Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco Bay area : developing regional objectives and performance measures to improve system operations

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Transportation operations
  • Regional planning
  • Metropolitan areas
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HOP-09-047
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  San Francisco Bay Area
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
• Abstract:
  The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) uses an objectives-driven, performance-based approach in its transportation planning for the San Francisco Bay Area. This approach focuses attention on transportation investments of highest priority. The agency assesses not only project-level performance, but also wide-ranging regional performance in relation to ambitious targets set by the agency. Project-level analysis using metrics defined for regional objectives results in a quantitative assessment of a project’s costs and benefits. To date, management and operations strategies, such as the agency’s Freeway Performance Initiative, have proven the most cost-effective. This type of freeway and arterial coordination can yield major benefits, though numerous challenges remain including data inconsistencies and reaching consensus on appropriate analysis tools. The agency recognizes that a range of strategies is needed to improve traffic in one of the Nation’s most congested areas.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/881/dot_881_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 454.72 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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