California statewide model for high-speed rail
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Cali o nia s a ewide model o high-speed ail
Jou nal o Choice Modelling
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Cali o nia S a ewide Model o High-Speed Rail
Ma en Ou wa e 1,* Ke in Tie ney2,† Ma k B adley3,Ŧ
Elizabe h Sall4,§ A un Kuppam5,¶ Vamsee Modugula6,β
1 Resou ce Sys ems G oup, 917 E. Spoone Rd, Fox Poin , WI 53217
2 206 B oad Meadow Rd, Needham, MA 02492
3 Ma k B adley Resea ch and Consul ing, 524 A oyo A enue, San a Ba ba a, CA 93109
4 San F ancisco Coun y T anspo a ion Au h, 100 Van Ness A e, San F ancisco, CA 94102
5 Camb idge Sys ema ics, 9015 Moun ain Ridge, Sui e 210, Aus in, TX 78759
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Recei ed 19 Ma ch 2008, ecei ed e sion e ised 22 Decembe 2008, accep ed 19 Sep embe 2009
Abs ac
The Cali o nia High Speed Rail Au ho i y (CHSRA) and he Me opoli an
T anspo a ion Commission (MTC) ha e de eloped a new s a ewide model o
suppo e alua ion o high-speed ail al e na i es in he S a e o Cali o nia. The
app oach o his s a ewide model explici ly ecognizes he unique cha ac e is ics o
in a egional a el demand and in e egional a el demand. As a esul ,
in e egional a el models cap u e beha io impo an o longe dis ance a el,
such as induced ips, business and commu e decisions, ec ea ional a el,
a ibu es o des ina ions, eliabili y o a el, pa y size, and access and eg ess
modal op ions. In a egional a el models ely on local highway and ansi
cha ac e is ics and beha io associa ed wi h sho e dis ance ips (such as
commu ing and shopping).
Keywo ds: disc e e choice models, in e egional, high-speed ail, induced
demand, ide ship o ecas ing, ip equency, des ina ion choice, mode choice
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1 In oduc ion
By 2030, Cali o nia’s popula ion will g ow o 50 million people, which will nea ly
double in e egional a el o one billion ips pe yea . High-speed ains a e being
conside ed o alle ia e he need o build – a a cos o nea ly $100 billion – abou
3,000 miles o new eeway, plus i e ai po unways, and 90 depa u e ga es o e he
nex wo decades. Elec ic and ully sepa a ed om au omobile a ic, Cali o nia’s
high-speed ain would p o ide a new anspo a ion op ion a ailable o mo e han 90
pe cen o he esiden s o he s a e. A ull build-ou , he sys em will un om San
Diego no h o Sac amen o and San F ancisco.
The p ojec objec i es we e o de elop a new ide ship o ecas ing model ha
would se e a a ie y o s a ewide planning and ope a ional pu poses:
• To e alua e high-speed ail ide ship and e enue on a s a ewide basis;
• To e alua e po en ial al e na i e alignmen s o high-speed ail in o and ou o he
San F ancisco Bay A ea; and
• To p o ide a ounda ion o o he s a ewide planning pu poses and o egional
agencies o be e unde s and in e egional a el.
The co e model design ea u e is he ecogni ion ha in e egional and u ban a ea
a el is dis inc and should be modelled sepa a ely o cap u e hese dis inc ions
accu a ely. This led o ou app oach o de elop sepa a e, bu in eg a ed, in e egional
and in a egional models, as demons a ed in Figu e 1. The e a e wo p ima y easons
o de eloping sepa a e models o in e egional and u ban a ea a el: i s , he ip
pu poses a e di e en and second, he in e egional a el models need o explici ly
es ima e induced demand. These models a e applied o bo h peak and o -peak
condi ions o an a e age weekday. Weekend a el demand and annual ide ship
es ima es a e de eloped using annualiza ion ac o s de eloped om obse ed da a on
high-speed ail sys ems a ound he wo ld.
Figu e 1. In eg a ed Modeling P ocess
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The e a e ou een egions es ablished in he s a e ha de ine in e egional and
in a egional a el:
• In e egional models es ima e ip equency, des ina ion choice, and mode choice
s a i ied by ip pu pose (business, commu e, ec ea ion, and o he ) as well as by
dis ance ( ips g ea e han o less han 100 miles) and by ip ype ( ips made by
esiden s o he ou la ges ci ies in Cali o nia e sus o he ips). The
in e egional ip equency models es ima e induced a el based on imp o ed
accessibili ies due o high speed ail op ions. The in e egional models a e simila
in s uc u e o models de eloped o he Aus alian Ve y Fas T ain (VFT) p ojec ,
excep ha he e is mo e spa ial de ail (i.e. many mo e zones) and all models we e
es ima ed based on e ealed p e e ence wi h ull and consis en nes ing o he
accessibili y measu es om access/eg ess models up h ough ip equency
models. The e a e also some simila i ies o he No wegian and Swedish na ional
models, which combine long-dis ance and sho -dis ance a el and ha e simila
modeling s uc u es bu ha e es ima ed simul aneous des ina ion and mode choice
wi h sampled des ina ions.
• In a egional models a e based on ip ables gene a ed om he Me opoli an
Planning O ganiza ion (MPO) models and es ima e mode choice o u ban a ea
ips. These mode choice models e lec local u ban a ea highway and ansi
sys ems as well as op ions o high speed ail wi hin he egion. U ban a el is
s a i ied by ip pu pose (wo k, school, college, o he , and non-home-based).
The in e egional and in a egional a ea models a e based on a el su ey da a
collec ed o hese pu poses.
2 Li e a u e Re iew
Al hough ew in e ci y high speed g ound anspo a ion (HSGT) sys ems ha e been
implemen ed in he Uni ed S a es, planne s ha e been pe o ming ide ship o ecas ing
analyses and bene i s assessmen s o p oposed sys ems o mo e han hi y yea s.
Almos all o he ide ship o ecas s ha e been in suppo o analyses o one o he 11
designa ed in e ci y co ido s au ho ized by he Fede al Rail oad Adminis a ion in he
In e modal Su ace T anspo a ion E iciency Ac (ISTEA) o 1991 and he
T anspo a ion Equi y Ac o he 21s Cen u y (TEA-21) o 1998, including (Fede al
Rail oad Adminis a ion 2006):
• No he n New England;
• No heas Co ido ;
• Empi e Co ido ;
• Keys one Co ido ;
• Sou heas Co ido ;
• Gul Coas Co ido ;
• Flo ida Co ido ;
• Chicago Hub Ne wo k;
• Sou h Cen al Co ido ;
• Paci ic No hwes Co ido ; and
• Cali o nia Co ido .
