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Development of the Texas Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (T.R.E.N.D.S.) model
Modeling revenue for use in developing reasonable expectations of revenue for long range plan development
76 pages : digital, PDF file (3.18 MB) with illustrations
The original purpose of Project 0-6395-TI was to assess the usefulness and viability of the Joint Analysis Using Combined Knowledge (J.A.C.K.) model as a planning and forecasting tool. What originally was named the J.A.C.K. model was substantially revised, expanded and renamed the Texas Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (T.R.E.N.D.S.) model. The T.R.E.N.D.S. model is designed to provide transportation planners, policy makers and the public with a tool to forecast revenues and expenses for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the period 2010 through 2035 based on a user-defined level of transportation investment. The user, through interactive windows, can control a number of variables related to assumptions regarding statewide transportation needs, population growth rates, fuel efficiency, federal reimbursement rates, inflation rates, taxes, fees and other elements. The output is a set of tables and graphs showing a forecast of revenues, expenditures and fund balances for each year of the analysis period based on the user-defined assumptions. The version of the model developed under this project is a beta-test version to solicit comments from metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) across the state.
Title from PDF title page (viewed June 17, 2010).
Performed in cooperation with the Texas Dept. of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration
Research report (Austin, Tex.) ; no. 6395-TI-1