Sydney Strategic Travel Model (STM)

Use	Estimating the effects on the transport network of: Major infrastructure changes Different population/employment growth and distribution scenarios Evaluation of Travel Demand Management scenarios such as the introduction of alternative public transport, parking and pricing policies
Method	Tour-based multi-segmented disaggregate model
Size	2690 origin by 2690 destination STM zones
Scope	Residents of Greater Metropolitan Area (GMA)
Data Management	The model is implemented in the EMME transport planning platform
Output	Estimates of travel between travel zone O/D pairs
Geographic Coverage	GMA
Geographic Level	Metropolitan wide network Zone and SLA level O/D Trip Tables
Reference Period	An average weekday for that year
Frequency	5 yearly base year estimates
Historical/Forecast Data	2006, 2011, 2016, 2021, 2026, 2031
Variables	Mode: car driver, car passenger, train, bus, taxi, bicycle, walk Purpose: work, work-related business, primary education, secondary education, tertiary education, shopping, other Time of Day: am peak, mid-peak, pm peak, evening
Products Available	O/D Trip Tables, Travel forecasts, no. vehicles and speeds on network links, VKT, networks and scenarios, Reports
Data Quality/Definitional Issues	Designed for broad strategic level forecasting. Model limitations are outlined in Technical Report 2001/6
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