The 2009 UrbanSim Users Group meeting was held in Seattle from Wednesday April 29th to Friday May 1st. Representatives from the following agencies / organizations were present:

Below are materials from the conference:

Users09Agenda

Users09Attendees?

Day 1 - UrbanSim Training Session

Paul Waddell led a visual demonstration of the latest UrbanSim stable release 4.2.2 using the GUI - we recorded the audio and screen activity, it can be viewed here. Note thought the quality is low, and the audio will need to be turned up nearly all the way.

Day 2 - UrbanSim Users Experiences

The day began with a roundtable opportunity for every user agency to discuss their recent UrbanSim experiences, current work efforts, problems they've encountered and improvements they have identified, either as a high priority or a longer-term 'wish list' item. The afternoon transitioned to a series of Focus Presentations on particular aspects of the UrbanSim model, providing a high level of detail on how the models operate and specific challenges that have been encountered to date. The presentation files are provided below.

Roundtable presentations:

• Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC - Seattle) PSRC_Roundtable.ppt
• Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG - Phoenix) MAG_Roundtable.ppt
• Southeastern Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG - Detroit) SEMCOG_Roundtable.ppt

Focus presentations:

• Household Activity Surveys - UrbanSim questions (PSRC - Peter Caballero) PSRC_Focus_HH_Surveys.ppt
• Employment Location Choice Models (PSRC - Mike Jensen) PSRC_Focus_ELCM.ppt
• Development Templates (PSRC - Rebeccah Maskin) PSRC_Focus_Development_Templates.ppt
• Developer Model Process (MAG - Jesse Ayers) MAG__Focus_developer_model_process_notes.ppt