Montreal. October 18 to 20 2006

Technical Programme (updated: October 2)

All events take place at the Delta Centre-Ville.

Technical Session 1: Innovative use

  • Adaptation of the Washoe RTC Travel Demand Forecasting Model into Emme 3 (20th_jiahao1.pdf) presented by Mr. Jia Hao Wu, TJKM Consultants
  • Versatile Applications of EMME/2 and Enif: Seattle Experience (20th_davuluri1.pdf) presented by Ms. Madhavi Sanakkayala and Ms. Heather Purdy, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Traffic model system and emission calculations of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (20th_elolahde.pdf) presented by Mr. Timo Elolähde, Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council

Technical Session 2: Transit modelling: assignment

  • Generalized Time Transit Assignment in a Multi-Modal/Service Transit Network (20th_miller_e.pdf) presented by Mr. Eric Miller, University of Toronto
  • Mapping of Journey Time and Accessibility Data at a Level More Detailed Than Model Zoning (20th_zhou.pdf) presented by Mr. Jason Zhou, Faber Maunsell
  • Modeling Station-to-Station Fares for a Non-additive Fare System (20th_he.pdf) presented by Mr. Shuguang He, INRO Solutions Inc.

Technical Session 3: Toll roads

  • The Stockholm trials - EMME/2 as a tool for designing a congestion charges system (20th_svalgard.pdf) presented by Mr. Stehn Svalgård, Transek AB
  • An efficient solution to toll choices involving multiple toll booths and/or multiple tolling structures (20th_long.pdf) presented by Mr. Keith Long
  • Modeling toll roads with EMME/2: Traffic & Revenue Study for the Montreal Region(20th_vovsha.pdf) presented by Mr. Peter Vovsha, PB-Consult

Technical Session 4: Transit modelling: demand estimation

  • Strategies for Estimation of Park-and-Ride Demand Constrained by Parking Lot Capacities (20th_deneault.pdf) presented by Mr. Luc Deneault, MTQ
  • The modelling of 2 different cases of the trip distribution in Emme in the Czech Republic (20th_dufek.pdf) presented by Mr. Jiri Dufek, Transport Research Centre
  • Model Validation of Transit Ridership at the Corridor and Major Transit Route Level (20th_charnews.pdf) presented by Mr. Mark Charnews, Puget Sound Regional Council
  • An Approach for Base Transit Trip Matrix Development: Sound Transit EMME/2 Model Experience (20th_davuluri2.pdf) presented by Mr. Sujay Davuluri, Parsons Brinckerhoff

Technical Session 5: Travel demand forecasting

  • The introduction of a feedback on demand from assignment results with constraint on average travel time in a classical 4-step model or How to model urban sprawl (20th_mariotto.pdf) presented by Ms. Muriel Mariotto, C.E.T.E. Méditerranée
  • Income-Based Work Trip Stratification within the Puget Sound Regional Council Travel Model Framework (20th_johnson.pdf) presented by Mr. Christopher Johnson, Puget Sound Regional Council
  • Multi-Modal Demand Adjustment in EMME/2 (20th_teleshevsky.pdf) presented by Mr. Yury Teleshevsky, URS Corporation

Technical Session 6: Data and analytical issues

  • EMME/2 to GIS, Best Practices for Model Data Portability (Case Study from Lewis County, Washington) (20th_hansen.pdf) presented by Mr. Chriss Hansen, Tetra Tech/KCM
  • Development of A Traffic Monitoring Program Using Emme 3 based on A San Joaquin COG Travel Demand Model (20th_jiahao2.pdf) presented by Mr. Jia Hao Wu, TJKM Consultants
  • An investigation into some aspects of Braess' paradox (20th_bloy.pdf) presented by Mr. Keith Bloy, VelaVKE Consulting Engineers
  • Convergence of the Sydney Strategic Traffic Model - Implications for Economic Analysis of Urban Road Projects (20th_wilson.pdf) presented by Dr. Xiaoping Guo, Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW

Technical Session 7: Towards dynamic assignment ...

  • Expansion of a dynamic model within a larger static model network in Montreal (20th_volet.pdf) presented by Mr. Pascal Volet, Ville de Montréal
  • Bring Back the Tram ! (20th_miller_s.pdf) presented by Mr. Steve Miller, Transport for London
  • Using Dynamic Traffic Assignments models to Represent Day-to-day Variability (20th_vanvliet.pdf) presented by Mr. Dirk Van Vliet, Van Vliet Brothers
  • Traffic Management during Construction of the Canada (RAV) Line (20th_hull.pdf) presented by Mr. Edwin Hull, Edwin Hull Associates Ltd.