Specifications include, but are not limited to: TASK 1: Review of key input data and modeling steps pre-mode choice Before estimating or calibrating the mode choice model, the travel model’s preceding modeling steps and key data inputs will be reviewed for adequacy, including: Highway and transit network coding Home-based college student location model Life cycle, household disaggregation and auto ownership models (or a new auto sufficiency model) Trip generation model Distribution model (including intrazonal trips) It is expected that agency staff will provide validation reports and the results of other tests to the project team for review. The consultant will be expected to evaluate the validation results and provide comments and insights into the adequacy of the models as well as recommend additional tests that may shed light on the models’ performance and input data. Any corrections or updates to data or the pre-mode choice models is expected to be done by agency staff with guidance from the consultant. TASK 2: Evaluate the existing travel markets by mode An up-front analysis of existing transit markets utilizing UTA’s most recent on-board surveys will be conducted. This analysis of the existing transit markets can proactively inform and shape the model development by identifying the key characteristics of transit travel the mode choice model must understand, such as: Identifying and quantifying key transit markets Identifying transit rider characteristics (e.g. auto ownership and/or income) Identifying non-traditional transit markets Quantifying the amount of transit sub-mode competition occurring on the existing system.