA/QC check prior to submittal to the City of Fort Collins. A review of draft reports written by the Consultant by City of Fort Collins staff and others designated by City of Fort Collins. City of Fort Collins staff will summarize all comments into one document for each report prior to returning the documents to the Consultant for modification. The Consultant will correct any errors noted in the draft reports and submit the final reports to City of Fort Collins. Four bound copies of each report will be provided. In addition, the reports will be submitted on a CD in Microsoft Word format. Page 3 City of Fort Collins Proposal Number P-851 BUDGET Proposal 2025 Model Update and Consistency Findings The proposed project budget is shown below. Labor Budget Task 7 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Review Modify and Test Consistency Documentation & Total Hourly Procedures Procedures Finding Training Rate Hours Cost Hours Cost Hours Cost Hairs Cost Hours Cost Rodgers $28.00 32 $896 80 $2,240 24 $672 24 $672 160 $4,480 Kurth $51.00 24 $1,224 16 $816 8 $40 8 $408 56 $2,856 Myung $34.17 16 $547 16 $547 8 $273 8 $273 48 $1,640 Support $16.00 12 $192 16 $256 8 $128 8 $128 44 $704 Labor Subtotal 1 84 $2,859 128 $3,869 48 $1,481 48 $1,481 308 $9680 PTG Burden 1.3424 $3,838 $5,180 $1,988 $1,988 $12:994 PTG Subtotal1 $6,6971 $9,039 $3,4691 $3,4691 $22.674 Other Direct Costs Surface Travel $0.365 130 $47 30 $11 130 $47 130 $471 420 $152 Communications $0 $ $0 $0 $0 Delivery Services $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Reproduction $5 2 $10 $0 2 $10 4 $20 8 $40 Miscellaneous $g Subtotal $571 $11 $57 $67 $192 IN I Page 1 PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP DAVID L. KURTH, P.E. EXPERIENCE PROFILE Mr. Kurth is a Principal Transportation Engineer with over 25 years of experience in travel demand model development and applications in the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Kurth has used many transportation planning packages including EMME/2, TransCAD, TP+, TRANPLAN, MinUTP, and UTPS, as well as microcomputer database and spreadsheet programs, and Fortran. He is familiar with statistical analysis packages used for travel model estimation including SYSTAT, SPSS, SAS, and ALOGIT. In addition to his travel demand model development and application experience, Mr. Kurth has designed and managed home -interview and other types of travel surveys for a number of U.S. cities. EXPERIENCE PARSONS - Denver, Colorado — 1987 to present. Principal Associate/Transportation Planner Parsons Transportation Group Inc. — Denver, Colorado — 1996 to present Parsons Transportation Group / Barton-Aschman — Denver, Colorado — 1988 to 1996 Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc. — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — 1987 to 1988 DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS — Denver, Colorado — 1983 to 1987 Transportation Planner III NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS — Arlington, Texas — 1978 to 1983 Transportation Planning Engineer JOHN HAMBURG AND ASSOCIATES, INC. — Chicago, Illinois — 1976 to 1978 Transportation Planner Representative Projects Denver Regional Travel Model Refresh Project, Denver Regional Council of Governments, Denver, CO. Project manager for the refreshening of the existing travel models used forthe Denver region using the Travel Behavior Inventory data collected between 1997 and 2000. This project included the full implementation of the travel models using TransCAD. (2002) West Corridor CIS/DEIS, Denver Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO. Task leader for the development and analysis of travel forecasts for the West Corridor. Tasks included special analyses of transfer volumes between light rail lines and between light rail and the 16'" Street Mall Shuttle. (2001-2002) Dakota County Subarea Model Development, Dakota County, MN. Project advisor for the development of a travel model for Dakota County, MN. This project developed of a detailed multimodal travel model for the county that maintained an interface and consistency with the regional travel model for the Minneapolis -St. Paul region. (2001-2002) Rosario -Victoria Bridge Privatization Project Traffic Study, Inter -American Development Bank and Banco Santander Central Hispano, Argentina. Developed a travel modeling process to forecast traffic volumes on the 61-km long Rosario -Victoria Bridge currently under construction as an alternative to existing Brazil -Argentina -Chile