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Model Performance

Runtime Summary

Full model runs usually take 36-40 hours depending on the scenario year. Here is a model runtime summary from a recent 2022 base year run.

Total Run Time: 38:01:17

Pre-Processing

Step Runtime
Check free space on C 0:00:01
Copy project data to local drive 0:00:10
Setup and initialization 1:11:23

Iteration 1 — 11:21:47

Step Runtime
Traffic assignment and skims 0:37:03
Transit assignments and skims 0:56:15
Converting skims to omxz format 0:05:10
Export results for transponder ownership model 0:00:12
Running Scenario Management 0:00:05
Creating all required files to run the ActivitySim models 0:04:05
Running ActivitySim resident model 2:38:29
Running ActivitySim airport models 0:35:13
Running ActivitySim wait time models 0:52:53
Running ActivitySim crossborder model 0:22:30
Running ActivitySim visitor model 0:29:59
Start matrix manager 0:00:09
Java — AV allocation model and TNC routing model 0:33:40
Commercial vehicle model establishment synthesis 0:26:37
Commercial vehicle model 3:15:43
Heavy truck model 0:18:06
External-internal model 0:01:06
External-external model 0:00:09
Create TOD auto trip tables 0:04:14

Iteration 2 — 10:30:19

Step Runtime
Traffic assignment and skims 0:37:40
Transit assignments and skims 0:42:11
Converting skims to omxz format 0:05:10
Export results for transponder ownership model 0:00:11
Creating all required files to run the ActivitySim models 0:01:08
Running ActivitySim resident model 3:36:18
Running ActivitySim airport models 0:35:35
Running ActivitySim crossborder model 0:23:54
Running ActivitySim visitor model 0:29:10
Start matrix manager 0:00:09
Java — AV allocation model and TNC routing model 0:38:22
Commercial vehicle model 3:15:56
Create TOD auto trip tables 0:04:27

Iteration 3 — 11:51:28

Step Runtime
Traffic assignment and skims 0:38:34
Transit assignments and skims 0:42:04
Converting skims to omxz format 0:05:08
Export results for transponder ownership model 0:00:12
Creating all required files to run the ActivitySim models 0:01:12
Running ActivitySim resident model 4:53:00
Running ActivitySim airport models 0:36:33
Running ActivitySim crossborder model 0:30:06
Running ActivitySim visitor model 0:34:08
Start matrix manager 0:00:09
Java — AV allocation model and TNC routing model 0:49:38
Commercial vehicle model 2:56:05
Create TOD auto trip tables 0:04:32

Iteration 4 (Final) — 3:06:33

Step Runtime
Final traffic assignments 0:40:05
Create TOD transit trip tables 0:04:05
Final transit assignments 0:42:13
Export network results for Data Loader 0:18:23
Export matrices for Data Loader 0:07:00
Exporting highway shapefile 0:00:08
Exporting MGRA-level travel times 0:41:45
Deleting OMXZ skims 0:00:06
Validation 0:00:34
Writing model output to datalake 0:31:55