Survey of State Departments of Transportation

Q39. How much of a challenge, if at all, do the following activities present to using performance measures for transportation planning?

  No challenge Some challenge Moderate challenge Great challenge Very great challenge No basis to judge Don't know Number
of respondents
a. Identifying system performance indicators 2 16 22 8 3 0 0 51
b. Identifying indicators for qualitative measures, such as livability 0 1 4 21 20 4 1 51
c. Identifying indicators to measure the effectiveness of the planning process 1 4 20 19 6 1 0 51
d. Applying performance terms and methods uniformly 0 13 15 15 6 1 1 51
e. Overcoming institutional resistance to using performance measures 10 13 22 2 4 0 0 51
f. Linking funding decisions to performance information 2 10 17 12 7 2 1 51
g. Collecting data to track system performance across multiple modes 0 6 12 17 12 3 0 50
h. Coordinating data collection activities across the state 2 12 19 7 8 1 1 50
i. Having sufficient technical expertise on staff to make use of performance data in transportation models 2 12 19 11 6 1 0 51
j. Securing resources to develop or maintain a performance management system 1 11 10 18 10 1 0 51
k. Other 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 6