Generation of new origin-/destination matrices of passenger transport

Partner of the IVT

Emch+Berger AG, Zurich

IVT Staff

Dr.-Ing. Milenko Vrtic
Dipl.-Ing. Philipp Fröhlich
Prof. Dr. Kay W. Axhausen

Client

Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung, Bundesamt für Strassen und Bundesamt für Verkehr

Project duration

02. 2004 – 02.2005

Abstract

An important requirement for the planning and operation of transport infrastructures is the knowledge of the spatial patterns of trip making. It is customary to represent the trip pattern by means of a zonally aggregated origin/destination matrix.

To support the updating the actualization of the existing passenger transport model the Federal Office for Spatial Development, the Swiss Federal Roads Authority and the Federal Office of Transport contracted us to estimate new origin/destination matrices. With realistic and reliable matrices, for future traffic forecasts should be improved.

The main objective of this study is to establish on the basis of existing data and suitable models different origin/destination matrices for road and rail passenger transport and different trip purposes for the base year 2000. Furthermore, origin/destination matrices for the year 2020 on the basis of estimated matrices and additional factors will be produced.