1. 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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Dashboard

9. Dashboard

10. 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)

11. Questions?