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Multimodal Performance Measuresfor Jurisdictions
Karla KingsleyKittelson & Associates
September 15, 2015Transportation and Communities Summit
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What is a Performance Measure?
• The metric we use to evaluate if our system is functioning the way we want it to function
• Evaluate our existing system• Plan our future system• Prioritize projects and programs • Set standards for development• Allocate funding
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Vision and Goals• Provide strategic direction for
investment and policy decisions
Objectives• Describe how a goal can be
accomplished
Performance Measures • How we know if we are meeting our
objectives
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You get what you measure
Consider lunch…
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You get what you measure
• Is your community measuring things that directly relate to the outcomes you want?
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Conventional Approach - Measuring vehicle mobility
Level-of-Service or
Volume-to-Capacity Ratio
More pavement
More lanes
More roads
More efficiency
ITS investments
System management
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Vehicle mobility focus
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Protein-focused approach to lunch
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Comprehensive Approach – Measure What Matters
Safety & Security
Environment
Economic Vitality
HealthConnectivity
Livability
Equity
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Washington County Multimodal Performance Measures Project
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Performance Measures
• Evaluated over 160 measures for Washington County from many sources– Types of goals addressed– Modes addressed– Understandability of Measures– Data Cost and Accessibility– Reflective of User Experience– Applicability to Different
Planning Uses
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Performance Measures
• Evaluated over 160 measures for Washington County from many sources– Types of goals addressed– Modes addressed– Understandability of
Measures– Data Cost and Accessibility– Applicability to Different
Planning Uses
Can be understood intuitively from the name of the measure.
Can be explained in non-technical terms to members, but is not completely intuitive.
Difficult to explain to non-technical audience.
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Performance measures are applied in a variety of planning applications….
Transportation System
Planning
Corridor / Project
Planning
Plan amendment / Zone change
Development Review
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…..In a variety of functions.
BenchmarkAlternatives Comparison StandardsScenario
EvaluationPrioritization
Transportation System
Planning
Corridor / Project
Planning
Plan amendment / Zone change
Development Review
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…..In a variety of functions.
BenchmarkAlternatives Comparison StandardsScenario
EvaluationPrioritization
Transportation System
Planning
Corridor / Project
Planning
Plan amendment / Zone change
Development Review
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Not all measures can serve all purposes.
BenchmarkAlternatives Comparison StandardsScenario
EvaluationPrioritization
Sidewalk coverage
Pedestrian mode splitvs.
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Sidewalk and Crossings Completeness
Transportation System
Planning
Corridor / Project
Planning
Plan amendment / Zone change
Development Review
Easy to apply?
Quantitative? Objective?
Data availability?
Understandable?
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Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress (LTS)
– Link• Physical separation of bike facility (+)• Presence of on-street parking (-)• Number of through vehicle lanes (-)• Bike lane presence and width (+)• Speed limit (-)• Bike lane blockage (-)• Presence of Street Centerline (-)
– Intersection• Right turn lane configuration
– Crossing• Speed limit of street being crossed (-)• Number of through vehicle lanes (-)• Presence of median refuge (at least 6
feet wide) (+)
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Who does the bike facility serve?
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Source: Roger Geller, City of Portland
Four Types of
Cyclist
Level of Traffic Stress
(LTS)
4
3
2
1
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Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress
Transportation System
Planning
Corridor / Project
Planning
Plan amendment / Zone change
Development Review
Easy to apply?
Quantitative? Objective?
Data availability?
Understandable?
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Urban Streets MMLOS: Bicycle Factors– Link
• Vehicle volume and speed in outside travel lane (–)
• Heavy vehicle percentage (–)• Pavement condition (+)• Bicycle lane presence (+)• Bicycle lane, shoulder, and
outside vehicle lane widths (+)• On-street parking utilization (–)• Number of access points on
right side (–)– Intersection
• Cross-street width (–)
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Urban Streets MMLOS: Pedestrian Factors– Link
• Sidewalk presence and clear width (+)• Vehicle volume and speed in outside
travel lane (–)• Bicycle lane, shoulder, and outside
vehicle lane widths (+)• Buffer presence and width (+)• On-street parking utilization (+)
– Intersection• Permitted left turn, right-turn-on-red
volumes (–)• Cross-street motor vehicle volumes and
speeds (–)• Crossing length (–)• Average pedestrian delay (–)• Right-turn channeling island presence (+)
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Urban Streets Multimodal Level of Service (MMLOS)
Transportation System
Planning
Corridor / Project
Planning
Plan amendment / Zone change
Development Review
Easy to apply?
Quantitative? Objective?
Data availability?
Understandable?
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Active Transportation-Specific Measures by Planning Application
Source: Washington County Multi-Modal Performance Measures and Standards
MeasureTransportation
System Planning
Corridor / Project
Planning
Development Review / Plan Amendment
System CompletenessMeasures
Sidewalk completeness
Crossings completeness
Bicycle facility completeness
Intersection completeness
System Performance Measures
Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress
# of Bike/Ped Crashes
# of Severe Injury Bike/Ped Crashes
Pedestrian delay
Pedestrian crossing distance
Pedestrian MMLOS
Bicycle MMLOS
Land Use / Accessibility Measures
Accessibility to destinations / diverseuses
Transit Accessibility
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Coming soon… FHWA Guidebook for Evaluating, Establishing, and Tracking Pedestrian and Bicycle Performance Measures
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Other Active Transportation Measures….
• Miles of bicycle or pedestrian facilities
• Average trip length• Connectivity indices• Route directness ratio• Crosswalk spacing And more…
• Presence of street trees• Adherence to traffic laws• Access to jobs• Emissions reductions• Facility condition
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Thank you! Karla KingsleyKittelson & Associates, [email protected](503)228-5230