Project Meeting 2017.10.26

Framework

• Enable calling of modules from other modules
  • Needed to implement several modules (Carshare/AV, Budget, etc.)
  • Specs determine whether module can be called and whether module can call other modules
  • Framework enforces rules on calling and includes checks
  • Model initialization includes checking satisfaction of called module data requirements

CalibrateHouseholdAttraction

• Eliminated need for CalibrateHouseholdAttraction module by modifying PredictHousing & LocateHouseholds modules
  • Current RSPM method for calibrating Bzone income attraction factors is very time consuming and clunky
  • Combined PredictHousing & LocateHouseholds modules into new PredictHousing module
  • New module eliminates need to calibrate attraction factors
  • Uses IPF to quickly allocate number of households by income quartile and housing type to Bzones

Vehicle Module

• Completed the module for setting up the vehicle table
• Completed the module for determining vehicle types (auto, light truck)
• Completed the module for determining vehicle ages
  • Revised the code for this from GreenSTEP/RSPM to match average age targets rather than to adjust 95th percentile

VETravelCosts package

• Working on VETravelCosts package to include all modules which calculate various travel costs
• Working on parking cost

CarshareAV module

• Working on CarshareAV module

8. Added a module to assign workers to job locations
   • Had earlier created PredictWorkers and LocateEmployment modules under the ODOT multimodal model contract
     • PredictWorkers assigns number of workers by age to each household
     • PredictEmployment balances jobs and workers
   • Realized that assigning workers to job locations simplifies parking cost model and makes much easier for users to develop inputs
   • Also open opportunities for future TDM (and other) models
   • Workers randomly allocated to Bzone job locations as function of number of Bzone jobs

PAYD Module

• Working with Nazneen (CH) to advise on PAYD module and produce datastore having data needed to implement

Minor revisions to several modules

• Minor revisions to several modules
• Make consistent approach to UNITS spec for categorical variables

Revised and tested VERSPM

• Revised and tested VERSPM with added new PredictHousing, AssignVehicleType, CreateVehicleTable, and AssignVehicleAge modules
• Tested with both datastore types: HDF5 and R data
  • HDF5: 19 minutes 11 seconds
  • R data: 6 minutes 59 seconds

VERPAT translation

• Received NTP to return to VERPAT translation
• Planning a design meeting with Brian, Adi, and Colin to get us going
• GreenSTEP work to follow since both require a good approach to zone synthesis to sync up with RSPM

Repository transfer

• @Ben to setup meeting to discuss upcoming transfer to Volpe

Develop branch broken

• @RSG investigating and will fix asap
• Will add master and develop TravisCI build icons to the main readme

Pilot review team

• @Ben to send review results to Liming