Replica Use Case Library

Replica collaborated with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) to support compliance with California's Senate Bill 743, which mandates the evaluation of transportation impacts for development projects through vehicle miles traveled (VMT) analysis. With Replica's data, SACOG was able to access VMT patterns of residents and the road network, including the calculation of VMT for trips beyond its jurisdiction, enabling a comprehensive understanding of regional travel behavior. Such insight can inform investment decisions in infrastructure and development projects, ensuring alignment with VMT reduction goals and sustainable mobility practices.

KLD utilized Replica to look at the impact of converting a vehicle lane to a bicycle lane on a major New York City bridge. Good traffic count data was already available, but with Replica, it was possible to look at the origins, destinations, and purposes of the vehicles using the bridge to better understand the potential impact.

The City of El Paso utilized Replica data to better understand whether building walkable places actually results in more walking and reduces the number of vehicular trips. They recognized that promoting walking could address issues of equity by making the city more accessible and reducing the reliance on car ownership as a prerequisite for convenient mobility. By comparing the patterns of vehicular travel to the availability of walkable places, El Paso studied whether there was a relationship between the two and quantify the potential impact of promoting walking.

Click here to read interactive story report created by the City of El Paso summarizing this work.