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Travel Demand Forecasting <br />Travel demand forecasting is a vital element of virtually all transportation planning studies because of the <br />importance of understanding the travel markets that need to be served and the relationship between the <br />projected demand and availability of transportation services. <br />Hexagon staff has experience in all aspects of transportation planning and travel demand forecasting. <br />Hexagon Transportation Consultants, Inc., has five senior-level travel demand forecasting specialists, each <br />with at least 18 years of experience in travel demand forecasting and transportation planning. This <br />experience includes up-front tasks like travel surveys and home-interview surveys, through model <br />development, and concluding with traffic and patronage forecasts and various post-processor programs. <br />Hexagon staff is experienced in using all the major forecasting software packages: EMME/2, CUBE/VIPER, <br />TRANSCAD, MINUTP, and TRANPLAN. Hexagon staff has developed and applied multimodal, state-of-the-art <br />travel forecasting models in both mainframe environments and PCs using UNIX, OS2, DOS, and Windows <br />operating systems. <br />Hexagon staff is particularly experienced in transit ridership forecasting. Our staff has provided patronage <br />forecasts for numerous New Starts projects in several states. Typical assignments where travel demand <br />forecasting is used include the following: <br />• Long-range planning <br />• Circulation Elements of General Plans, Specific Plans, Countywide or Areawide Plans <br />.cf0. • Corridor studies to determine appropriate modes and sizing of facilities <br />,'~ • Major Investment Studies to analyze trade-offs between different alternatives, including TSM <br />c <br />° and transit alternatives <br />u <br />o • Impact fee studies to determine the proportional use of transportation facilities by different <br />'~ cities or by types of developments <br />a <br />° • Freeway/interchange design to determine lane requirements <br />m <br />~ Intersection turning movements (adjusted) to determine future LOS <br />L <br />C <br />Multi-modal planning includes studying transportation facilities plans for transit, bicycles, and pedestrian <br />~ usage. Hexagon staff has conducted many studies for transit systems. Features of each plan are discussed <br />x <br /> <br />,- <br />~o <br />~.`__:~ <br />