Performance Measures

WWW, West Virginia DOH (WVDOH), Ohio DOT (ODOT) and public transportation agencies in the WWW planning area must apply a transportation performance management (TPM) approach when carrying out their planning and programming activities. TPM requires agencies to use a coordinated, performance-based approach to make transportation decisions that support national goals established in Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) for the federal-aid highway and public transportation programs. These national goals are: 

Safety: To achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads and public transportation systems.

Infrastructure Condition: To maintain the highway infrastructure and transit capital asset systems in a state of good repair.

Congestion Reduction: To achieve a significant reduction in congestion on the National Highway System (NHS).

System Reliability: To improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system.

Freight Movement and Economic Vitality: To improve the national freight network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development.

Environmental Sustainability: To enhance the performance of the transportation system while protecting and enhancing the natural environment.

Reduced Project Delivery Delays: To reduce project costs, promote jobs and the economy, and expedite the movement of people and goods by accelerating project completion through eliminating delays in the project development and delivery process, including reducing regulatory burdens and improving agencies' work practice.

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) established performance measures to track progress toward achievement of the national goals through a series of federal rulemakings that require states, MPOs, and public transportation agencies to establish performance targets for each measure, monitor performance, and report to USDOT on performance and progress toward meeting the targets.   

The federal performance measure rules cover highway safety, highway asset management, highway system performance, transit asset management, and public transportation safety. The table on the side summarizes the performance areas and measures. 

WWW works closely with WVDOH, ODOT, and local public transportation providers to incorporate the new TPM requirements into planning and programming activities. West Virginia and Ohio each adopted statewide performance targets, starting in 2017, for several performance measures, consistent with Federal requirements. 

West Virginia, Ohio, WWW, and the transit providers in the region establish performance targets on an ongoing basis, as follows: 

• For the highway safety performance measures, both WVDOH and ODOT establish statewide safety targets and report them to FHWA annually by August 31. 
• For the highway asset management and highway system performance measures, WVDOH and ODOT established statewide targets by May 20, 2018. 
• For the transit asset measures, Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority (MOVTA) is part of a group plan sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Public Transit, which establishes targets annually. WWW is required to establish targets within 180 days after receiving the initial transit asset targets. 

WWW has the flexibility to establish targets by either: 

• Agreeing to plan and program projects in WWW’s TIP that contribute toward the accomplishment of the ODOT, WVDOH, or transit provider targets, or 
• Committing to quantifiable targets for the WWW planning area. The target for WWW will be different than the ODOT, WVDOH, or transit provider’s target, and WWW will plan and program projects that contribute to the MPO’s target.