diff --git a/activitysim/examples/example_mtc/configs/annotate_households.csv b/activitysim/examples/example_mtc/configs/annotate_households.csv
index b23f4f252f..e7b590be17 100644
--- a/activitysim/examples/example_mtc/configs/annotate_households.csv
+++ b/activitysim/examples/example_mtc/configs/annotate_households.csv
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ num_young_adults,num_young_adults,"_PERSON_COUNT('25 <= age <= 34', persons, hou
 non_family,non_family,households.HHT.isin(HHT_NONFAMILY)
 family,family,households.HHT.isin(HHT_FAMILY)
 home_is_urban,home_is_urban,"reindex(land_use.area_type, households.home_zone_id) < setting('urban_threshold')"
-home_is_rural,home_is_rural,"reindex(land_use.area_type, households.home_zone_id) > setting('rural_threshold')"
+home_is_rural,home_is_rural,"reindex(land_use.area_type, households.home_zone_id) > setting('urban_threshold')"
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diff --git a/activitysim/examples/example_mtc/configs/settings.yaml b/activitysim/examples/example_mtc/configs/settings.yaml
index 148ad59aff..3494c99eae 100644
--- a/activitysim/examples/example_mtc/configs/settings.yaml
+++ b/activitysim/examples/example_mtc/configs/settings.yaml
@@ -179,7 +179,12 @@ output_tables:
 # area_types less than this are considered urban
 urban_threshold: 4
 cbd_threshold: 2
-rural_threshold: 6
+
+skim_time_periods:
+    time_window: 1440
+    period_minutes: 60
+    periods: [0, 5, 9, 14, 18, 24] # 5=5:00-5:59, 9=9:00-9:59, 14=2:00-2:59, 18=6:00-6:59
+    labels: ['EA', 'AM', 'MD', 'PM', 'EV']
 
 # - value of time
 min_value_of_time: 1