Responsibilities and Challenges Questions (Continued)

20.	Does your MPO use a land-use scenario planning model (e.g., I-PLACE3S, INDEX, etc.)?
	1.		Yes
	2.		No

21.	Does your MPO have any plans to use or enhance its use of a land-use scenario planning model in the future?
	1.		Yes
	2.		No
	3.		Can't say at this time

22.	In your opinion, how much of a challenge, if any, is each of the following factors in meeting the travel demand modeling needs of your area for transportation planning? (Select one answer in each row.)

		Very great challenge	Great challenge	Moderate challenge	Some or little challenge	No challenge	No basis to judge
22a.	Turnaround time for modeling runs
22b.	Access to models
22c.	Flexibility of models
22d.	Capacity of models
22e.	Quality of data
22f.	Cost of data gathering
22g.	Costs of models and modeling runs
22h.	Air quality conformity constraints
22i.	Other factors – Please specify below.

	Please specify other factors here.

23.	In your opinion, to what extent, if at all, does the need to conduct air quality conformity analysis impact the time your MPO has for its other transportation planning activities?
	1.		Not applicable, we are not subject to air quality conformity analyses (Click here to skip to question 25.)
	2.		Not applicable, state conducts air quality conformity analyses (Click here to skip to question 25.)
	3.		Very great extent - Continue with question 24.
	4.		Great extent - Continue with question 24.
	5.		Moderate extent (Click here to skip to question 25.)
	6.		Some or little extent (Click here to skip to question 25.)
	7.		No extent (Click here to skip to question 25.)
	8.		No basis to judge or no opinion (Click here to skip to question 25.)

24.	(IF YOU ANSWERED “VERY GREAT EXTENT” or “GREAT EXTENT” IN QUESTION 23) How has the air quality conformity process impacted your MPO’s other transportation planning activities.

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Full Report: GAO-09-868

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