1. A system for estimating occupancy in a region defined by a plurality of segments, the system comprising: a controller that executes an algorithm that generates occupancy estimations associated with the predicted movement of occupants within each of the plurality of segments without using sensor data, wherein the algorithm is a Kinetic Motion (KM)-based model that predicts occupant movement based on modeled distinctions between congested and uncongested portions of each segment; and an output operably connected, to the controller to communicate the occupancy estimates generated by the algorithm.