This research evaluates the accuracy of demand forecasts using a sample of recently-
completed projects in Minnesota and identifies the factors influencing the inaccuracy in …

Researchers have improved travel demand forecasting methods in recent decades but
invested relatively little to understand their accuracy. A major barrier has been the lack of …

This paper presents results from the first statistically significant study of traffic forecasts in
transportation infrastructure projects. The sample used is the largest of its kind, covering 210 …

This article presents results from the first statistically significant study of traffic forecasts in
transportation infrastructure projects. The sample used is the largest of its kind, covering 210 …

The inaccuracy of traffic forecasts has long stood as a central research theme in the field of
infrastructure and transportation studies. The literature presents several motives for this …

Traffic forecasters may find value in expressing the uncertainty of their forecasts as a range
of expected outcomes. Traditional methods for estimating such uncertainty windows rely on …

Based on the results from a questionnaire survey and qualitative interviews among different
actors involved in traffic forecasting, this paper discusses what evidence can be found in …

This paper deals with the accuracy of travel demand forecasts among Norwegian road
projects. We use data collected from tolled roads and toll free roads. The results reveal that …

This report is an update to NCHRP Report 255: Highway Traffic Data for Urbanized Area
Project Planning and Design and describes methods, data sources, and procedures for …

Project promoters, forecasters, and managers sometimes object to two things in measuring
inaccuracy in travel demand forecasting:(1) using the forecast made at the time of making …