Next Generation Model for Forecasting Passenger and Freight Flows in Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Transportation Objective Develop a best practice, policy-sensitive statewide model that enables the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) to improve its ability to forecast passenger and freight traffic by mode along key corridors in the State. Project Overview Timed to coordinate with the release of the Census 2000 data and the 2001 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), the Wisconsin DOT determined that it could benefit from creating a statewide model of passenger and freight flows to: Support a rigorous examination of investment alternatives; Integrate policy-sensitive analysis and benefits from regional analyses; Assess traffic diversion within and across statewide corridors;

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