TIM BAIRD
Education: UW-Madison - B.S. Political Science, UBC - M.S. Urban Planning
Current Employment: Fehr & Peers - Associate
Greatest Interests about Travel Demand Modeling and Forecasting: Finding interesting applications of travel models to answer planning questions, especially when combined with other models or data sources. Digging into underlying data and assumptions. Thinking through the cost/benefit balance of adding complexity to models.
Favorite Modeling Project(s): I led modeling work for UDOT's Logan US89/91 study that wrapped up last year, where we used the CMPO regional model to evaluate off-corridor solutions to benefit Logan's Main Street and the broader system, and then built a VISUM mesoscopic model off the regional model to evaluate solutions in more detail.
Valuable Resources, Tools or Software: The WF vizTool! Good VM infrastructure. Good old ArcGIS and Excel. F&P's Forecasting Discipline Group.
Hobbies and Interests: Rock climbing, skiing, hiking, cooking
Current Employment: Fehr & Peers - Associate
Greatest Interests about Travel Demand Modeling and Forecasting: Finding interesting applications of travel models to answer planning questions, especially when combined with other models or data sources. Digging into underlying data and assumptions. Thinking through the cost/benefit balance of adding complexity to models.
Favorite Modeling Project(s): I led modeling work for UDOT's Logan US89/91 study that wrapped up last year, where we used the CMPO regional model to evaluate off-corridor solutions to benefit Logan's Main Street and the broader system, and then built a VISUM mesoscopic model off the regional model to evaluate solutions in more detail.
Valuable Resources, Tools or Software: The WF vizTool! Good VM infrastructure. Good old ArcGIS and Excel. F&P's Forecasting Discipline Group.
Hobbies and Interests: Rock climbing, skiing, hiking, cooking