Replica Use Case Library

Replica played a crucial role in assisting the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) in creating detailed greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories for individual municipalities. While CMAP typically conducts regional-level GHG inventories, Replica enabled CMAP to utilize local-level data for granular inventories, and resulted in county and city-level emissions data.

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Miami-Dade TPO sought to understand post-COVID-19 telecommuting trends as a strategy to alleviate traffic congestion. They conducted a Telecommute Study, followed by a Telecommute Pilot Program in collaboration with FDOT. To enhance their data, they used Replica to identify current telecommuting patterns, and compare both pre- and post-COVID data. Replica's data showed that in Fall 2019, 92% of employed residents in Miami-Dade County were in-person workers, with only 8% telecommuting. However, by Spring 2021, telecommuting increased to 16%, a significant shift in commute patterns. The analysis supported a pilot program where selected applicants working from home for about a year were analyzed for their sentiments and impact on vehicle miles traveled (VMT).

Replica conducted an analysis to serve as a resource for the City of New York in advancing the commitment by the Mayor and NYC DOT to implement safety improvements at 1,000 intersections across the five boroughs. With nearly 50,000 intersections citywide, there is substantial benefit to using Replica data to support the process of analyzing and prioritizing the intersections (as well as subsequently measuring the impact of improvements). Using a composite of data sources from NYC Open Data and Replica data, Replica created a dynamic visualization that enables the City to analyze a number of factors, such as intersection-specific crash statistics, travel activity, and equity considerations based on the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the trip takers. when considering prioritization decisions.

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