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The i s U.S. HSGT ide ship o ecas s we e de eloped o suppo in es men s o
imp o e he No heas Co ido (Koppelman e al. 1984). Since hen, a a ie y o
o ecas ing echniques ha e been used in co ido easibili y analyses, ide ship and
e enue e alua ions, and en i onmen al impac s udies. The li e a u e desc ibing he
analy ical echniques employed in hese a ious s udies and he cu en s a es o
o ecas ing p ac ice o e ime ha e been e iewed by Koppelman e al. (1984), Mille
(1992, pp. 378-389), Fo inash (1992), and Ho owi z (2006). The ini ial o ecas ing
e o s elied on agg ega e di ec demand models, such as he Quand and Baumol
abs ac mode model (1966), he Rand Co po a ion model de eloped by DeFe an i e
al. (1973), and he Pee s and Be ilacqua s uc u al in e ci y model (1976).
As u ban modele s adop ed he ou -s ep modeling p ocess o egional
o ecas ing, in e ci y models also became mul i-s ep p ocesses whe e he in e ci y ip
ables a e es ima ed and o ecas , and sepa a e mode choice models a e used o
de e mine modal sha es unde di e en se ice scena ios. Mos o he mo e ecen
U.S. HSGT ide ship o ecas ing e o s can be cha ac e ized by he speci ic analyses
used o de elop in e ci y ip ables, de e mine modal spli , and he le el o which he
di e en model s eps a e in eg a ed.
Modele s ha e employed many ip gene a ion and ip dis ibu ion echniques o
o ecas u u e yea in e ci y ip ables. Fo an ea ly analysis o he Flo ida high speed
ail co ido , PRC Voo hees used ip pu pose speci ic g ow h ac o models o
o ecas ip ables (1983). O he modele s, such as Thaku iah e al. (1999) and Cohen
e al. (1978), ha e elied on g a i y models o ip able p edic ion. One esea che
iden i ied by Ho owi z used a ime se ies model o o ecas u u e in e ci y a el
demand (Yu 1970). Many o he s ha e used a c oss-sec ional eg ession-based o al
a el demand (di ec demand) o mula ion, including o ins ance, Booz-Allen and
Hamil on (1989), TMS/Benesch (1991), and B and e al. (1992). The p e ious
analysis o he Cali o nia high speed ail co ido elied on his modeling app oach
(Cha les Ri e Associa es 2000).
Since he ea ly 1980’s, se e al di e en o ms o disagg ega e mode choice
models ha e been de eloped o o ecas ing U.S. HSGT ide ship. Ea ly e o s, such
as hose by G ayson (1981), employed mul inomial logi models, bu subsequen
models ha e expanded he echnique in di e en di ec ions. Cohen e al. (1978, pp.
21-25), B and e al.(1992, pp. 12-18), and Cha les Ri e Associa es (2000) o mula ed
mode choice as sepa a e bina y di e sion models whe e pe cen ages o au o, ai , and
bus passenge s a e di e ed o HSGT indi idually h ough bina y models. This
app oach seeks o elimina e he oublesome ou come o he mul inomial logi model’s
IIA p ope y. O he esea che s ha e elied on he use o nes ed logi models o
in e ci y mode choice (TMS/Benesch 1991 and Fo inash and Koppelman 1993).
Resea che s, mos no ably Chand a Bha , ha e expe imen ed wi h a wide a ie y o
nes ed logi model o mula ions and a iable combina ions (1995) (1997) (1998). Wi h
ad ancemen s in e ec i e ways o combining e ealed p e e ence and s a ed
p e e ence su ey da a (Ben-Aki a and Mo ikawa 1990) (B adley and Daly 1997),
in e ci y modele s ha e also begun o use s a ed p e e ence su ey me hods o a
g ea e ex en o o ecas ing HSGT mode choice.
Mos in e ci y anspo a ion demand models ha e ea ed a ele ’s decisions
ega ding ip equency, des ina ion choice, mode choice, and ou e selec ion as
sepa a e sequen ial choices. The model sys em desc ibed in his pape seeks o connec
he di e en model componen s by passing in o ma ion om one choice componen o
he o he s du ing model de elopmen . When he mul inomial logi and nes ed logi
model componen s a e applied, hey a e ully consis en wi h each o he and a e
sensi i e o each o he ’s changes. In eg a ed modeling app oaches ha e been p oposed
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by and implemen ed by Koppelman and Hi sh (1986), Koppelman (1989),
P oussaloglou and Tie ney (1999) and, ou side he U.S., by Alge s (1993) and Gunn e
al. (1992). The la e app oach was de eloped o an Aus alian VFT s udy and uses a
e y simila app oach o he models de eloped o Cali o nia, including he use o
bo h s a ed and e ealed p e e ence da a and linking mode, des ina ion and ip
equency models h ough he use o accessibili y measu es.
3 In e egional Models
The in e egional models a e comp ised o ou se s o models: ip equency,
des ina ion choice, main mode choice, and access/eg ess mode choice. The s uc u e
and con en s o he in e egional modelling sys em is p esen ed in Figu e 2.
The ip equency model componen p edic s he numbe o in e egional ips
ha indi iduals in a household will make based on he household’s cha ac e is ics and
loca ion. The des ina ion choice model componen p edic s he des ina ions o he ips
gene a ed in he ip equency componen based on zonal cha ac e is ics and a el
impedances. The mode choice componen s p edic he modes ha he a ele s would
choose based on he mode se ice le els and cha ac e is ics o he a ele s and ips.
The mode choice models include a main mode choice, whe e he p ima y in e egional
mode is selec ed, and access/eg ess componen s, whe e he modes o access and eg ess
o he ai and ail ips a e selec ed. A combined des ina ion and mode choice model
was ini ially conside ed, bu he choice se o des ina ion choice was all zones (4,667)
and he combina ion o des ina ions and modes would ha e made his choice se oo
la ge.
3.1 Da a o Es ima ion
The e we e h ee ypes o da a compiled o he s udy: a el su eys, ne wo ks, and
socioeconomic da a. Some o he a el su eys we e collec ed speci ically o his
s udy, h ee we e a ailable om MPOs a ound he s a e (Sou he n Cali o nia
Associa ion o Go e nmen s (SCAG), San F ancisco Me opoli an T anspo a ion
Commission (MTC), and Sac amen o Associa ion o Go e nmen s (SACOG)), and
he e was a Cal ans s a ewide su ey a ailable. The in e egional models we e based
on e ealed and s a ed p e e ence su eys, collec ed speci ically o his s udy, o ai
and ail a ele s, as well as addi ional households in he s a e o cap u e au o a ele s.
