DDOT uses the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG)

regional transportation model to estimate future travel demand and the

cumulative impacts of future demand on the local transportation system for all
of its major transportation studies.
What is the Cumulative Impact of all the Various
Developments on our Transportation System?
What is the Cumulative Impact of all the Various
Developments on our Transportation System?
The MWCOG model follows a four-step
process:
Trip Generation how much travel?
Trip Distribution who goes where?
Mode Choice how do people travel?
Trip Assignment what routes do
travelers take?
Source: www.mwcog.org
Land Use
Data
Trip Generation
Trip Distribution
Mode Choice
Trip
Assignment
Highway
and Transit
Trips
Traffic
Volumes
Highway
and Transit
Networks
Zone-to-Zone
Travel Times,
Costs, etc.
Congested Traffic Speeds
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MODEL INPUTS MODEL INPUTS
From local officials on land use, future From local officials on land use, future
developments, adopted land use plans, developments, adopted land use plans,
and planned transportation improvements and planned transportation improvements
MODEL MODEL
MODEL OUTPUTS MODEL OUTPUTS
Used by DDOT to make transportation Used by DDOT to make transportation
infrastructure decisions infrastructure decisions
DDOT will use the MWCOG model to determine future traffic forecasts for year
2030. With the help of Gallop Corporation, a local firm with experience in using
the MWCOG Model, DDOT will determine the future impacts of local
development on the transportation system.
No-Build Alternative No-Build Alternative
Often called the base case, the No-Build Alternative includes
all routine maintenance and safety improvements listed in the
most recent Constrained Long Range Transportation Plan for the
Washington region adopted by the Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments - Transportation Planning Board.
In addition to the improvements in the Constrained Long Range
Transportation Plan, the No-Build Alternative for the South
Capitol Street project includes the South Capitol Street Near
Term Improvements, the Anacostia Streetcar Line and the
Washington Nationals Ballpark currently under design.
This alternative serves as the basis for comparison to all other
alternatives.
TSM elements are relatively low cost activities that maximize the
efficiency of the present transportation system.
Possible elements to include in a South Capitol Street TSM alternative
are:
Rehabilitation of existing
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
Traffic signal optimization on
S Capitol Street and NJ Avenue
Intersection Improvements
Turn Lanes
Pedestrian & Bicycle Circulation Enhancements
Accessible Curb Ramps Bike Racks
Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative
Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative
New crosswalk
New countdown
pedestrian signal
New pedestrian path
New bicycle path or
signed bicycle route
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scale in feet
Special Intersection Treatments,
including safety improvements
and high-visibility crosswalks.
Special Intersection Treatments,
including safety improvements
and high-visibility crosswalks.
Signed Bicycle Route
Signed Bicycle Route
Rehabilitate existing
Frederick Douglass
Memorial Bridge
Rehabilitate existing
Frederick Douglass
Memorial Bridge
New multi-use trail
Special Intersection
Treatments
Special Intersection
Treatments
Signed Bicycle Route
(South Capitol Street)
Signed Bicycle Route
(South Capitol Street)
Special Intersection Treatments
Special Intersection Treatments
Designated On-Road Bicycle Lanes
(Firth Sterling Ave, Sumner Road)
Designated On-Road Bicycle Lanes
(Firth Sterling Ave, Sumner Road)
New on-road bicycle path
Special intersection
treatment
Designated On-Road Bicycle Lanes
(Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue,
Howard Road)
Designated On-Road Bicycle Lanes
(Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue,
Howard Road)
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