InputFiles

The table below contains brief descriptions of the input files required to execute the MTC travel model.

File name	Purpose	Folder Location	File type	File format
freeflow.NET	Highway network	hwy\	Citilabs Cube	HighwayNetworkCoding
tazData.csv	Travel analysis zone-specific data	landuse\	CSV	TazData
tazData.dbf	Travel analysis zone-specific data	landuse\	DBF	TazData
walkAccessBuffers. float.csv	Walk access shares	landuse\	CSV	WalkAccessBuffers
truckFF.dat	Friction factors for the commercial vehicle distribution models	nonres\	ASCII	TruckDistribution
truckkfact. k22.z1454.mat	"K-factors" for the commercial vehicle distribution models	nonres\	Citilabs Cube	TruckDistribution
ixDailyx4.tpp	Internal-external fixed trip table	nonres\	Citilabs Cube	FixedDemand
tripsAirPaxXX.tpp	Airport passenger fixed trip table (XX is the TimePeriods code)	nonres\	Citilabs Cube	FixedDemand
ixex_config.dbf	Interregional commercial travel assumptions	nonres\	DBF	Exit TAZs only
hhFile. XXXX.YYYY.csv	Synthetic population household file (XXXX denotes the forecast series from which the data is derived; YYYY denotes the forecast year)	popsyn\	CSV	PopSynHousehold
personFile. XXXX.YYYY.csv	Synthetic population person file (XXXX denotes the forecast series from which the data is derived; YYYY denotes the forecast year)	popsyn\	CSV	PopSynPerson
Various	Myriad transit files used to define the transit network and service	trn\	Various	TransitNetworkCoding
tripsXX.tpp	Warm start passenger trip tables (XX is the TimePeriods code)	warmstart\ main	Citilabs Cube	As output by the travel model
tripsIxXX.tpp	Warm start internal external trip tables (XX is the TimePeriods code)	warmstart\ nonres	Citilabs Cube	As output by the travel model
tripsTrkXX.tpp	Warm start commercial vehicle trip tables (XX is the TimePeriods code)	warmstart\ nonres	Citilabs Cube	As output by the travel model
tripsAirPaxXX.tpp	Warm start air passenger trip tables (XX is the TimePeriods code)	warmstart\ nonres	Citilabs Cube	FixedDemand