Abstract
Modeling High-Resolution 24-Hour Urban Population Cycles
Track: Modeling
Author
How many people are in your town's Central Business District at 8:00am, 11:00am, and 3:00pm? How might you find out? Census block-level population data is often out-of-date, and limited in both spatial and temporal resolution. Public tax-parcel-based housing data, and commercially available address-based employment data provide more current, higher resolution options. These sources can be combined with housing occupancy rates, and industry sector trip-generation rates to model resident, employee, customer, and student population changes through a 24-hour period. This high-resolution spatial and temporal population model can be of great value to urban planners, transportation engineers, and emergency responders. This presentation outlines the development of a high-resolution, geo-temporal population model for the City of Bellingham, Washington. The discussion will highlight the data sources, the modeled population elements, and temporal thresholds used. The results of the model will be demonstrated, and evaluated.
Christopher Behee
City of Bellingham, Planning
210 Lottie St
Bellingham, Washington 98225
United States
Phone: 360-778-8346
Fax: 360-778-8302
E-mail: cbehee@cob.org