Performance measures for metropolitan planning organizations.

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• Creators:
  Moore, Devin ; Ramani, Tara ; Norboge, Nicolas ; Turnbull, Katherine
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Transportation departments
  • Performance measurement
  • Metropolitan planning organizations
  • Decision making
  • Transportation planning
  • Strategic planning
  • Surveys Transportation agencies--Decision making
  • Transportation planning
  • Strategic planning
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SWUTC/12/161004-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.) ; Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  Performance measurement is a topic of increasing importance to transportation agencies, as issues with ; funding shortfalls and concerns about transportation system efficiency lead to a shift in how transportation ; decision making is carried out. In addition to the increased emphasis on performance-based management ; and accountability, the role of the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) has also gained much ; significance. MPOs are unique in their role in bridging the gap between various stakeholders in the ; transportation planning process, and in the expertise and input they provide for transportation decision ; making. Thus, MPOs play a very important coordinating role in the transportation planning process. ; However, individual MPOs differ vastly from one another and often do not have the authority to raise ; revenue or allocate funds. MPOs often lack the resources to identify and use performance measures. By the ; use of proper performance measures, MPOs can help guide the local transportation planning process toward ; achieving higher-level transportation goals. ; The aim of this project is to consolidate available knowledge and provide guidance to transportation ; agencies, specifically MPOs, to help them incorporate performance measurement relating to transportation ; planning and operations. This research includes a survey of agency practices and agency needs, ; development of guidance on effective performance measurement and allied issues of strategic planning, ; goal setting, and data collection.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  10727
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25799/dot_25799_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 992.54 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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