These new da a we e collec ed in ou een egions in Cali o nia. These we e combined
wi h e ealed p e e ence su eys o households ac oss he s a e collec ed by Cal ans
and in e egional a el ex ac ed om he MPO egional a el su eys (San
F ancisco, Sac amen o, and Los Angeles). In a egional mode choice models we e
based on u ban a ea a el su eys in combina ion wi h a s a ed p e e ence su ey o
high speed ail conduc ed in Los Angeles. By combining he a ious a ailable da a
sou ces, we we e able o p o ide mo e obus da a se s o model es ima ion han was
o he wise possible. A summa y o hese sou ces shows he ip eco ds de i ed om
each:
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T io F equency/Day
•Household Cha ac e is ics
•T ip Pu pose/Dis ance Class
•Le el o Se ice (Logsum & Accessibili y
•Region
•Pa y Size (Fo Sho Dis ance)
Des ina ion Choice
•Le el o Se ice (Logsum & Accessibili y
•Employmen & Household Cha ac e is ic
s
•Region and A ea Type
•T ip Pu pose/Dis ance Class
•Pa y Size (Fo Long Dis ance)
Main Mode Choice
•Le el o Se ice
•Household Cha ac e is ics
•Pu pose/Dis ance Class
•Pa y Size (Fo Long Dis ance)
•Access & Eg ess (Logsum)
Access Mode Choice
•Le el o Se ice
•Household Cha ac e is ics
•Pu pose/Dis ance Class
•Pa y Size (Fo Long Dis ance)
•Main Mode (Rail/HSR/Ai )
Eg ess Mode Choice
•Le el o Se ice
•Household Cha ac e is ics
•Pu pose/Dis ance Class
•Pa y Size (Fo Long Dis ance)
•Main Mode (Rail/HSR/Ai )
One T ip Two-Plus
T ips
No T ips
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone N-1 Zone N
Ca Rail HSR Ai
D i e
and Pa k D op
O Ren al
Ca
T ansi WalkTaxi T ansi WalkTaxi
Ren al CaPicked Up
Unpa k
and D i e
Figu e 2. In e egional Model S uc u e Figu e 2. In e egional Model S uc u e
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• Ai , ail, au o passenge su eys 2678 ips • Ai , ail, au o passenge su eys 2678 ips
• Cal ans a el su eys 2820 ips • Cal ans a el su eys 2820 ips
• SCAG a el su eys 343 ips • SCAG a el su eys 343 ips
• MTC a el su eys 723 ips • MTC a el su eys 723 ips
• SACOG a el su eys 318 ips • SACOG a el su eys 318 ips
A e combining hese su eys, 6,882 comple ed su eys we e a ailable o use o
model es ima ion, as shown in Table 1. The e was di e en es ima ion da ase s used
o each model componen , depending on he equi emen s o he model. This is
desc ibed in mo e de ail in he In e egional Model Sys em De elopmen Repo
(Camb idge Sys ema ics 2006).
A e combining hese su eys, 6,882 comple ed su eys we e a ailable o use o
model es ima ion, as shown in Table 1. The e was di e en es ima ion da ase s used
o each model componen , depending on he equi emen s o he model. This is
desc ibed in mo e de ail in he In e egional Model Sys em De elopmen Repo
(Camb idge Sys ema ics 2006).
The e a e highway, ai , ail, and local ansi ne wo ks o suppo bo h he u ban
a ea and in e egional a el models. The socioeconomic da a includes household da a
in ou classi ica ions (household size, income g oups, numbe o wo ke s, and ehicle
owne ship) and employmen da a by ype.
The e a e highway, ai , ail, and local ansi ne wo ks o suppo bo h he u ban
a ea and in e egional a el models. The socioeconomic da a includes household da a
in ou classi ica ions (household size, income g oups, numbe o wo ke s, and ehicle
owne ship) and employmen da a by ype.
3.2 Accessibili y Measu es 3.2 Accessibili y Measu es
In he de elopmen o he ip equency models, accessibili y measu es we e
es ima ed o all ips o app oxima e he des ina ion choice logsum measu e. In he
inal models, accessibili y measu es we e e ained o in a egional ips because he
in a egional models main ained by he MPOs do no include des ina ion choice
models, which a e necessa y o p oduce logsum measu es. Accessibili y measu es o
in e egional ips we e eplaced wi h logsum measu es om he des ina ion choice
models in he inal models, as desc ibed below. The e we e ou accessibili y measu es
calcula ed, as ollows:
In he de elopmen o he ip equency models, accessibili y measu es we e
es ima ed o all ips o app oxima e he des ina ion choice logsum measu e. In he
inal models, accessibili y measu es we e e ained o in a egional ips because he
in a egional models main ained by he MPOs do no include des ina ion choice
models, which a e necessa y o p oduce logsum measu es. Accessibili y measu es o
in e egional ips we e eplaced wi h logsum measu es om he des ina ion choice
models in he inal models, as desc ibed below. The e we e ou accessibili y measu es
calcula ed, as ollows:
• Au o peak wo k ip accessibili y • Au o peak wo k ip accessibili y
⎥
⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢
⎢
⎣
⎡∑
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎝
⎛
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d
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mean
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au o
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1
Table 1. To al o Su ey In e egional T ips by Mode, Dis ance, and Pu pose Table 1. To al o Su ey In e egional T ips by Mode, Dis ance, and Pu pose
D i e D i e Ai Ai Rail Rail Bus Bus O he O he To al To al
Long T ips
Business 314 620 27 18 17 996
Commu e 263 15 9 1 74 362
Rec ea ion 1114 228 80 3 23 1448
O he 365 85 17 8 91 566
Sho T ips
Business 381 14 48 3 15 461
Commu e 1136 0 168 9 108 1421
Rec ea ion 873 2 29 3 52 959
Sho O he 591 1 10 23 44 669
To al 5,037 965 388 68 424 6,882
Sou ce: Bay A ea/Cali o nia High Speed Rail Ride ship and Re enue Fo ecas ing S udy
In e egional Model Sys ems De elopmen Repo , Table 2.6, Augus 2006.
