How do we move activity-based modelling from a specialist capability to mainstream planning practice?
📢 The European Association of Activity-Based Modelling #EAABM has published a position paper
🔑 Key message: the challenge is how we collectively lower the institutional, technical and educational barriers to wider implementation.
🔗 https://eaabm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/eaabm_position_paper_2026.pdf
My 3 highlights ⤵️
The 2nd webinar of the European Association of Activity-Based Modelling (#EAABM) discussed practical solutions for implementing activity-based models.
🔎 This session featured:
- Berlin Transit Model (BVG & Senozon / MATSim)
- Swedish National Transport Model SAMPERS (Trafikverket & Bentley)
The Berlin Model use - like at SBB with SIMBA - two mobility demand models: one in VISUM and one in MATSim.
Full recording online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj8Hq00zsQM
How can #ActivityBasedModels support #ActiveTravel & innovative mobility services? 🚶 🚴 🚌
Webinar of the European Association for Activity-Based Modelling #EAABM on 14 May (14:00–15:30 CET) exploring 2 challenges:
👉building #SyntheticPopulations
👉ensuring #ModelUsability
2 case studies
🔹Cambridge AcBM: assessing active travel & equity impacts (Laurence Chittock)
🔹Hamburg mobiTopp: supporting MOIA’s ride-pooling operations (Gabriel Wilkes)
Overview EAABM organises webinars, in which models, challenges and applications are discussed. Furthermore, EAABM organises bi-monthly meetings which typically follow this structure: Introduction of new members Spotlight session organised by one committee. Updates from each committee Miscellaneous Outlook to future activities While these meetings are typically
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By the way, the only example of "activity-based models in practice" as of today is:
👉 Organization: Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
👉 Description: "With SIMBA MOBi, #SBB is operating an activity-based travel demand model and uses #MATSim to simulate the interaction between demand and supply.
SIMBA MOBi is well-established and helps the company’s..."
More: https://eaabm.org/resources/
Benefits All members of the EAAMB enjoy the following benefits : Bi-monthly meetings where practitioners, industry, government and academics come together to exchange experiences and ideas Access to the EAAMB knowledge base Participation in the thematic and content-related orientation of the EAAMB Opportunity to present your work in bi-monthly meetings and at EAAMB side
Antonin Danalet