{"id":76,"date":"2024-01-02T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/?p=76"},"modified":"2024-01-02T12:31:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:31:36","slug":"trb-2023-meeting-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/trb-2023-meeting-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"TRB 2023 Meeting Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Annual Meeting Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Statewide Travel Demand Forecasting AEP50(3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subcommittee of AEP50 and AEP10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, 10:15 AM EST \u2013 12:00 PM EST, 1\/10\/2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liberty Salon M (M4) Marriott Marquis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:21 Welcome\/Introductions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presiding: Rob Bostrom, CDM Smith and Elizabeth Sall, UrbanLabs LLC\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subcommittee is 25 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is Rob\u2019s last meeting as chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introductions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TRB Liaison: Anusha Jaysinghe, TRB\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New TRB director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TRB reevaluating how subcommittees are defined\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rob: subcommittees going to be required to have a product<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will need to get a group together to determine next steps\/product, possibly similar to SW Modeling Peer Exchange<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preliminary TRB attendance numbers: over 10,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Committee Backup: Andrew Rohne, RSG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>10:20 Approve Last Year\u2019s Minutes \u2013 see website: <a href=\"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/\">TRB Statewide Modeling Subcommittee (trbappcon.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Motion: Giaimo, Second: Bernardin, approved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>10:25 Existing Committee Activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022 Activities\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>trbtravelforecasting.org website\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elisabeth Sall maintains, s\/o to Like Liu and Matt Stratton.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paper reviews\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>David Ory is the committee paper review coordinator. The subcommittee does not have its own paper review process\/coordination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional paper reviewers would be appreciated! Talk to David Ory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wiki and Web site status <strong>\u2013 <\/strong>Andrew Rohne, RSG webmaster, Michelle Bina, Cambridge Systematics, wiki lead.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Website updated, presentations will be uploaded to the website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wiki?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There is a lot of SW modeling content up there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TFResource subcommittee is changing names to tech transfer and adding an email newsletter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research subcommittee \u2013 Greg Giaimo, WSP, Vince Bernardin, Caliper, Jeremy Raw, FHWA, Rob Schiffer, FuturePlan Consulting, Rob Bostrom\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Greg, Vince, Jeremy (who engaged Volpe Center assistance) and Rob Schiffer assisted with peer exchange and preparing and publishing findings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteers wanted! John Gliebe and Steve Tuttle rose hands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2023 Annual Meeting related activities\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TRB liaison \u2013 Anusha Jaysinghe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planning and Forecasting events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Linkages with other TRB committees \u2013 liaison confirm interest and\/or report on committee activities.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Travel Forecasting Resource <a href=\"http:\/\/tfresource.org\/Statewide_Models\">http:\/\/tfresource.org\/Statewide_Models<\/a>\u00a0 AEP50(4)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parent committee meeting at 1:30 PM Tuesday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TRB Innovations in Travel Analysis and Planning(AEP15) \u2013 Rob Schiffer\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Good meeting yesterday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two sessions yesterday morning; new committee (merger of planning applications and MPO committee and small\/med community committee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emphasis not as strong on the conference\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Barely mentioned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conference in June- merger of planning apps and model innovations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conference\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Early June in Indianapolis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Papers submitted, reviews currently in progress (Reviews due next week!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frequency? TRB: no current plan (e.g. yearly, every-other) \u2013 will depending on outcome of conference in the summer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TRB is tightly overseeing conferences that are held \u201cunder their banner\u201d- applications for conferences must be submitted a year+ in advance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TRB staff do have capacity issues \u2013 they are stretched thin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AEP15 discussion regarding the reasons for the split between modeling and applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parent Committee \u2013 Transportation Demand Forecasting (AEP50) \u2013 \u00a0Elizabeth Sall\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Just completed triennial strategic plan\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Available on website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hopefully approving this afternoon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Twitter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will discuss TRB\u2019s updated guidance to ensure committee is appropriately using committee and TRB staff resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-Align with AEP10? Co-Align with AEP15? (10 is policy, 15 is applications\u2026 history with being aligned with Statewide Planning committee that no longer exists)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liaison Reports\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Urban Data (Vince):\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Several poster sessions and a podium panel session this afternoon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Urban Big Data SC is tomorrow morning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TT and Reliability is happening now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Census is virtual, Jan 26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SW and National Data (Maren):\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Potential good fit for this subcommittee to align to?