Replica Use Case Library

City of El Paso was interested in where El Paso drivers tend to drive faster (and slower) than the posted speed limit. Specifically, they wanted to look at how people drive on neighborhood roads and arterials, rather than on freeways or when they are stuck in traffic. The analysis used Replica's average 'free flow' speeds, and compared those to posted speed limits. The City created a map to visualize which neighborhoods have average free flow driving speeds that are higher and lower than the posted speed limits.

The NYS Association of MPOs (NYSAMPO) used Replica data to inform a Shared Cost Initiative — specifically a Shared-Use Transit Software Project for the case study of a bus network redesign in Oswego, NY. This work was done in conjunction with multiple consultants. The study addressed the question, "What will be the ridership impacts if transit service is modified?" To answer this question, Replica data was used to inform the development of the new bus network, paired with a ridership modeling software to forecast the number of riders on the new service. Replica's origin-destination data with demographic information was used to generate a Transit Propensity Index (TPI) as an input to the bus network redesign. The lessons learned in the study noted that "Replica data was found to be both powerful and user-friendly."

The City of Topeka analyzed Replica's consumer spending data to help forecast sales tax revenue. The City focused particularly on grocery store spending.