Performance Measures

34.	Does your state DOT currently have quantifiable performance targets for any of the following indicators?

	Asset Measures

		Yes	No	Not applicable	Don't know
	a. Road surface or pavement conditions (e.g., international roughness index)
	b. Bridge conditions (e.g., numbers or percentages of structurally deficient bridges in state)

	Mobility Measures

		Yes	No	Not applicable	Don't know
	c. Vehicle congestion levels (e.g., travel times, delays, vehicle throughput)
	d. Transit congestion levels (e.g., travel times, delays, person throughput, capacity)
	e. Truck freight mobility (e.g., truck freight trips, volume of goods)
	f. Rail freight mobility (e.g., rail freight trips, volume of goods)
	g. Intermodal connectivity of state transportation network (e.g., increased accessibility, numbers and types of intermodal connections)

	Project Measures

		Yes	No	Not applicable	Don't know
	h. Progress made implementing long-range statewide transportation plan (e.g., number or percentage of projects from long-range plan advancing to the STIP)
	i. Progress made implementing the STIP (e.g., STIP funds obligated; number or percentage of projects from the STIP advancing to construction)
	j. Timeliness of project delivery (e.g., average time required to complete projects, or number or percentage of projects completed on schedule)
	k. Project costs (e.g., number or percentage of projects completed within budget)

	Other

		Yes	No	Not applicable	Don't know
	l. Safety measures (e.g., numbers of hazards, crashes, or fatalities)
	m. Surface transportation-related emissions or energy consumption
	n. Progress made by state in meeting transportation goals established in long-range plan
	o. Other

	(If "Other") Please specify.

35.	In the past two years, has your state published a report on progress made in meeting its performance targets?
	(Check one.)
	1.		Yes
	2.		No (Skip to 37.)
	3.		Don't know (Skip to 37.)

36.	(If "Yes" to 35) Please provide the Web address of the most recent report, or email it to barrancad@gao.gov.

37.	How useful was the following data to inform decisions in the statewide planning process in the last 12 months?

	Asset Measures

		Very great use	Great use	Moderate use	Some use	No use	Not applicable: data are not available	Don't know
	a. Road surface or pavement conditions (e.g., international roughness index)
	b. Bridge conditions (e.g., numbers or percentages of structurally deficient bridges in state)

	Mobility Measures

		Very great use	Great use	Moderate use	Some use	No use	Not applicable: data are not available	Don't know
	c. Vehicle congestion levels (e.g., travel times, delays, vehicle throughput)
	d. Transit congestion levels (e.g., travel times, delays, person throughput, capacity)
	e. Truck freight mobility (e.g., truck freight trips, volume of goods)
	f. Rail freight mobility (e.g., rail freight trips, volume of goods)
	g. Intermodal connectivity of state transportation network (e.g., increased accessibility, numbers and types of intermodal connections)

	Project Measures

		Very great use	Great use	Moderate use	Some use	No use	Not applicable: data are not available	Don't know
	h. Progress made implementing long-range statewide transportation plan (e.g., number or percentage of projects from long-range plan advancing to the STIP)
	i. Progress made implementing the STIP (e.g., STIP funds obligated; number or percentage of projects from the STIP advancing to construction)
	j. Timeliness of project delivery (e.g., average time required to complete projects, or number or percentage of projects completed on schedule)
	k. Project costs (e.g., number or percentage of projects completed within budget)

	Other

		Very great use	Great use	Moderate use	Some use	No use	Not applicable: data are not available	Don't know
	l. Safety measures (e.g., numbers of hazards, crashes, or fatalities)
	m. Surface transportation-related emissions or energy consumption
	n. Progress made by state in meeting transportation goals established in long-range plan
	o. Other

	(If "Other") Please specify.

38.	(If "Very great use" or "Great use" to any in 37) What is one example of how this data was used in the statewide planning process?

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

	Application

		No challenge	Some challenge	Moderate challenge	Great challenge	Very great challenge	No basis to judge	Don't know
	a. Identifying system performance indicators
	b. Identifying indicators for qualitative measures, such as livability
	c. Identifying indicators to measure the effectiveness of the planning process
	d. Applying performance terms and methods uniformly
	e. Overcoming institutional resistance to using performance measures
	f. Linking funding decisions to performance information

	Data

		No challenge	Some challenge	Moderate challenge	Great challenge	Very great challenge	No basis to judge	Don't know
	g. Collecting data to track system performance across multiple modes
	h. Coordinating data collection activities across the state

	Resources

		No challenge	Some challenge	Moderate challenge	Great challenge	Very great challenge	No basis to judge	Don't know
	i. Having sufficient technical expertise on staff to make use of performance data in transportation models
	j. Securing resources to develop or maintain a performance management system

	Other

		No challenge	Some challenge	Moderate challenge	Great challenge	Very great challenge	No basis to judge	Don't know
	k. Other

	(If "Other") Please specify.

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Full Report: GAO-11-77

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