PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY DECISION MAKING WEST VIRGINIA PLANNING CONFERENCE – SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 SALEEM SALAMEH, P.E., PH.D. KYOVA IPC.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES FORHIGHWAY CAPACITY DECISION MAKINGWEST VIRGINIA PLANNING CONFERENCE – SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

SALEEM SALAMEH, P.E., PH.D. KYOVA IPC

TRUNG VO, P.E. KIMLEY-HORN

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OUTLINE

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century

KYOVA Performance Measurement

A Case Study in Highway Capacity Decision Making

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MOVING AHEAD FOR PROGRESSIN THE 21ST CENTURYPERFORMANCE ELEMENTS . NATIONAL GOALS . PERFORMANCE MEASURES

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PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS

1. National Goals

2. Measures

3. Targets

4. Plans

5. Reports

6. Accountability and Transparency

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NATIONAL GOALS

Goal Area National Goal

Safety Reduce fatalities & serious injuries on all public roads

Infrastructure condition Maintain a state of good repair

Congestion reduction Significantly reduce congestion on the NHS

System reliability Improve the efficiency of the surface system

Freight movement &economic vitality

Improve the national freight network, access of rural communities to markets, & economic development

Environmental sustainability Enhance system performance while protecting and enhancing the environment

Reduced project delivery delays

Accelerate project completion by eliminating delays in the project delivery process

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PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Safety Performance

Number of fatalities and number of serious injuries

Rate of fatalities and rate of serious injuries

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PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Pavement and Bridge

Percentage of pavements in the Interstate System in good and poor condition

Percentage of pavements of the non-Interstate NHS in good and poor condition

Percentage of NHS bridges classified as being in good and poor condition

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KYOVA PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTSTRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM 2 . 2040 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN

CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS . SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM

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STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM 2 (SHRP 2)

SHRP 2 was created to Improve highway safety

Reduce congestion

Improve methods for renewing roads and bridges

KYOVA will use its SHRP 2 grant to establish a process that Conforms to national and state standards

Is easily repeatable

Coordinates with available data and data gathering practices

STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM 2 (SHRP 2)TIMELINE OF EVENTS

January-March 2015 – KYOVA applied for and was awarded funding for C02: Performance Measures for Highway Capacity Decision-Making

May 2015 – Kickoff Conference Call with FHWA and completion of Statement of Work

August 2015 – Notification to proceed with work

September-November 2015 – Identify stakeholders and prepare for FHWA workshop

November 2015 – Stakeholder workshop

June 2016 – Complete SHRP 2 Implementation Assistance project

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STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM 2 (SHRP 2)IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

Task # Deliverable/Activity Timeframe

1 Identify stakeholders 1 week

2 Kickoff meeting with stakeholders (merged with FHWA workshop) 2 weeks

3 Data needs coordination 4 weeks4 Preparation for FHWA workshop 4 weeks5 Conduct workshop with FHWA and stakeholders 1 week6 Summarize feedback from FHWA workshop 2 weeks7 Additional data gathering and coordination 4 weeks8 Develop action plan for C02 tool application 4 weeks9 Prepare C02 tool performance documentation 2 weeks10 Presentation to agency stakeholders 2 weeks

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STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM 2 (SHRP 2) FHWA WORKSHOP

Stakeholders will hear from representatives from FHWA, KYOVA, WVDOT, KYTC, and ODOT about current and forthcoming work on performance measures

Break-out group brainstorming to generate ideas on future “action steps”

Group dialogue on the framework and components of the Action Plan

Discussion of next steps for developing and implementing the Action Plan12

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2040 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANPRIORITIZATION CRITERIA

Efficiency

Reduction in Delay

Reduction in Excess Demand

Support of Freight Priorities

Support of Transit Service

Support of Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility

Safety

Growth Management

Economic Development

Existing Deficiency

Cost Effectiveness

State Priority

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CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESSPERFORMANCE MEASURES

Intensity Volume-to-Capacity Ratio

Level of Service

Travel Time Index

Duration

Extent Number of Vehicle Miles Traveled

at LOS E or F

Total Delay

Variability Crash Rate

Planning Time Index

Multimodal Fixed-Route Transit Coverage

Bicycle/Pedestrian Routes/Facilities

Proportion of CMP Network that Includes Fixed-Route Transit or Bicycle/Pedestrian Routes/Facilities

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SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (SDSS)

A GIS-based system of relational databases, computational tools, and information sources used to

Store transportation system attribute and performance data

Perform technical analyses that identify/quantify congestion and assess the effectiveness of congestion reduction/mitigation strategies

Provide themes maps and system performance reports for stakeholders and decision makers

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SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (SDSS)

Map Figures

KYOVA Transportation Management Area Boundary Volumes from Traffic Model Assignments

CMP Network Capacities from Traffic Model Assignments

Major River Crossings V/C Ratios from Traffic Model Assignments

Fixed Route Transit Coverage Levels of Service

Computed Crash Rates Compared to Statewide Average

Travel Time Indices

Congested Locations from Stakeholder Workshops Planning Time Indices

Downtown Railroad Underpass/Viaduct Locations

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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Providing both consistency and flexibility

Finding the right balance of national measures

Managing performance across jurisdictions

Data requirements and management

Linking performance measures to investments

Advancing technologies

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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Improved communication link between investments and results

Increased consistency

Increased coordination across jurisdictions

Greater understanding of what works

Spur discussions on the value of future performance management

Improved data collection, integration, reporting, and visualization

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A CASE STUDY INHIGHWAY CAPACITY DECISION MAKINGNCDOT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS . BENEFIT/COST CRITERIA

TRAVEL TIME SAVINGS ANALYSIS . OPPORTUNITY FOR KYOVA

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NCDOT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS

Strategic Transportation Investments Law passed in 2013

Replaces Equity Formula with Strategic Mobility Formula New data-driven process based on specific criteria

Equity Formula would have funded 175 highway projects

Mobility Formula will fund 478 highway projects

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BENEFIT/COST CRITERIA

Highway projects compete in three categories – all include Benefit/Cost criteria Division Needs – 20%

Regional Impact – 25%

Statewide Mobility – 30%

Benefit/Cost is based on travel time savings

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TRAVEL TIME SAVINGS ANALYSIS

TransModeler 4.0 is the selected microsimulation software to measure travel time savings for every highway project

Currently analyzing 98 projects – to be completed by end of October

Long-term byproduct is statewide microsimulation model

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OPPORTUNITY FOR KYOVA

Integrate microsimulation with regional travel demand model

How could microsimulation be used to inform KYOVA’s MTP prioritization process?

Potential performance measures Travel time savings

Congestion reduction

Queue spillback mitigation

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Saleem Salameh

KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission

ssalameh@kyovaipc.org

Trung Vo

Kimley-Horn

trung.vo@kimley-horn.com