TRICS
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TRICS (Trip Rate Information Computer System) is a database of trip rates for developments used in the United Kingdom for transport planning purposes,[1] specifically to quantify the trip generation of new developments.[2]
| TRICS | |
|---|---|
The TRICS interface | |
| Developer | TRICS Consortium |
| Stable release | 7.11.4
/ November 2024 |
| Type | Traffic Software |
| License | Software license agreement |
| Website | www.trics.org |
The TRICS Consortium describes TRICS as follows:
- TRICS is the system that challenges and validates assumptions about the transport impacts of new developments. It is the national system of trip generation analysis, a large database of inbound & outbound transport surveys covering a wide variety of development types.
Release history
The database was established in 1989[3] by six county councils in South East England (Dorset, East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex). It is now maintained by TRICS Consortium Ltd, based in Barnet, London.
TRICS 7, a major update, was released in late 2013.
Developments
TRICS includes the following development categories:
SAM for Travel Plans
TRICS have also developed SAM (Standard Assessment Methodology),[4] a system to measure the effectiveness of travel plans.