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• Au o o -peak non-wo k ip accessibili y • Au o o -peak non-wo k ip accessibili y
( )
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• Non-Au o peak wo k ip accessibili y • Non-Au o peak wo k ip accessibili y
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• Non-Au o o -peak non-wo k ip accessibili y • Non-Au o o -peak non-wo k ip accessibili y
( )
⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢
⎣
⎡−+++ =∑
d
meano pea
k
nonau oo pea
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whe e: whe e:
To alEmpd = o al employmen a he des ina ion zone; To alEmpd = o al employmen a he des ina ion zone;
Householdsd = o al households a he des ina ion zone; Householdsd = o al households a he des ina ion zone;
Re ailEmpd = e ail employmen a he des ina ion zone; Re ailEmpd = e ail employmen a he des ina ion zone;
Se iceEmpd = se ice employmen a he des ina ion zone; Se iceEmpd = se ice employmen a he des ina ion zone;
Timepeak_au o = highway a el ime du ing he peak (based on conges ed ime)
om he o igin zone o he des ina ion zone;
Timepeak_au o = highway a el ime du ing he peak (based on conges ed ime)
om he o igin zone o he des ina ion zone;
Timepeak_nonau o = ansi a el ime du ing he peak (based on conges ed ime)
om he o igin zone o he des ina ion zone;
Timepeak_nonau o = ansi a el ime du ing he peak (based on conges ed ime)
om he o igin zone o he des ina ion zone;
Timeo peak_au o = highway a el ime du ing he o -peak (based on ee- low
a el ime) om he o igin zone o he des ina ion zone;
Timeo peak_au o = highway a el ime du ing he o -peak (based on ee- low
a el ime) om he o igin zone o he des ina ion zone;
Timeo peak_nonau o = ansi a el ime du ing he o -peak (based on ee- low
a el ime) om he o igin zone o he des ina ion zone;
Timeo peak_nonau o = ansi a el ime du ing he o -peak (based on ee- low
a el ime) om he o igin zone o he des ina ion zone;
Timepeak_mean = a e age a el ime om he o igin zone o all possible
des ina ion zones du ing he peak pe iod, calcula ed om he a e age o su ey
esponden s a el ime based on peak ne wo k imes; and
Timepeak_mean = a e age a el ime om he o igin zone o all possible
des ina ion zones du ing he peak pe iod, calcula ed om he a e age o su ey
esponden s a el ime based on peak ne wo k imes; and
Timeo eak_mean = a e age a el ime om he o igin zone o all possible
des ina ion zones du ing he o -peak pe iod, calcula ed om he a e age o
su ey esponden s a el ime based on o -peak ne wo k imes.
Timeo eak_mean = a e age a el ime om he o igin zone o all possible
des ina ion zones du ing he o -peak pe iod, calcula ed om he a e age o
su ey esponden s a el ime based on o -peak ne wo k imes.
3.3 Logsum Measu es 3.3 Logsum Measu es
Logsum measu es a e a means o es ima e a weigh ed a e age o a el ime and cos
ha can be ed back om one componen o ano he . A summa y o he logsum
measu es o each model componen is as ollows:
Logsum measu es a e a means o es ima e a weigh ed a e age o a el ime and cos
ha can be ed back om one componen o ano he . A summa y o he logsum
measu es o each model componen is as ollows:
• T ip equency models use “logsum” measu es om he des ina ion choice models,
which a e in ended o cap u e he ac ha i is easie o make ele an in e egional
ips om some zones han om o he zones. Fo ini ial model es ima ion, a
syn hesized ne wo k zone accessibili y measu e was used.
• T ip equency models use “logsum” measu es om he des ina ion choice models,
which a e in ended o cap u e he ac ha i is easie o make ele an in e egional
ips om some zones han om o he zones. Fo ini ial model es ima ion, a
syn hesized ne wo k zone accessibili y measu e was used.
• Des ina ion choice models use logsum measu es om he main mode choice
models ha a e in ended o p o ide measu es o he composi e impedance ac oss
• Des ina ion choice models use logsum measu es om he main mode choice
models ha a e in ended o p o ide measu es o he composi e impedance ac oss
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Table 4. Access and Eg ess Mode Choice Models o Long T ips1
Access Models Eg ess Models
Business/Commu e Rec ea ion/O he Business/Commu e Rec ea ion/O he
Obse a ions 1,500 2,724 1,466 2,668
Final log-likelihood -1,662.3 -2,519.4 -2,121 -3,066.6
ρ2(0) 0.276 0.365 0.075 0.231
ρ2(cons) 0.003 0.068 -0.023 0.053
Coe . ( -s a ) Coe . ( -s a ) Coe . ( -s a ) Coe . ( -s a )
Le el o Se ice
Cos ($) -0.075 cons ained -0.120 cons ained -0.075 cons ained -0.120 cons ained
In- ehicle ime (min) -0.060 cons ained -0.030 cons ained -0.060 cons ained -0.030 cons ained
Ou o ehicle ime (min) -0.147 (-6.4) -0.083 (-2.5) -0.139 (-6.2) -0.060 cons ained
VOT IVT ($/hou ) $48.00 $15.00 $48.00 $15.00
Ra io OVT/IVT 2.45 2.76 2.33 2.00
D i e and (un)pa k
T a el alone -1.925 (-3.0)
Fewe ca s han pe sons -1.547 (-2.2) -1.903 (-2.8)
Low income -2.741 (-1.8) -1.960 (-2.8) -18.006 (-2.5) -1.263 (-1.1)
High income 0.709 (1.6) 0.339 (1.4)
To/ om con en ional ail -9.490 (-2.5)
To/ om high-speed ail -2.251 (-1.8)
Ai po is LAX -3.128 (-3.8) -1.275 (-1.7)
Ai po is SFO -4.082 (-4.4) -3.036 (-2.6)
Ai po is SJC -1.479 (-2.1)
Ai po is SAN -1.410 (-2.3) -1.370 (-2.3)
Ren al ca
To/ om con en ional ail -5.0002 cons ained -5.000 cons ained -3.522 (-2.4) -1.176 (-3.1)
To/ om high speed ail -0.552 (-2.4)
No ca s in HH 5.110 (3.2)
High income 2.953 (2.4)
T a el alone -2.588 (-4.7)
Low income -2.082 (-0.9) -1.891 (-3.7)
Ge d opped o /picked up
In- ehicle ime (min) -0.014 (-2.5) -0.031 (-3.1) -0.015 (-3.9)
Household size 0.606 (2.9) 0.478 (2.8) 0.974 (2.8)
Taxi
Au o dis ance -0.084 (-4.8) -0.071 (-3.8) -0.126 (-7.9) -0.052 (-6.6)
To/ om con en ional ail -2.827 (-2.6) -2.265 (-2.4)
To/ om high-speed ail -1.092 (-2.1) 2.507 (3.6)
T a el alone -0.877 (-1.8) -2.768 (-4.6)
Low income -3.010 (-1.9) -3.002 (-2.3) -1.038 (-2.3)
High income 0.849 (1.9)
T ansi
No walk eg ess -4.836 (-4.6) -1.807 (-1.9)
Rail used in pa h 3.689 (5.2) 1.727 (2.4) 2.960 (5.0)
To/ om con en ional ail 3.580 (5.2) 1.830 (2.8)
To/ om high-speed ail 0.592 (0.7) 1.032 (1.9)
T a el alone 1.569 (2.3)
No ca s in HH 1.439 (1.7)
Fewe ca s han pe sons 1.480 (2.1)
Low income 0.846 (1.0) 1.216 (1.9)
Walk
To/ om ai po -5.0002 cons ained -2.634 (-1.0) -2.074 (-2.0)
Nes ing and scaling
Nes - ansi , walk, axi 0.387 (5.9) 0.451 (3.3) 0.280 (6.9) 0.470 (5.3)
Scale on hypo he ical choices 0.682 (15.9) 1.000 cons ained 0.516 (9.8) 1.000 cons ained
1 Does no include al e na i e speci ic cons an s. 2 These we e la e educed o -3.0 du ing model calib a ion. Sou ce: Bay
A ea/Cali o nia High Speed Rail Ride ship and Re enue Fo ecas ing S udy In e egional Model Sys ems De elopmen
Repo , Table 3.12 and 3.13, Augus 2006.
