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Srinivas S. Bhat

Senior Transportation Modeler

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Mr. Bhat has 27 years of experience in the area of

transportation planning, regional modeling and sub

regional model applications. He has been involved with

the analysis of socio economic and land use data and has

hands on experience in summarizing census data, Home

interview survey, National Transportation Planning

Package. He has been with the Southern California

Association of Government (SCAG) for nearly twenty years

and has been involved in the development of region wide

multimodal transportation model and all aspects of model

applications and analysis. Has in depth understanding of

GIS technology as applied to transportation networks,

transportation analysis zones and modeling attributes.

Also worked on mobile source emission analysis and

familiar with the local, regional and federal Air quality

regulations. Executed transportation model applications

under UNIX and PC platforms. Mr. bhat has coordinated

and provided modeling support to cities and sub regions

in the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino. He has

been applying the sub regional models for TIA purposes

and to provide support for local circulation element to

several cities in the Inland Empire.

RECENT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Riverside County Transportation Analysis Model (RIVTAM) Development

Part of the team that developed the RIVTAM Model based on the SCAG Regional

TransCAD model for the county of Riverside. Detailed zone system and

highway network was created for the Riverside County and the Regional model

setup was updated accordingly. The input parameters and options used in all

the components of the Regional Model was analyzed and updated to

incorporate new zones. Output from the RIVTAM model like VMT, VHT, Delay

and Emissions were summarized and compared with the regional numbers to

check the accuracy and consistency. The new county-wide model has transit

modeling capability, full mode choice module and Heavy Duty Truck (HDT)

model.

Canoga Transportation Corridor Project

MTA's newly developed Mode Choice model was used to

estimate Orange Line extension ridership. System wide

Transit ridership was forecasted for various alternative

alignments, Transit Assignment was performed to produce

transit line summary reports. The 'SUMMIT" program was

used to estimate the transit market segments for various

access modes and income categories.

City of Los Angeles Transportation Improvement Mitigation

Programs (TIMP)

Several alternative scenarios were developed and modeled

for the Los Angeles Community Planning Updates (CPU).

Reviewed and updated the Transportation networks,

developed Socio economic data and other required model

input files to forecast the future travel pattern and

level of service. Also validated the model results using

the existing ground counts.

SCAG's Regional Transportation Model

In charge of developing the Transportation Analysis Zones

for the six counties based on the year 2000 census

tracts. Worked in updating the regional highway network.

Part of the team that managed the new regional model

being developed by the consultants. Understanding the

consultant's needs and provided input data from the

existing model and in house data bases for the new model

development. Participated in the monthly meetings to

monitor consultant's progress and worked on the products

delivered by the consultants.

Inland Empire Modeling Support. Provided modeling support and assisted in

developing new local models for the cities in the Riverside and San

Bernardino counties. Coordinated the progress of major projects in the

Inland Empire with consultants and transportation commissions by providing

model data in a timely fashion.

Regional RTP, RTIP and AQMP Project management.

Regionally significant Highway and Transit projects identified by the

local Transportation Commissions were incorporated systematically to the

Regional Travel Demand Model. Consistency across various scenarios was

maintained and the model results were analyzed, reports produced.

HPMS Database and Regional Highway Network.

Through the use of Transcad software the Regional Highway Network was

conflated with the HPMS database geographically to facilitate consistency

in the highway network attributes like number of lanes, speed etc.

Dynasmart- A micro simulation model application.

Managed the project to apply the micro simulation technique and to study

the regional significance. This was a joint venture with the University of

Maryland to incorporate the Regional Model output with the micro

simulation.

Statewide Transportation Model. Implemented the statewide Transportation

model. Results from the model run were compared with the SCAG Regional

model numbers. Strength and weakness of the Statewide model were

identified and suitability of the model to six counties of Southern

California was analyzed.

Transportation Model Improvement Project. Part of the team that organized

the model peer review committee to oversee the development of SCAG's new

regional model as per the guidelines of the federal department of

Transportation.

Regional Heavy Duty Truck Model. Reviewed the existing regional heavy duty

truck model, stream lined the methodology and modified the network and zone

structure to be consistent with the new regional model.

CTP Model Development and Application. A focus model was developed to meet

the needs of Riverside and San Bernardino counties using SCAG's regional

model. New networks and zone structure was developed along with a process

to disaggregate socioeconomic data and external trips. Consistency of the

CTP model with the regional model was maintained, model inputs are

continuously updated. The CTP model is being used successfully by the

cities and sub regions within the two counties for more than a decade.

East Valley Transportation Model (EVTM) Application. Responsible for day

to day maintenance of the EVTM, regularly updated the model networks and

socioeconomic data to meet the needs of local jurisdictions and developers.

Process and guidelines were established to maintain consistency with the

CTP and SCAG's regional model. Worked closely with the consultants and

local developers on behalf of the City of San Bernardino to meet modeling

requirements for TIA and local circulation elements.

Travel Demand Model for the Coachella Valley Area. A citywide model was

developed to meet the unique land use character (high floating population

and recreation trips) of the region. Responsible for developing a GIS

based Highway network from the census Tiger file and a TAZ structure

derived directly from the Census Tract and Block geography.

EDUCATION

MUP, (concentration in Transportation Planning), University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign,

August 1979

BS, Architecture, University of Bangalore, India, 1974

Tel : 909-***-****

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References: Upon request

No. EIT-4407, 1981, Engineering Mechanics, University

of Nebraska, 1984

B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska, 1981

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

Engineering-In-Training,

No. EIT-4407, 1981

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