road connections. The travel modeling process included an estimation of the values -of - time for auto trips, light truck trips, and heavy truck trips from survey data using Logit-based procedures, estimation of induced travel between Rosario and Victoria due to the construction of the bridge, and a stochastic -based traffic assignment process using EMME/2. (2001) Core Capacity Study, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Washington, DC. Developed procedures to perform detailed multi -path transit assignments on the Metro (rail) system using EMME/2. The network coding and assignment methodology provided the capability to track detailed transfers within Metro stations. (2001) PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP David L. Kurth, P.E. (continued) Statewide Modeling Needs Study, Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver, CO. Project director for an evaluation of statewide travel modeling needs for Colorado. (2000-2001) Northwest Corridor Transportation Study, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX. Advisor for travel demand forecasts prepared as part of Section 5309 New Starts funding request for Light Rail Transit extension in northwest Dallas. (2000-2001) Transportation Tomorrow, Transit Authority of River City, Louisville, KY. Advisor for travel demand forecasts prepared as part of Section 5309 New Starts funding request for Light Rail Transit in Louisville. (2000-2001) California MagLev Deployment Project Southern California Association of Governments, Los Angeles, CA. Task Manager for the development of travel models to develop investment -grade ridership forecasts for 70 mile MagLev line from Los Angeles International Airport through downtown Los Angeles to San Bernardino County. (1999-2000) NCTCOG Travel Model Update Project, Dallas -Fort Worth, Texas. Advisor to Cambridge Systematics and NCTCOG for implementation of intersection -based capacity and volume -delayed functions using TransCAD travel forecasting software. (1999-2000) Phoenix Area External Station Survey, Maricopa Association of Governments, Phoenix, Arizona. Project manager for the 1999 survey of 17 external in the Phoenix area. Responsible for the design of the survey procedures, survey instrument, sample size, survey conduct, and data processing and analysis. (1999- 2000) Regional Travel Behavior Inventory Study, Denver, Colorado. Project Manager for this study which included a major household survey along with a survey of commercial vehicles and an external station survey. A special study of typically hard -to -survey households was also included. (1996-2000) Travel Demand Forecasting Support for East-West Gateway Coordinating Council, St. Louis, Missouri. Project Manager for travel demand modeling support in the St. Louis region. (1998-2000) Denver Travel Demand Modeling Improvement Project, RTD, Denver, Colorado. Provided technical support for the development of a non -work mode choice model post processor to estimate HOV trips by auto occupancy.(1998) RTD Transit Model Improvement Process, Denver, Colorado. Project manager for the Denver Transit Model Improvement Study for the Denver Regional Transportation District. As a subcontractorto KPMG Peat Marwick, provided technical support for the analysis and potential model modification for Eco Pass use. (1997) SH82 Travel Modeling and Survey, Glenwood Springs/Aspen, Colorado. Assisting with the development and application of a travel demand model for the SH82 Corridor between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, Colorado. (1998-1999) Advanced Travel Demand Forecasting Course for FHWA. Participated in the development of the course and principal author for chapters on modeling trip generation inputs, innovations in trip generation, trip assignment, and model validation. (1996) OCTAM-III Travel Modeled Development Project, Orange County (California) Transportation Authority. Advisor for this effort which included the development of best state -of -the -practice trip generation, trip distribution, and assignment procedures for Orange County. The procedure developed by Barton Aschman & Associates will be used by the Southern California Association of Governments for modeling the five -county Los Angeles area. (1996-1998) Gold Line Commuter Rail, Denver, Colorado. Project Manager responsible for development of procedures for analysis of special generator ridership for the Gold Line commuter rail line for the Denver Regional Transportation District. (1995-1996)