Travel Demand Modeling
Last Updated Wednesday, December 27, 2006
The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has developed a travel demand model using Caliper's TransCAD software. This model was developed in accordance with the Year 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan. The base year of the model is the Year 2000 and has traffic forecasts for Year 2005, Year 2010, Year 2020, and Year 2030.

Year 2005 Travel Demand Model Forecast (PDF)
Year 2010 Travel Demand Model Forecast (PDF)
Year 2020 Travel Demand Model Forecast (PDF)
Year 2030 Travel Demand Model Forecast (PDF)
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The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has contracted with Jacobs Civil, with assistance from the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), to develop a MIcroscopic Transportation SImulation Model (MITSIM).
The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) uses the traditional modeling process of trip generation, trip distribution, and trip assignment. The Des Moines Area MPO is in the process of updating its models for the next long-range plan.