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• The long segmen s, axi, pa king, and en al ca s a e gene ally less desi able o
ail s a ions han o ai po s, while ansi is mo e desi able om ail s a ions.
Walking is e y a e o o om ai po s, cap u ing accessibili y a ec s ha a e
no cap u ed well in he zone sys em.
• D i e and pa k access is less likely a he busies ai po s – San F ancisco
(SFO), Los Angeles (LAX), and San Diego (SAN) – and somewha a San Jose
(SJC) as well. This may cap u e bo h cos and incon enience e ec s a hose
ai po s.
• Fo mos segmen s, hose in la ge households a e mo e likely o be d opped
o .
• In gene al, high income a o s en al ca , axi, and d i e and pa k, and low
income sligh ly a o s ansi in some segmen s.
• The e is a logsum coe icien less han 1.0 on he nes ha includes ansi ,
walk, and axi. Each o he o he h ee al e na i es is in i s own “nes ,” and
scaled by he same logsum pa ame e o p ese e equal scaling a he elemen al
le el.
• The scale ( he in e se o he esidual e o a iance) o he hypo he ical
choices ela i e o he ac ual choices was signi ican ly lowe han 1.0 o mos
o he Eg ess model segmen s. This esul indica es ha many esponden s ha e
di icul y making an accu a e assessmen o mode choice op ions in less
amilia su oundings a he non-home end o hei ip, so ha hypo he ical
choices should be weigh ed less in es ima ion han ac ual ones.
The main mode choice models p oduce p obabili ies ha each ip will choose one o
he main modes (au o, ai , con en ional ail, and high-speed ail). Se e al nes ing
s uc u es we e es ed o he main mode choice models and he inal nes ing s uc u e
chosen is shown in Figu e 4, wi h all he non-au o modes in a single nes . This
s uc u e p o ided he mos logical and s a is ically sound nes ing s uc u e o he
mode choice models.
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Figu e 4. Main Mode Choice Model S uc u e
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The main mode choice models we e based on s a ed p e e ence (SP) su ey da a. The
o e all choice sha es in he SP da a we e a ound 50% o high speed ail, wi h mos o
he o he choices o he esponden s’ ac ual chosen modes. The HSR choice sha e
was highes o business ips and long ips, gi ing a i s indica ion ha HSR
subs i u es mo e closely wi h ai han wi h ca .
To p epa e he da a o es ima ion, he access and eg ess mode choice models
we e i s applied o calcula e access and eg ess mode logsums o each al e na i e.
Then, a nes ed logi model was es ima ed ac oss he ou main modes o each o he
segmen s (only h ee al e na i es o he Sho segmen s, as ai was no a ailable o
hose segmen s).
The es ima ion esul s o he Long Segmen s a e shown in Table 5. Some esul s
o no e include he ollowing:
• The cos and in- ehicle ime pa ame e s we e no cons ained du ing model
es ima ion and p oduce easonable alues o ime. In gene al, he alue o ime
o he longe , mo e expensi e ips is highe han o he sho e , mo e equen
ips. This is a ypical esul .
• The alue o equency (headway) is signi ican o all segmen s, bu was only
abou 20 pe cen as la ge as he in- ehicle ime coe icien . I wai ime we e
hal he headway and alued wice as highly as in- ehicle ime, hen we would
expec he same coe icien on headway and in- ehicle ime. Fo hese modes,
and pa icula ly ai , headway is less ela ed o wai ime han i is o scheduling
con enience. Because none o he le els used in he SP had headways highe
han a ew hou s, he implica ions o scheduling may no ha e been la ge
enough o g ea ly in luence mode choice. This coe icien was cons ained o
ma ch in- ehicle ime based on commen s om he pee e iew panel.
• The alue o eliabili y is ai ly low o all segmen s, al hough wi h he co ec
sign. I is e y di icul o measu e he e ec o eliabili y in a la ge-scale
mailou SP su ey, so we decided o use a somewha highe e ec o eliabili y
in applica ion, based on e idence om o he models ha his was easonable.
• Those a eling wi h o he s a e mo e likely o use ca and less likely o use ai .
This e ec was also es ed on he cos coe icien s and no ound o be
signi ican , so his ela i e mode p e e ence appea s o be ela ed o mo e han
jus cos – such as he ac ha people can sha e d i ing o long ips. Pa y size
models we e es ima ed o gene a e hese da a, bu a e no included he e o
b e i y.
• People in la ge households a e mo e likely o use ca . E en hough we al eady
ha e he g oup/alone segmen a ion, people in la ge households a e likely o be
in la ge g oups.
• Highe income gene ally a o s ai and high-speed ail e sus au o.
• Low au o a ailabili y wi hin he household is ela ed o a lowe chance o
choosing he au o.
• A nes wi h ai , ail, and HSR, (wi h ca in i s own “nes ”) p oduced a logsum
coe icien below 1.0 o all segmen s, indica ing ha his was a easonable
nes ing s uc u e o in e egional ips.
• The access mode choice logsums we e es ima ed wi h posi i e coe icien s in
he ange o 0.14 o 0.46 o all segmen s.
