MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION POLICY PLAN. FINAL REPORT

The purpose of this study is to develop a performance monitoring system for tracking the implementation of the Washington State Transportation Policy Plan. Performance monitoring is the periodic measurement of progress towards goals and objectives. A performance monitoring system uses information and action to provide a dynamic view of a program's progress. Background on the use of performance monitoring was obtained from a literature review and a survey of other state agencies. The development of indicators to track progress towards the goals in the plan was based upon interviews with key individuals involved in the creation of the goal statements. The report identifies data sources for indicators for which existing data are available and makes recommendations for filling gaps. Major findings from this study are as follows: (1) Performance monitoring can be useful for tracking progress towards goals; (2) Other states have little experience monitoring transportation policy; (3) Where possible, conventional indicators are recommended to track progress towards goals, and in other cases less conventional indicators are required to accurately track progress; and (4) Existing data can be utilized, thus avoiding the need for primary data collection -- this was possible for about half of the indicators, and for the remaining indicators, gaps in data can be filled with local government data and the primary collection of data.

• Record URL:
  http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/235.1.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Washington, Seattle

  Seattle, WA  United States  98195

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building, 310 Maple Park Avenue SE, P.O. Box 47300
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504-7300

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Pivo, G
  • Frank, L D
• Publication Date: 1991-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 110 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Implementation; Monitoring; Performance; Transportation policy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data sources
• Geographic Terms: Washington (State)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Policy; Research; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00618138
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: WA-RD 235.1
• Contract Numbers: GC 8719, Task 28
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1991 12:00AM