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AED10?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>11:00 Research Focus Areas Status<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Virtual Peer Exchange for Statewide Models to Develop Research Topics \u2013 Greg Giaimo\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Columbus, Ohio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In person and virtual<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30 attendees in-person + 30 virtual<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:02 Refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Statewide-Modeling-Peer-Exchange-Overview-Final.pdf\">Greg\u2019s Presentation<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overview<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Background<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer Exchange Agenda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next Steps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:15 Refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SWM-Peer-Exchange-Survey-Results.pdf\">Vince\u2019s Presentation <\/a>(Peer Exchange Survey Results)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>48% response rate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staffing, Base year\/updates, Software (that was requested by Greg Giaimo), Zonal\/network detail, design (trip vs. hybrid vs. advanced; truck models), data sources (zonal, traffic, employment, commodity flow, se forecasts, big data [travel time, truck OD, pax OD]), validation statistics (plus comparison to 2010\/NCHRP 836 T91), model uses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:24 Open Discussion of potential new research topics from Peer Exchange\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Giaimo: Image recognition research \u2013 national dataset of attributes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avner:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There was nothing about network development or data sources e.g. state LRS, Open Streetmap, MPOs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application guidance or appropriate uses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special uses for modeling e.g. seasonality, tourist models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schiffer:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tourist information is something we have a significant lack of. A deep dive into that would be valuable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Update to the QRFM \u2013 original had sample trip rates, update did not have that; there is still a need for truck trip rate data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Freedman:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Weekend travel also (add on to seasonality)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RSG currently working on NCRHP recreational travel to parks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Question <a>from gentleman sitting next to Tom Rossi<\/a><a href=\"#_msocom_1\">[AR1]<\/a>&nbsp;: Bike and Ped Considerations?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outwater:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plug for simplified short distance part of national model.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bhamidipati, Chiranjivi <a>(CDM Smith)<\/a><a href=\"#_msocom_2\">[AR2]<\/a>&nbsp;: AV Penetration and effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gliebe: different types of freight vehicles and electric vehicles \/ state charging network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognitions\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jeremy Raw \u2013 for heroics in assembling funding for SW peer exchange.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rebekah Straub \u2013 for running the peer exchange\u2026 and making some damn good pie.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greg Giaimo \u2013 executing and preparing the peer exchange.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer Exchange final report: <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.fhwa.dot.gov\/planning\/tmip\/publications\/other_reports\/__;!!OZ2Q16syoZo!8BBGtVYIXxxpUNy0tiNJ8MEeAVi9fEXNTkyuE_OfOTfHAw9gjFdB-MGOglLVHXI_v8oUr1sBF-nVJVuLrhavzQ$\">Other Reports &#8211; Publications &#8211; Transportation Model Improvement Program (TMIP) &#8211; Planning &#8211; FHWA (dot.gov)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>11:40 Upcoming Years Activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New chair for our subcommittee\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After 7-8 years, Rob is stepping down. Michelle Bina will be taking the reins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upcoming conferences: Innovations in Travel Analysis and Planning Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/trb.secure-platform.com\/a\/page\/travel_analysis_and_planning\">https:\/\/trb.secure-platform.com\/a\/page\/travel_analysis_and_planning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paper Reviews \u2013 coordinate with parent committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>11:42 Adjourn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Possible Follow-up Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Synthesis report topics \u2013 meet soon to develop SWM related topic \u2013 volunteers: Rob Schiffer and Rob Bostrom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New research subcommittee \u2013 meet to flesh out topics from Peer Exchange and explore new ones mentioned in today\u2019s meeting.&nbsp; Members: Michelle Bina, Mike Chaney, John Gliebe, Steve Tuttle, need one more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Group to justify continued existence as subcommittee: Michelle Bina, Rob Bostrom, need another person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look into possible connection with AEP15, similar to what we had with Statewide Multimodal Planning as a co-parent committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_2\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Meeting Minutes Statewide Travel Demand Forecasting AEP50(3) Subcommittee of AEP50 and AEP10 Tuesday, 10:15 AM EST \u2013 12:00 PM EST, 1\/10\/2023 Liberty Salon M (M4) Marriott Marquis 10:21 Welcome\/Introductions 10:20 Approve Last Year\u2019s Minutes \u2013 see website: TRB Statewide Modeling Subcommittee (trbappcon.org) 10:25 Existing Committee Activities 11:00 Research Focus Areas Status 11:40 Upcoming Years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meetings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82,"href":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions\/82"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trbstatewide.trbappcon.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}