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<strong>Quarterly</strong> Progress <strong>Report</strong> Descriptive analysis of the UTRACS data was completed. This provided a better understanding of seniors' activity generation, planning and scheduling behavior compared to younger adults. Task 3: Describing Seniorsâ€ Activity-Travel Planning Behavior Seniors participate in a diverse set of activities including work, personal, religious, healthcare, services, errands, discretionary, and shopping. Our analysis showed that more than thirty percent of seniorsâ€ out-of-home activities are related to shopping. We have developed a hazard-based duration model that replicates seniorsâ€ inter-shopping duration. Task 4: Tour Formation Model UTRACS data was processed for map-matching. In this analysis, we have allocated GPS traces to actual street network. The analysis allows us to observe individuals' tours that will be used to develop tour formation models. Task 5: Mode Choice Model A preliminary mode choice model was developed using UTRACS dataset, however the results were not satisfactory due to small sample size of the dataset. It appears that we do not have enough number of observations of alternative travel modes (other than auto mode). We are considering other data sources (e.g., CMAP's travel tracker data) for this analysis. Task 6: GIS Analysis As noted above (Task 4) a map matching algorithm was developed and used to allocate GPS data records to highway network. All other locations are also geo-coded. Task 7: Dissemination of Findings We finished the manuscript on inter-shopping duration analysis and will be sednding it to Transportmetrica journal. We will also present two papers in July in the International Conference on Aging, Mobility and Quality of Life (AMQoL) in An Arbor, MI. Anticipated Work Next Quarter: We will finalize task 3 and will continue working on Task 4 and 5. Project Impediments & Recommended Solutions: Deliverables and Implementation Strategy: Last Updated: 6/22/2012 ICT Project Home 93 Page 2 of 2
<strong>Quarterly</strong> Progress <strong>Report</strong> Project Title: Restoration Progress & Flood Disturbance at IDOT Wetland Mitigation Sites QPR Author Name: Geoffrey E. Pociask Telephone: (217) 265-8212 Project Completed: 50% Percent Time Used to Date: 100 % Research <strong>Quarterly</strong> Progress <strong>Report</strong> Ending MARCH 2012 Last Updated: 6/22/2012 <strong>Report</strong> Generated:6/27/2012 TRP Chair Approved: 4/27/2012 Project Number: R27-114 Function Code: R27-114 Estimated Dates Fiscal Year: 2012 Project Status: On Schedule (green) Task Title Start Complete Progress this Quarter Completed Task 1: Data assessment and site selection 10/1/2011 9/30/2012 No Yes Task 2: Data compilation 10/1/2011 3/31/2012 No No Task 3: Statistical analysis 10/1/2011 6/30/2012 No No Task 4: Summarize progress 10/1/2011 9/30/2012 No No Project Start Date: 10/1/2011 Original Project End Date: 9/30/2012 Number of Extentions: 0 Current Project End Date: 9/30/2012 Original Project Budget: $80000 Number of Budget Changes: 0 Current Project Budget: $81214 Total Funds Expended this Quarter: $0 Total Project Expenses to Date: $0 Total % Of Budget Spent To Date: 0% Project Description: The majority of Illinois wetlands and most IDOT wetland mitigation sites are located in floodplain areas. These areas are subject to varying degrees of flooding depending on their location within a given watershed and their climate zone within the state. Although floodplain wetlands are supported by regular flooding, extreme flooding can also produce excessive sediment, create ice damage and inundate and kill wetland plants. The proposed research will focus on quantifying flood characteristics at several IDOT wetland mitigation sites and analyzing the relationship between flooding and plant community development, with particular focus on the achievement of vegetation-based performance standards. The research will draw on past and current data from the IDOT wetlands program. The project will consist of compilation of existing data housed at the INHS and ISGS, computation of flood statistics, and statistical analysis. In addition, we will initiate a field study to determine the effect of flooding on planted tree survival at newly constructed IDOT wetlands. In order to evaluate the consequences of recent changes in wetland delineation methodology, wetland establishment at IDOT wetland mitigation sites will be assessed in the context of the 1987 US Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual and the 2010 Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Midwest Region. Keywords: wetlands, restoration, mitigation, flood Principal Investigator: Name: Geoffrey E. Pociask Organization / Address Telephone: (217) 265-8212 Email: Pociask@isgs.illinois.edu Illinois State Geological Survey University of Illinois 615 E. Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820 Co-Investigator: Name: Jeffrey W. Matthews Organization / Address Illinois Natural History Survey Telephone: (217) 244-2168 Email: Matthews@inhs.illinois.edu Research Student Team Members: Technical Review Panel: Members Telephone Email Address 94 Page 1 of 2
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