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RURAL APPROACHES TO

PERFORMANCE

MEASUREMENT-

PLANNING AND

PROGRAMMING

THE BERKSHIRE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION

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Why are performance measures important?

Large Metropolitan Areas?

RTP and TIP?

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Performance Measures?

Performance Measures and Setting Targets

• Congestion – System Performance

• Safety

• Public Transportation

• Operations

• Safety

• Asset Management

• Bridges

• Pavement / Road Condition

SOME KIND OF INPUT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ISSUES ARE ROOTED IN PERCEPTION

Purpose and

Need

Data and Research

Alternatives Analysis

Findings

Implement

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Performance Difference in Rural vs.

Urban

VMT

Mode Splits/Share

Emissions

Finances

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Congestion

Management Systems

Flattening Peak Periods

Traffic Operations and

Intelligent

Transportation Systems

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Bridges

Pavement Conditions

PASER vs. PSI/PCI

Bridge Conditions- NBI

Standards

Other Infrastructure

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Prevention

Exceedingly Safe

Education

Response

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Berkshire

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onProvision of Public

Transportation

Metrics

Customer Satisfaction

Paratransit Services

Consolidated Plan

Passenger Rail

NTD

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Berkshire

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onProvision for Transport of

Goods and Services

TRUCK TRAFFIC!!!!

Fortunately we have

permanent count

stations that classify

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Impact on Infrastructure

Rainfall

# and duration of

Freeze-Thaw Cycles

Green House Gas

Emissions Vehicle

Registrations

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Berkshire

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onFinancing Regional

Transportation Needs Federal Funding

State Funding

Local Funding

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Berkshire

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Douglas Plachcinski

Transportation Planner

BRPC

#1 Fenn Street

Suite 201

Pittsfield, MA 01201

dplachcinski@berkshireplanning.org