Transportation and Spatial Modelling

2.Travel choice modelling, utility theory, Logit-models, Nested logit

3. System description, zonal segmentation, network description, shortest path trees

4. Trip generation models

5. Trip distribution models, estimation of trip distribution functions

6. Mode choice models, simultaneous distribution-modal split models

7. Time of day and departure time models

8. Assignment models, uncongested and congested network assignment, equilibrium concept, stochastic assignment, system optimal assignment, public transport assignment

9. OD matrix estimation models

10. Forecasting

11. Transport modelling in practice

12. Spatial interaction models, choice modelling in spatial systems

13. Land-use transport interactions models, TIGRIS

14. Exercise using commercial transport modelling software (Omnitrans) in setting up a modelling analysis, and assessing a transport system and solution strategies

Main components

• Land use-transportation interaction (Wegener)

• Trip generation

• Trip distribution

• Mode choice

• Time of day/departure time choice

• Network assignment

• Spatial interaction

Modelling techniques

• Choice modelling

• Regression models

• Cross classification

• Gravity model (singly and doubly constrained)

• Network equilibrium modelling (deterministic and stochastic)

• OD-matrix calibration

• Spatial equilibrium modelling