Kingsley performance measures TCS 2015

MOVING THINKINGFORWARD

Multimodal Performance Measuresfor Jurisdictions

Karla KingsleyKittelson & Associates

September 15, 2015Transportation and Communities Summit


What is a Performance Measure?

• The metric we use to evaluate if our system is functioning the way we want it to function

• Evaluate our existing system• Plan our future system• Prioritize projects and programs • Set standards for development• Allocate funding


Vision and Goals• Provide strategic direction for

investment and policy decisions

Objectives• Describe how a goal can be

accomplished

Performance Measures • How we know if we are meeting our

objectives


You get what you measure

Consider lunch…

$$


You get what you measure

• Is your community measuring things that directly relate to the outcomes you want?


Conventional Approach - Measuring vehicle mobility

Level-of-Service or

Volume-to-Capacity Ratio

More pavement

More lanes

More roads

More efficiency

ITS investments

System management


Vehicle mobility focus

MOVING THINKINGFORWARD8

Protein-focused approach to lunch


Comprehensive Approach – Measure What Matters

Safety & Security

Environment

Economic Vitality

HealthConnectivity

Livability

Equity

MOVING THINKINGFORWARD10

Washington County Multimodal Performance Measures Project


Performance Measures

• Evaluated over 160 measures for Washington County from many sources– Types of goals addressed– Modes addressed– Understandability of Measures– Data Cost and Accessibility– Reflective of User Experience– Applicability to Different

Planning Uses


Performance Measures

• Evaluated over 160 measures for Washington County from many sources– Types of goals addressed– Modes addressed– Understandability of

Measures– Data Cost and Accessibility– Applicability to Different

Planning Uses

Can be understood intuitively from the name of the measure.

Can be explained in non-technical terms to members, but is not completely intuitive.

Difficult to explain to non-technical audience.


Performance measures are applied in a variety of planning applications….

Transportation System

Planning

Corridor / Project

Planning

Plan amendment / Zone change

Development Review


…..In a variety of functions.

BenchmarkAlternatives Comparison StandardsScenario

EvaluationPrioritization


Planning

Corridor / Project

Planning


Development Review


Not all measures can serve all purposes.

BenchmarkAlternatives Comparison StandardsScenario

EvaluationPrioritization

Sidewalk coverage

Pedestrian mode splitvs.


Sidewalk and Crossings Completeness


Planning

Corridor / Project

Planning


Development Review

Easy to apply?

Quantitative? Objective?

Data availability?

Understandable?


Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress (LTS)

– Link• Physical separation of bike facility (+)• Presence of on-street parking (-)• Number of through vehicle lanes (-)• Bike lane presence and width (+)• Speed limit (-)• Bike lane blockage (-)• Presence of Street Centerline (-)

– Intersection• Right turn lane configuration

– Crossing• Speed limit of street being crossed (-)• Number of through vehicle lanes (-)• Presence of median refuge (at least 6

feet wide) (+)


Who does the bike facility serve?

19

Source: Roger Geller, City of Portland

Four Types of

Cyclist

Level of Traffic Stress

(LTS)

4

3

2

1


Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress


Planning

Corridor / Project

Planning


Development Review

Easy to apply?


Data availability?

Understandable?


Urban Streets MMLOS: Bicycle Factors– Link

• Vehicle volume and speed in outside travel lane (–)

• Heavy vehicle percentage (–)• Pavement condition (+)• Bicycle lane presence (+)• Bicycle lane, shoulder, and

outside vehicle lane widths (+)• On-street parking utilization (–)• Number of access points on

right side (–)– Intersection

• Cross-street width (–)


Urban Streets MMLOS: Pedestrian Factors– Link

• Sidewalk presence and clear width (+)• Vehicle volume and speed in outside

travel lane (–)• Bicycle lane, shoulder, and outside

vehicle lane widths (+)• Buffer presence and width (+)• On-street parking utilization (+)

– Intersection• Permitted left turn, right-turn-on-red

volumes (–)• Cross-street motor vehicle volumes and

speeds (–)• Crossing length (–)• Average pedestrian delay (–)• Right-turn channeling island presence (+)


Urban Streets Multimodal Level of Service (MMLOS)


Planning

Corridor / Project

Planning


Development Review

Easy to apply?


Data availability?

Understandable?


Active Transportation-Specific Measures by Planning Application

Source: Washington County Multi-Modal Performance Measures and Standards

MeasureTransportation

System Planning

Corridor / Project

Planning

Development Review / Plan Amendment

System CompletenessMeasures

Sidewalk completeness

Crossings completeness

Bicycle facility completeness

Intersection completeness

System Performance Measures

Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress

# of Bike/Ped Crashes

# of Severe Injury Bike/Ped Crashes

Pedestrian delay

Pedestrian crossing distance

Pedestrian MMLOS

Bicycle MMLOS

Land Use / Accessibility Measures

Accessibility to destinations / diverseuses

Transit Accessibility


Coming soon… FHWA Guidebook for Evaluating, Establishing, and Tracking Pedestrian and Bicycle Performance Measures


Other Active Transportation Measures….

• Miles of bicycle or pedestrian facilities

• Average trip length• Connectivity indices• Route directness ratio• Crosswalk spacing And more…

• Presence of street trees• Adherence to traffic laws• Access to jobs• Emissions reductions• Facility condition


Thank you! Karla KingsleyKittelson & Associates, [email protected](503)228-5230

mailto:[email protected]

Kingsley performance measures TCS 2015

Education

Transcript of Kingsley performance measures TCS 2015