[CTPP] TELUM

Follow members of the CTPP listserve: Although this is not technically a CTPP issue, it is related. My organization is trying to use the NJIT's new land use modeling software, TELUM. We have spent a lot of time and effort putting together the data inputs for this model, but cannot make it work reliably. So I am querying my fellow MPO's and other transportation/land use modelers and planners: has anybody had much luck with TELUM? For that matter, any luck with TELUM's predecessors, DRAM and EMPAL? I am trying to decide whether or not to continue using TELUM for our upcoming transportation model. NJIT staff have been helpful, but they are half a continent away and after two or three months of devoted effort our model still crashes on calibration. I may have to scrap TELUM and go back to conventional methods. I would appreciate any ideas, tips, etc. Thanks! Jonathan Lupton Research Planner Metroplan Little Rock AR 501-372-3300