Working directly with the El Paso MPO, TxDOT El Paso District, and TxDOTTransportation Planning and Programming (TPP), DCCM completed a total redesign and redevelopment of the El Paso MPO TDM to bring it up to state-of-the-practice standards. DCCM also improved model reporting and production of level of- service measures in sufficient detail to support air quality conformity analysis that used the newly deployed MOVES mobile source emissions software. To accomplish this, DCCM carried out the following transportation planning and analysis services:

• Developed the model architecture necessary to satisfy the planning requirements for the region
• Incorporated updated demographic and employment base year estimates and future year forecasts (created by DCCM under a separate project) into the travel demand model
• Verified the base-year network
• Developed the forecast-year network
• Developed and tested model components and calibrated model components
• Validated and implemented the overall model user interface

Using the redesigned model, DCCM performed testing and analysis of forecast year transportation scenarios for the El Paso 2040 MTP update. DCCM also performed a transit onboard survey designed to meet FTA best practice guidelines and provide data capable of supporting calibration of a model for use in FTA New Starts and Small Starts investment grade transit corridor analysis.