Editing Trip generation (section)

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'''Trip generation''' is the first step in the conventional four-step [[transportation forecasting]] process used for forecasting travel demands. It predicts the number of trips originating in or destined for a particular [[traffic analysis zone]] (TAZ).<ref>{{cite web |access-date=December 18, 2021 |title=Trip generation |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/info-for/urban-planning-and-construction/transport-assessment-guide/trip-generation |website=Transport for London}}</ref>
Trip generation analysis focuses on [[House|residences]] and residential trip generation is thought of as a function of the social and economic attributes of [[household]]s. At the level of the traffic analysis zone, residential [[land use]]s "produce" or generate trips. Traffic analysis zones are also destinations of trips, trip attractors. The analysis of attractors focuses on non-residential land uses.

This process is followed by [[trip distribution]], [[mode choice]], and [[route assignment]].