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LMPO presents regional travel-shed analysis; finds commuters and freight from multiple states
Summary
LMPO staff presented a regional traffic volume forecasting effort requested by the South Plains Association of Governments (SPAG), showing daily and monthly commuter and freight travel into Lubbock County from neighboring Texas counties and several states; a travel survey will follow.
LMPO staff presented Aug. 19 the status of a regional traffic volume forecasting model developed in collaboration with the South Plains Association of Governments (SPAG), TxDOT and consultant partners. The informational briefing summarized travel-shed analysis using TxDOT traffic counts, INRIX location-based mobile data and census and employment datasets to map where people and freight originate before traveling into Lubbock County.
The study used travel analysis zones (TAZs) and three years of 24-hour traffic count data to trace origin-destination patterns. "We wanted to answer 1 main question. How far are people coming into Lubbock?" Martin…
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