Performance Measures

The WWW Interstate Planning Commission (WWW), West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH), Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), and public transportation agencies in the WWW planning area apply a Transportation Performance Management (TPM) approach when carrying out planning and programming activities.

TPM is a coordinated, performance-based process for making transportation decisions that support the national goals established under Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) for the federal-aid highway and public transportation programs. 

These national goals are:

• Safety: Reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads and public transportation systems.
• Infrastructure Condition: Maintain highway infrastructure and transit capital assets in a state of good repair.
• Congestion Reduction: Reduce congestion on the National Highway System (NHS).
• System Reliability: Improve the efficiency and reliability of the surface transportation system.
• Freight Movement and Economic Vitality: Improve the national freight network, strengthen rural access to national and international markets, and support regional economic development.
• Environmental Sustainability: Enhance transportation system performance while protecting and improving the natural environment.
• Reduced Project Delivery Delays: Reduce project costs and delays by improving project development and delivery processes, including streamlining regulatory procedures and agency practices.

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) established performance measures to track progress toward these national goals through federal rulemakings. These rules require states, MPOs, and public transportation agencies to set performance targets, monitor progress, and report to USDOT.

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

WWW works closely with WVDOH, ODOT, and local public transportation providers to incorporate TPM requirements into regional planning and programming activities. West Virginia and Ohio have adopted statewide performance targets, beginning in 2017, consistent with federal requirements.

Performance targets are established as follows:

• Highway Safety: WVDOH and ODOT establish statewide safety targets annually and report them to FHWA by August 31.
• Highway Asset Management and System Performance: WVDOH and ODOT established initial statewide targets by May 20, 2018, and continue to update them as required.
• Transit Asset Management: The Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority (MOVTA) participates in a group plan sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Public Transit, which establishes annual targets. WWW must establish its targets within 180 days of receiving the transit asset targets.

WWW may establish performance targets by either:

• Agreeing to plan and program projects in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that support WVDOH, ODOT, or transit provider targets; or
• Establishing quantifiable performance targets specific to the WWW planning area and programming projects that contribute toward achieving those targets.