July 2017 Activity-Based Model User Guide Coordinated Travel – Regional Activity-Based Modeling Platform (CT-RAMP) for Atlanta Regional Commission Atlanta Regional Commission 229 Peachtree St., NE, Suite 100 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff 3340 Peachtree Road NE Suite 2400, Tower Place Atlanta, GA 30326 Atkins 1600 RiverEdge Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30328 Table of Contents 1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Hardware and Software Prerequisites .......................................................................................... 2 1.2 Distributed Setup .......................................................................................................................... 3 2 System Setup and Design ...................................................................................................................... 6 3 Running Population Synthesizer ........................................................................................................... 7 3.1 PUMS Data Tables Setup ............................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Control Data Tables Setup ............................................................................................................ 8 3.3 Control Totals ................................................................................................................................ 8 3.4 File Setup ....................................................................................................................................... 9 3.5 PopSynIII Configuration File ........................................................................................................ 11 3.6 Running PopSynIII ....................................................................................................................... 14 4 Running the Model ............................................................................................................................. 16 4.1 Setting Up a Run ......................................................................................................................... 16 4.1.1 Create a Project Folder ....................................................................................................... 16 4.1.2 Start JPPF Services ............................................................................................................... 17 4.1.3 Start Cube Cluster ............................................................................................................... 19 4.1.4 Configure and Run the Model ............................................................................................. 19 4.2 Warm Start .................................................................................................................................. 22 4.3 GUI Settings ................................................................................................................................. 22 4.3.1 General Settings and Modules to Run ................................................................................ 22 4.3.2 Feedback Modules .............................................................................................................. 26 4.3.3 CT-RAMP Settings I .............................................................................................................. 29 4.3.4 CT-RAMP Settings II ............................................................................................................. 31 4.3.5 CT-RAMP Settings III ............................................................................................................ 33 4.3.6 Model Summary Settings .................................................................................................... 35 5 Model EXEC Folder .............................................................................................................................. 36 6 Model Inputs ....................................................................................................................................... 36 6.1 Input Files .................................................................................................................................... 36 6.2 Traffic Analysis Zone ................................................................................................................... 38 6.3 Highway Networks ...................................................................................................................... 39 6.3.1 Network Attributes ............................................................................................................. 39 6.3.2 Capacities ............................................................................................................................ 43 6.3.3 Speeds ................................................................................................................................. 44 6.3.4 Lane Coding ......................................................................................................................... 45 6.3.5 Toll Facilities ........................................................................................................................ 47 6.3.6 Prohibitions ......................................................................................................................... 48 6.4 Transit Networks/System ............................................................................................................ 50 6.4.1 Transit Route Files ............................................................................................................... 50 6.4.2 Transit System Data File ...................................................................................................... 50 6.4.3 Transit Factor Files .............................................................................................................. 51 6.4.4 Transit Fare File ................................................................................................................... 52 6.5 Socioeconomic Data Files ........................................................................................................... 54 6.6 Air Passenger Model ................................................................................................................... 56 6.7 Externals ...................................................................................................................................... 56 Page | i 6.8 Commercial Vehicle and Truck Model ........................................................................................ 58 6.9 CT-RAMP Input Files .................................................................................................................... 59 6.10 Miscellaneous File ....................................................................................................................... 61 7 Model Outputs .................................................................................................................................... 62 7.1 Highway Networks ...................................................................................................................... 62 7.2 Highway and Transit Skims ......................................................................................................... 63 7.3 Air Passenger ............................................................................................................................... 66 7.4 Externals ...................................................................................................................................... 66 7.5 Commercial Vehicle and Trucks .................................................................................................. 68 7.6 CT-RAMP Output Files ................................................................................................................. 69 7.6.1 Shadow Pricing Results ....................................................................................................... 69 7.6.2 Usual Work and School Location Choice Results ................................................................ 69 7.6.3 Auto Ownership Results ...................................................................................................... 70 7.6.4 Household Attribution Results ............................................................................................ 70 7.6.5 Person Attribution Results .................................................................................................. 72 7.6.6 Coordinated Daily Activity Pattern (CDAP) Results ............................................................. 72 7.6.7 Individual Tour Records ...................................................................................................... 72 7.6.8 Joint Tour Records .............................................................................................................. 74 7.6.9 Individual Trip Records ........................................................................................................ 76 7.6.10 Joint Trip Records ................................................................................................................ 77 7.6.11 Trip Data .............................................................................................................................