• Fo he long ips, he eg ess mode accessibili y seems o ha e somewha mo e
in luence on mode choice han does he access mode. T a ele s may be less
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cons ained a he home end, whe e hey know he op ions and can use hei
own au o, han hey a e a he des ina ion end.
Table 5. Main Mode Choice Models1
1 Does no include al e na i e speci ic cons an s. 2 These we e la e cons ained du ing model calib a ion o
ma ch in- ehicle ime based on commen s om he pee e iew and he modeling eam. 3A e he headway
coe icien was cons ained, his a io becomes 1. Sou ce: The model was e-es ima ed when he headway
measu es we e cons ained and does no ma ch p e iously published e sions o his model - Bay
A ea/Cali o nia High Speed Rail Ride ship and Re enue Fo ecas ing S udy In e egional Model Sys ems
De elopmen Repo , Table 3.15, Augus 2006.
Long T ip
Business/Commu e Rec ea ion/O he
Obse a ions 2,918 5,075
Final log-likelihood -1,998 -3,936
ρ2(0) 0.380 0.309
ρ2(cons) 0.151 0.154
Coe . ( -s a ) Coe . ( -s a )
Main Mode Cha ac e is ics
Le el o Se ice
Cos ($) -0.017 (-12.8) -0.035 (-18.5)
In- ehicle ime (min) -0.018 (-13.4) -0.011 (-14.2)
Se ice headway (min) -0.0042 (-3.9) -0.0032 (-3.6)
Reliabili y (% on ime) 0.023 cons ained 0.005 (1.9)
Access Mode Choice Logsum 0.136 (3.4) 0.204 (3.7)
Eg ess Mode Choice Logsum 0.171 (3.9) 0.399 (7.1)
Implied Value o Time IVT ($/hou ) $63.64 $18.45
Ra io Headway/IVT3 0.21 0.24
T ip Cha ac e is ics
Ca – T a el in a G oup 2+ 1.086 (4.6) 1.43 (9.1)
Ai – T a el in a G oup 2+ -0.356 (-2.8) -0.505 (-3.7)
Household Cha ac e is ics
Ca – Household Size 0.182 (1.2) 0.296 (4.4)
Ai – High Income 1.18 (4.6)
Con en ional ail – High Income 0.613 (1.4)
High-speed ail – High Income 1.147 (4.8)
Ca – Less han 2 Ca s pe 2+ Household -0.308 (-2.3)
Nes ing
Nes – ai , ail, high-speed ail 0.692 (10.4) 0.738 (13.0)
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4 In a egional Models
In a egional models will be used o o ecas high speed ail ips wi h bo h ends
wi hin an u ban a ea ha has mo e han one p oposed high-speed ail (HSR) s a ion.
These a eas a e he San F ancisco Bay A ea, G ea e Los Angeles, and San Diego
egions. Regional a el o ecas ing models in hese a eas will be modi ied o o ecas
u ban high-speed ail ips o he San F ancisco and Los Angeles a eas. The ma ke
segmen s o in a egional a el include ypical ip pu poses such as home-based
wo k, school, uni e si y, shopping, social- ec ea ional, and o he ips as well as wo k-
and non-wo k- ela ed non-home-based ips. San Diego is he only o he egion ha
con ains he possibili y o in a egional high-speed ail ips, bu he es ima e o hese
ide s is e y low ela i e o he o he egions; and he le el o e o o de elop,
calib a e, and apply he egional mode choice model is e y high, so we decided o
de elop in a egional ide ship o San Diego using a popula ion-based es ima e a he
han a adi ional mode choice model.
To model in a egional ips, we elied on he ip gene a ion and dis ibu ion
models in each o he u ban a eas and modi ied exis ing mode choice models. The
u ban mode choice models include a a ie y o ansi modes, bu no speci ically a
high-speed ail mode. The MTC u ban mode choice models we e modi ied o inse a
high-speed ail mode based on coe icien s and cons an s om he commu e ail
mode, as a conse a i e es ima e. The SCAG u ban mode choice model was buil om
he MTC amewo k. Following is a b ie desc ip ion o he model implemen a ion o
each o he u ban a eas:
• San F ancisco Bay A ea - The San F ancisco egional model was enhanced o
include ansi submodes (BART, commu e ail, ligh ail, e y, local bus, and
exp ess bus) in he mode choice model. This allowed o easie inclusion o he
high-speed ail mode in he model. The new mode choice model was alida ed
a he egional le el o ma ch obse ed ide ship numbe s by ope a o .
• Sou he n Cali o nia Associa ion o Go e nmen s Region - The Sou he n
Cali o nia Associa ion o Go e nmen s (SCAG) mode choice models we e
de eloped using he pa ame e s and s uc u e o he MTC model in combina ion
wi h he SCAG ne wo ks and ip ables. This model was alida ed a he
egional le el o ma ch obse ed ide ship numbe s by ope a o .
U ban ip ables om he MTC and SCAG me opoli an a eas we e added o he
in e egional ips o he assignmen .
5 Model Applica ion
5.1 Model Valida ion
The alida ion o he combined in e egional and in a egional (u ban) models was
comple ed o he yea 2000, because he a ailable obse ed da a o 2000 was mo e
obus han o any o he yea . This s a ewide model was es ima ed om a
combina ion o exis ing and new household and in e cep a ele su eys collec ed in
Cali o nia and combined wi h in a egional ips gene a ed om egional and
s a ewide sou ces.
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The alida ion wo k included he calib a ion p ocess, de elopmen o da a used
o obse ed a el beha io , and documen a ion o he esul ing calib a ion
pa ame e s o he in e egional ips. In addi ion, his wo k included summa ies and
easonableness checks on he in a egional ips de i ed om he MPO ip ables.
These we e no sepa a ely alida ed o calib a ed, because each MPO has p o ided
assu ances ha hese ip ables we e alida ed.
T ips by mode om he in e egional models we e combined wi h in a egional
ips by mode o assign o he highway, ai , and ail ne wo ks. Table 6 p esen s a
summa y o he 2000 in e egional ips by mode and ma ke .
Highway ips we e con e ed om pe son ips o ehicle ips using ehicle
occupancy ac o s de i ed om he Cal ans S a ewide T a el Su ey. In addi ion,
highway ips we e sepa a ed in o peak and o -peak ime pe iods so ha peak and o -
peak ip ables could be assigned sepa a ely o he highway ne wo k. This ensu es ha
peak-pe iod a el imes would mo e accu a ely e lec conges ion ha occu s in he
peak pe iod.
