This report describes a performance measurement framework that supports the collaborative decision-making framework for additions to highway capacity. Five broad areas of performance are identified: transportation, environment, economics, community, and cost. The report devotes a chapter to each
The objective of this research was to develop measures to gauge the performance of the U.S. freight system. It recommends the creation of a Freight System Report Card with 29 measures, divided among six categories: demand, efficiency, system condition, environmental impacts, safety, and adequacy
Purdue University conducted research on traffic signal performance measures, and collected data relating to events like changes in detector and signal phase states. This is a report done detailing the data collection and management--how it was done and where the data was collected. A few of the f
There has been a strong interest in what has become known as maintenance quality assurance, or MQA, over the past decade. This interest is driven by both the growing recognition of the importance of highway maintenance in preserving a valuabl
This document is a Master’s Thesis developed for an Urban Planning and Policy program. It makes recommendations for implementing a severe weather planning process for transit agencies. To start, it reviews weather impacts on surface transportation and potential impacts of climate change. Severe w
This document is the presentation guide for SHRP 2 Project L31, Reliability Workshops for State and Public Sector Managers. It contains material for presentation to the chief executive officers (CEOs) and senior managers of state departments of transportation (DOTs) about the v
