Presented to 2017 TRB Planning Applications Conference Managing Models for Continuous Improvement: The Texas Travel Demand Model Dashboard Presented to 2017 TRB Planning Applications Conference

Background 25 MPO’s TxDOT oversight: 13 TMAs 12 Non-TMAs 22 study areas

Challenge Coordinating, scheduling and tracking multiple study area models, including: Traffic counts Travel surveys Reviewing deliverables (i.e., networks and demographics) Model development and application Timely deliveries of models Long-range planning needs and support

Solution Statewide Travel Demand Model Dashboard Website Enhanced way of doing business Provides a tool for high level status and progress summary and review Provides a tool to improve project management, oversight, and to cultivate team-level ownership and responsibility

Philosophy Provides a platform to engage and coordinate entire modeling community and resources throughout the state Facilitates shared management in process and outcomes Decisions collectively shared by Model Team

Framework Framework makes use of roles, responsibilities and division of labor Team Leader Lead Modeler MPO TxDOT-TPP-S TxDOT-TPP-T Survey UTSA TTI Help-Desk

Framework LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 TDM Dashboard Summaries Home & Map TDM Home Description Team Leaders Helpful Links Announcements Abilene Model Team --- Other Model Teams LEVEL 2 Modeling Team Team Staff Current Model Files Team Tasks Team Calendar Notebook Abilene Surveys Model Demographics LEVEL 3 Working Sites Production Calendar Production Tasks Production Notes Production Files Amarillo Model

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Special Thanks Bill Knowles (TxDOT-TPP Traffic Section Director) Chris Didear (TxDOT-TPP TASS Branch Manager) Jim Benson (TTI) Tom Williams (TTI) Kapil Arya (TTI) Andy Mullins (TTI) Hao Pang (TTI) Jerry Le (TTI) Edgar Krause (TTI)

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