Title

Transportation Planning for the Portland Metropolitan Region: Tools and Methods

Abstract

Oregon Metro is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Portland, Oregon and surrounding areas. One of its primary responsibilities is the planning of transportation system investments in the region involving Federal and State funding and impacting multiple jurisdictions. To assist in these efforts, Metro maintains a set of tools and methods for use in analyzing medium- and long-range transportation system investments and policies. Among this toolkit are travel demand models, multiple-resolution assignments, emissions analysis, and ‘Big Data’ datasets. This presentation will provide an overview of the tools and methods that Researchers and Modelers at Metro apply in the region’s transportation planning processes.

Presentation

TBD

Speaker Bio

Peter Bosa is a Principal Researcher and Modeler for Oregon Metro, where he oversees transportation model development and application. He currently manages Metro’s mesoscopic assignment and activity-based model development. Peter has a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University, and over 17 years of professional experience in transportation research and modeling application.

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