AToM is a city-scale, multi-modal transport simulation model that represents a typical mid-weekday in Melbourne's transportation system for the purpose of understanding its complexities. The AToM workflow, shown in Figure 1, consists of open-source tools with the MATSim simulation toolkit serving as the core traffic simulator. These open-source tools include an activity-based transport demand generator, a road and public transport network generator, a mode choice model, and a set of MATSim simulation output and input post-processing tools.
AToM is actively being developed and used to test various scenarios. Notable examples include modeling the impact of the full development of Melbourne's Strategic Cycling Corridors, as well as Phase 1 of Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop project.
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Figure 1. AToM workflow
Publications:
- Jafari, A., Singh, D., Both, A., Abdollahyar, M., Gunn, L., Pemberton, S., & Giles-Corti, B. (2024). Activity-based and agent-based transport model of Melbourne: an open multi-modal transport simulation model for Greater Melbourne. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15472450.2024.2372894
- Jafari, A., Both, A., Singh, D., Gunn, L., & Giles-Corti, B. (2022). Building the road network for city-scale active transport simulation models. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 114, 102398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2021.102398
- Both, A., Singh, D., Jafari, A., Giles-Corti, B., & Gunn, L. (2021). An Activity-Based Model of Transport Demand for Greater Melbourne. arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.10061.
