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STOPS uses the zone-level demographic estimates for the current year and, optionally, some horizon year to scale the rows and columns of the 2012-2016 American Community Survey (ACS) Journey-to-Work data to estimate travel flows for the year of interest. STOPS uses...
STOPS uses two kinds of data from the Census. First, it uses 2012-2016 American Community Survey (ACS) Journey-to-Work data that tabulate worker flows and transit shares from the period. STOPS updates both the flows and the shares to account for demographic growth and for changes in...
Version 2.52 and 2.53 is an update that adds the ability to use 2012-2016 American Community Survey Census Transportation Planning Products and includes a GIS interface to ESRI’s ArcGIS Professional (version 3.2.2 and later).
The Simplified Trips-on-Project Software (STOPS) is a series of programs designed to estimate transit project ridership using a streamlined set of procedures that bypass the time-consuming process of developing and applying a regional travel demand forecasting model.
The Simplified Trips-on-Project Software (STOPS) is a series of programs designed to estimate transit project ridership using a streamlined set of procedures that bypass the time-consuming process of developing and applying a regional travel demand forecasting model.
The User Guide gives step-by-step instructions for the installation of the software, assembly of the required data, and preparation of the forecasts.
STOPS User Guide Version 2.53 (PDF) full-resolution version SoftwareThe software comes in a compressed ("...
The 2013 Final Rule on major capital investment projects revised the measures that FTA uses to evaluate and rate proposed major transit projects. Among the revised measures, the Final Rule specifies that mobility benefits are now measured as the predicted number of trips that would use the...
At their option, sponsors of New Starts and Small Starts projects may use a simplified method developed by FTA to quantify the measures used by FTA to evaluate and rate projects. STOPS is a limited implementation of the conventional "4-step" travel model. STOPS replaces the standard trip...
This document provides support to grantees when real estate programs require the acquisition of real property interest owned by a railroad.
General FTA Acquisition and Relocation Brochure for recipient use.