1. Technical Advisory Committee
April 1, 2015

2. Work Plan

3. Agenda Future year base networks Other business Adjournment
Multiclass Road Assignment
Network coding issues
VDF Updating
Truck Restrictions
HOV network coding validation
Transit base network updates
Future year base networks
Other business
Adjournment

4. Multiclass Road Assignment Tool
Expanded Version of Toll and Transit Background Road Assignment

5. Tool Details
Based on the previously established toll-attribute road assignment with transit background tool.
Functionality now exists to assign more than just the ‘auto’ mode.
XTMF Module developed to facilitate use.
Applied and tested on two projects thus far.

6. VDF Updating
Work conducted in Mississauga

7. Work with Peel Region and Mississauga
It was discovered that some roads within Peel region did not have the appropriate functional classification.
Through meeting and consultation, a heuristic was developed and employed to update the VDFs of critical roadways.
Heuristic: examination of adjacent land use, zoning/development maps and ‘best-practices’.
Further updating?
A more complete picture in Peel?
Other regions?

8. Truck Route Restrictions
Where are we now?

9. Open Questions
It is the understanding of TMG that up-to-date truck restrictions exist in all regions except for:
Halton,
Peel Region except Mississauga.
Are the regions satisfied with the current truck restrictions found in the base network?

10. HOV Network Coding
Lessons Learned

11. HOV Lane Coding All freeway HOV lanes are coded into the base network.
HOV lane functionality requires an alteration of usual auto assignment:
Low-occupancy vehicles (LOV), must be denoted by a mode in EMME other than the auto mode ‘c’.
Implemented to prevent auto mode dominance on road network links designated for other subclasses.
HOV lane validation conducted.
Validation further served to test multiclass road assignment.

12. Agenda Future year base networks Other business Adjournment
Multiclass Road Assignment
Network coding issues
VDF Updating
Truck Restrictions
HOV network coding validation
Transit base network updates
Future year base networks
Other business
Adjournment

13. Thank you!
Next TAC Meeting: Wednesday, June 3, 2015