Transportation Forecasting Forum
The Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) System Forecasting & Trends Office invites you to attend the virtual 2025 Transportation Forecasting Forum (TFF) on December 11th and 12th. This virtual event brings together transportation modelers and professionals from across the state to share ideas, discuss new trends, and learn about the latest tools and methods in transportation forecasting.
This year's forum includes five sessions spread across two days. Each session will focus on a different topic related to forecasting, modeling, and planning. You must register separately for each session you would like to attend. We hope you'll join us for this opportunity to learn, connect, and collaborate with others in Florida's transportation modeling community.
December 11, 2025
Session 1
It's a Bird, It's a Plane. It's AAM!
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Advanced Air Mobility is a revolutionary approach to air transportation that expands aviation beyond traditional roles, enabling efficient movement of people and goods in urban, suburban, and rural areas. Florida is preparing now for the future deployment of AAM. Hear from our panelists, on the land use, technical, and logistical planning that is happening now to bring AAM to Florida. You won't want to miss this session as our panelists share how Florida is laying the groundwork for AAM to supplement and enhance the existing transportation network and provide future mobility options for our Florida communities.
Session 2
Tools to Develop Strategies for Congestion Relief
2:30pm - 3:30pm
As Florida's population increases and our economy continues to grow, transportation solutions must be developed more rapidly. Without changes, traffic in Florida will become more congested. Join us as we showcase strategies for evaluating and delivering congestion relief alternatives, highlighting frameworks, tools, and modeling methods at both regional and local levels. We'll learn from two case studies that demonstrate how modeling and analytics support data-driven decisions to relieve congestion.
Session 3
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Picture it. The Embassy Suites on Jamaican Court. You're gathered around the hotel lounge with your fellow colleagues, discussing life, modeling, and the presentations you saw earlier that day. This year, we're bringing the lounge straight to you with our virtual social hour. Join us after Day 1 of the Transportation Forecasting Forum webinars for games, debate, and camaraderie!
December 12, 2025
Session 4
O Come, All Ye Modelers: Technology is Here!
8:30am - 10:00am
Technology is transforming transportation modeling through automation and interface design. Join us for a panel discussion on emerging technologies and the impact on modelers, workflow acceleration, and current limitations. We'll also gain insights into use of technology to auto-validate travel demand models, as well as a practical example of a model graphical user interface (GUI). Are new technologies a tool for improving our models or a potential replacement for traditional methods? Join us for a lively discussion on these emerging technologies.
Session 5
Do You See What I See? Communicating Model Outputs in Visually Engaging Ways
10:30am - 12:00pm
Data visualization is instrumental in telling the data story and leads to informed decision making. However, ensuring the right visualization for the right scenario is essential. Join us for a session packed with real-world examples of when modeling data was visualized to tell a story. Through visualization of forecasted traffic to coordinate an interagency traffic plan, mapping of project scenario results, and HTML-based model output reporting and visualization, these examples illustrate the value of using visualization to tell the story and guide decision-makers.
All times are Eastern Standard Time.
If you have any questions about the forum, please contact the System Forecasting & Trends Office or Thomas Hill at Thomas.Hill@dot.state.fl.us.
We look forward to seeing you virtually at the 2025 Transportation Forecasting Forum!
