Goal 4

Statement

Provide an efficient, balanced, multi–modal regional transportation system including highways, bus transit, high–capacity transit, rail, aviation, marine, bicycle and pedestrian modes as well as transportation demand and system management strategies.

Description

The region's transportation system must be balanced and multi–modal to accommodate transportation choices and options for people and freight. Providing connections between modes is also important as well as managing the system to make it most efficient.

Source: Metropolitan Transportation Plan

Supported by

Improve performance on the entire network

Associated Performance Measures

CategoryNumberPerformance Measure
Throughput – Passengers8Passenger trips per vehicle revenue hour and mile; passenger load (ridership/capacity)
Travel–TIme Reliability2Travel–time index; planning time index; buffer time index; on–time transit performance