Overview
This document includes both a summary report and a detailed guidebook on effective freeway performance measurement focusing on congestion/mobility on freeways. Specific areas covered in the guidebook include the rationale for performance measures, context, definition and description of performance measures, supporting data and methods, presentation and communication, and use in decision-making. It includes supporting measures for events that impede traffic flow, such as incidents, weather, and work zones.Operations Area of Practice
Freeway Management
Real Time Traveler Information
Interagency Agreements / Cooperation / MOUs
Communicating Reliability Information
Organizational Models
Data Acquisition, Support and Hosting
System Performance Definition, Monitoring and Reporting
Organizational Capability Element
Programming/Budget/Funding
Freeway Operations
Traveler Information
Outreach & Marketing
Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation
Content Type
Research
Role in Organization
Transportation Planner
Senior Engineer
Researcher/Academic
Principal Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
Engineer
Senior Manager
Associate Engineer
Media / PIO
Publishing Organization
NCHRP
Objective
How-To