Improved trip generation forecasting using the TRIPS database. Current practice in gaining development approval in Australia requires a traffic impact study for which surveys of the traffic generated

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Improved trip generation forecasting using the TRIPS database. Current practice in gaining development approval in Australia requires a traffic impact study for which surveys of the traffic generated by a similar development are necessary. Some states also conduct surveys of trip generation rates for different land uses. An iMOVE CRC project is building the first national database of such surveys, referred to as TRIPS, with nearly 1000 surveys. This project will develop a spatial interaction model to improve the accuracy of trip generation forecasting by taking into account the locations and characteristics of all existing substitute or complementary developments, some of which have been surveyed, along with demographic and accessibility data. The quality of planning decisions will thus be improved. . Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3304 - Urban and Regional Planning. Lead: Prof Michael Bell