Events
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 - Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Contemporary Issues in Household Travel Behavior Survey Design and Management: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
Overview
A workshop for MPOs and NYMTC member agencies on best practices in household travel survey design and management.
Conference Materials
Agenda
Wednesday, January 9th
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm: Welcome and objectives for the workshop
- Kuo-Ann Chiao, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
12:45 pm – 2:15 pm: Session 1: Matching survey goals with design, methods, and sample size
- Moderator: Todd Goldman, University Transportation Research Center
- Laxmi Ramasubramanian, Hunter College/CUNY[Presentation]
- Guy Rousseau, Atlanta Regional Commission; Co-Chair, TRB Household Surveys Subcommittee [Presentation]
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Break
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Session 2: Survey planning and implementation at U.S. MPOs
- Moderator: Kuo-Ann Chiao, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
- Robert Griffiths, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments [Presentation]
- Neil Kilgren, Puget Sound Regional Council [Presentation]
- Kyung-Hwa Kim, Portland Metro [Presentation]
- Guy Rousseau, Atlanta Regional Commission [Presentation]
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Open Discussion
Thursday, January 10th
9:00 am – 10:00 am – Session 3: Applications of GPS Technologies in HH Travel Surveys
- Moderator: Kyung-Hwa Kim, Portland Metro
- Cynthia Chen, City College of New York/CUNY and Hongmian Gong, Hunter College/CUNY [Presentation]
- Comment: Robert Griffiths, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
10:00 am – 11:15 am – Session 4: Best Practices in Sampling
- Moderator: Todd Goldman, University Transportation Research Center
- Elaine Murakami, FHWA (by phone) [Presentation]
- Robert Griffiths, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
11:15 am – 11:30 am: Break
11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Session 5: Stated Preference Add-Ons and Panel Surveys
- Moderator: Cynthia Chen, City College of New York/CUNY
- José Holguín-Veras, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [Presentation]
- Comment: Guy Rousseau, Atlanta Regional Commission
12:30 pm – Adjourn