Following he de elopmen o peak and o -peak au o ehicle in e egional ips,
hese we e combined wi h he au o ehicle in a egional ips. These in a egional ips
come om ou sou ces: MTC, SANDAG, SCAG, and Cal ans. The Cal ans
S a ewide Model is used o es ima e in a egional ips o all he o he egions (excep
MTC, SANDAG, and SCAG) so ha he au o ip able will be ep esen ing all
s a ewide a el. This ensu es ha conges ion wi hin each smalle u ban a ea is
adequa ely ep esen ed.
Valida ion o he base yea assignmen s by mode in ol ed de ailed e iew o
obse ed and modeled olumes. Fo ai , hese e iews ocused on assignmen s o he
majo ma ke s. Fo ail, hese e iews ocused on assignmen s by ope a o . Fo
highway, hese e iews ocused on assignmen s by ga eway and by egion. A
summa y o he assignmen s by mode is p o ided in Table 7.
Table 6. 2000 Daily In e egional T ips by Mode
Ma ke Au o Ai Rail To al Pe cen o To al
LA o Sac amen o 7,479 4,935 - 12,414 1%
LA o San Diego 257,441 100 5,395 262,936 17%
LA o SF 28,031 26,867 - 54,898 4%
Sac amen o o SF 137,739 25 1,816 139,580 9%
Sac amen o o San Diego 175 2,858 - 3,033 0%
San Diego o SF 4,630 10,309 - 14,939 1%
LA/SF o SJV 205,205 3,393 926 209,524 14%
O he o SJV 281,750 243 344 282,337 19%
To/F om Mon e ey/
Cen al Coas 275,794 3,532 1,105 280,431
19%
To/F om Fa No h 184,506 3,005 16 187,527 12%
To/F om W. Sie a Ne ada 59,192 668 11 59,871 4%
To al 1,441,942 55,935 9,613 1,507,490 100%
Pe cen o To al 95.7% 3.7% 0.6% 100%
Sou ce: Bay A ea/Cali o nia High Speed Rail Ride ship and Re enue Fo ecas ing S udy Final Repo ,
Table 5.1, July 2007.
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Table 7. 2000 Daily Assignmen s by Mode
Mode Uni s Obse ed Model4 Di e ence Pe cen
Di e ence
Ai Boa dings 54,2711 54,876 605 1%
Rail Boa dings 16,7102 17,743 1,033 6%
Au o Vehicle Coun s 27,145,3003 25,206,373 (1,938,927) -7%
1Sou ce: U.S. Depa men o T anspo a ion FAA O&D en-pe cen sample da abase 2Sou ce:
In e egional ail ope a o s and MTC 3Sou ce: Cal ans, MTC and SCAG a ic coun da abases
Sou ce: Bay A ea/Cali o nia High Speed Rail Ride ship and Re enue Fo ecas ing S udy Final
Repo , Table 5.2, July 2007.
E en hough he ai and ail assignmen s we e e y small compa ed o au o, hese
we e c i ical o he e alua ion o high-speed ail, so a g ea a en ion o he alida ion
o hese modes was impo an . Fo he majo ma ke s and ope a o s, hese compa ed
e y well wi h obse ed numbe s. Au o assignmen s we e p ima ily alida ed based
on ga eways along he high-speed ail co ido s. These compa ed e y well o
obse ed a ic coun s. Addi ional alida ion e o o e ine and imp o e he highway
assignmen s is ecommended i his model we e o be used o highway planning
pu poses.
Compa ison o he 2030 o ecas o a No-Build scena io was comple ed o
alida ion o ensu e ha he 2030 o ecas s a e easonable o each model componen .
O e all, he e is a 42 pe cen inc ease in households and a 51 pe cen inc ease in
employmen , and he e is a 62 pe cen inc ease in in e egional ips. The 2030
in e egional ip able is p esen ed in Table 8.
The highe pe cen o in e egional ips compa ed o s a ewide household and
employmen g ow h is a e lec ion o he expansion o he egions beyond hei
egional bo de s, causing mo e a ele s o make in e egional a el ins ead o
in a egional a el. The au o assignmen s ( ep esen ed by o al ehicle miles a eled)
inc ease by 73 pe cen om 2000 o 2030, which is also caused by a ele s ha ing o
go u he o each hei des ina ions. These a e p esen ed in Table 9.
Table 8. 2030 Daily In e egional T ips by Mode
Ma ke Au o Ai Rail To al
LA o Sac amen o 12,636 8,105 – 20,741
LA o San Diego 340,862 96 25,898 366,856
LA o SF 30,253 25,351 – 55,604
Sac amen o o SF 174,844 26 11,798 186,668
Sac amen o o San Diego 164 5,258 – 5,422
San Diego o SF 5,038 18,259 – 23,297
LA/SF o SJV 360,177 9,609 6,237 376,023
O he o SJV 553,466 1,944 4,792 560,202
To/F om Mon e ey/Cen al Coas 426,056 5,886 2,077 434,019
To/F om Fa No h 320,667 5,957 962 327,586
To/F om W. Sie a Ne ada 96,404 1,177 335 97,916
To al 2,320,567 81,668 52,099 2,454,334
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Repo , Table 5.3 July 2007.
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Table 9. 2000 and 2030 Assignmen s by Mode
Mode Uni s 2000 Model 2030 Model Di e ence Pe cen
Di e ence
Ai Boa dings 54,876 80,643 25,767 47%
Rail Boa dings 16,430 30,653 14,222 87%
Au o Vehicle Miles T a eled 748,606,510 1,297,116,168 548,509,657 73%
Sou ce: Bay A ea/Cali o nia High Speed Rail Ride ship and Re enue Fo ecas ing S udy Final
Repo , Table 5.4, July 2007.
Rail boa dings inc ease a a highe a e han au o, indica ing ha as conges ion
inc eases; mo e a ele s a e aking ail, as expec ed. Ai boa dings do no inc ease as
as as ail o au o because he ai a es inc eased and equencies dec eased be ween
2000 and 2005, making ai a less a ac i e op ion. The 2005 obse ed ai le el o
se ice was kep cons an h ough 2030. The p ima y eason o signi ican changes in
ai se ice om 2000 o 2005 was he Sep embe 11 e o is a acks in 2001, which
a ec ed ai a el mo e han o he modes.
5.2 Fo ecas Resul s
Table 10 p esen s a summa y o he ips by mode and mode sha es o he base yea
(2000) and he u u e yea (2030) wi h and wi hou he high-speed ail p ojec . High-
speed ail cap u es o e 7 pe cen o he ips and d aws om all o he modes.
5.3 Sensi i i y Tes s
A se ies o sensi i i y es s we e conduc ed o es he impac s o changes in le el o
se ice on high-speed ail ide ship and e enue. These es s we e designed o assis in
de eloping an imp o ed ope a ing plan, op imum a es, and o unde s and he impac s
o po en ial changes in assump ions o he ai and au o modes. The esul s o he
sensi i i y es s a e p o ided in Table 11.
Table 10. Summa y o T ips and Mode Sha es o Base and Fu u e Condi ions
2000 Base Yea 2030 wi hou HSR 2030 wi h HSR 2030 Di e ence
T ips Mode Sha e T ips Mode Sha e T ips Mode Sha e T ips Pc o To al
Au o 1,441,942 95.7% 2,320,567 94.5% 2,193,248 89.2% -127,319 -71%
Ai 55,935 3.7% 81,668 3.3% 53,823 2.2% -27,845 -16%
Rail 9,613 0.6% 52,099 2.1% 31,790 1.3% -20,309 -11%
HSR 179,482 179,482 100%
To al 1,507,490 100.0% 2,454,334 100.0% 2,458,343 100.0% 4,009
No e: The 4,009 di e ence in 2030 ips wi h and wi hou HSR demons a es how much
induced a el is a esul o HSR. Sou ce: Bay A ea/Cali o nia High Speed Rail Ride ship
and Re enue Fo ecas ing S udy Model Valida ion Repo , Table 7.5, July 2007 and Bay
A ea/Cali o nia High Speed Rail Ride ship and Re enue Fo ecas ing S udy Ride ship and
Re enue Fo ecas s, Table 2.2, Augus 2007.
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Table 11. Sensi i i y Tes s o High-Speed Rail
Sensi i i y Tes Change in Le el o Se ice
Pe cen Change om Base
Boa dings Re enues
High-Speed Rail Le el o Se ice Tes s
Highe HSR Fa es 25% inc ease -13% 2%
A e age Daily Headways HSR headways1 -15% -14%
Highe HSR F eq 100% inc ease 15% 16%
Exp ess Se ice SF/LA Double F eq SF/LA o SJV, SD/SF
o SAC
22% 24%
Ai and Au o Le el o Se ice Tes s
Highe Ai /Au o Times 6% inc ease2 6% 6%
Highe Ai /Au o Cos s 50% inc ease 46% 53%
Combined Le el o Se ice Tes s
Highe HSR Fa es and Highe
Ai /Au o Cos s
25% inc ease in a es, 50%
inc ease in cos s
13% 19%
Highe HSR Fa es and Highe
Ai /Au o Cos s
50% inc ease in bo h 31% 40%
Highe HSR Fa es and Highe
Ai /Au o Cos s
100% inc ease in a es, 50%
inc ease in cos s
-6% 1%
1 A e age daily headways assume ha he headway in he peak and o -peak pe iods a e
equal. This e ec i ely inc eases peak headways and dec eases o -peak headways. 2The
6 pe cen inc ease in a el ime was based on a 30-minu e inc ease in a el ime om San
F ancisco o Los Angeles by ca . Sou ce: Bay A ea/Cali o nia High Speed Rail Ride ship
and Re enue Fo ecas ing S udy Final Repo , Table 7.1, July 2007.
The esul s show ha imp o emen s in high-speed ail equencies can suppo much
highe high-speed ail ide ship; inc eased high-speed ail equencies in he majo
co ido s (San F ancisco o Los Angeles, Los Angeles o San Joaquin Valley, San
Diego o Sac amen o, and San F ancisco o Sac amen o) we e hen e ained o he
al e na i es analysis. These esul s also show ha aising high-speed ail a es will no
signi ican ly inc ease e enues, unless his is combined wi h di e en assump ions o
ai and au o cos s. Assump ions ega ding ai and au o cos inc eases emain a di icul
issue, gi en he ola ili y in hese cos s in he pas 5 yea s alone. The sensi i i y es s
do show ha high-speed ail ide ship is highly sensi i e o he assump ions o ai and
au o cos s and can inc ease as much as 46 pe cen wi h a 50 pe cen inc ease in ai and
au o cos s, which seems qui e easonable compa ed o cu en ends in hese cos s.
6 Summa y
The a el o ecas ing models de eloped o p edic ing high-speed ail al e na i es o
he s a e o Cali o nia ha e se e al immedia e bene i s o e p e ious ide ship
o ecas ing me hods used in he s a e: hey a e ne wo k-based and p o ide mo e
accu a e assessmen s o ime and cos adeo s wi h o he modes, modal choices a e
sensi i e o eliabili y, pa y size, and de ailed access and eg ess op ions, induced
a el is assessed based on changes in le el o se ice o all modes, and in a egional
a el is es ima ed based on de ailed u ban a ea models whe e in e egional a el is
es ima ed based on s a ewide models es ima ed om obse ed a el beha io . The
in a egional and in e egional models a e in eg a ed o assess impac s o conges ion
on o he modes and o e lec di e ences in peak and o -peak condi ions.
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The p ima y ad ancemen in his model is he addi ional le el o de ail (4,600
zones used o all modeling componen s wi hou sampling), he inclusion o peak and
o -peak assignmen s, and he consis en use o logsum accessibili y measu es a all
le els o he models ( om access and eg ess models up o ip equency models).
These models we e es ima ed using e ealed p e e ence da a and by combining
mul iple su ey da ase s, a mo e obus es ima ion da ase was possible.
The e a e some a eas whe e hese models may be imp o ed o o he s a ewide
and egional planning ac i i ies. The ip equency models could bene i om
addi ional da a on weekly o mon hly long dis ance a el, because a one-day snapsho
does no p o ide as s ong a basis o a el decisions as longe - e m da a would
p o ide. The des ina ion choice models could also be imp o ed by including da a on
special gene a o s, such as Disneyland. Las ly, he mode choice models could bene i
om a ou -based me hodology, ecognizing ha decisions on mode a e a ec ed by
bo h he ou bound and e u n po ions o he ip. In hese cases, he models could
bene i om addi ional da a and esou ces ha we e beyond he o iginal scope o he
p ojec .
These in eg a ed s a ewide models o e a comp ehensi e ool o o ecas long
and sho dis ance a el in Cali o nia. The sepa a ion o a el in o ma ke segmen s
based on dis ance (sho and long), pu pose (business, commu e, ec ea ion and o he )
and a el ma ke s (in e - and in a egional) p o ide a obus and accu a e assessmen
o mul imodal a el a he s a ewide le el.
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