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Component 02

Target Setting

These materials are available to aid readers in the design and implementation of the Target Setting components of their own Transportation Asset Management Plans.

Resources

Resource title with link to the TPMToolbox Library, Publication Year, Direct Link (if available)
TPM Toolbox, 2016,
Direct Link: www.tpmtools.org
Target Setting Peer Exchange, 2014,
Direct Link: https://www.planning.dot.gov/Peer/Arizona/scottsdale_6-17-14_FHWA_target_setting.pdf
Transforming Performance Measures for the 21st Century, 2014,
Direct Link: https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/alfresco/publication-pdfs/413197-Transforming-Performance-Measurement-for-the-st-Century.PDF
SCOPM Task Force Findings on MAP-21 Performance Measure Target-Setting, 2013,
Direct Link: https://scopm.transportation.org/Documents/SCOPM%20Task%20Force%20Findings%20on%20Performance%20Measure%20Target-Setting%20FINAL%20v2%20(3-25-2013).pdf
Performance Based Planning and Programming Guidebook, 2013,
Direct Link: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/performance_based_planning/pbpp_guidebook/
Target-Setting Workshop, 2013,
Direct Link: https://sites.spypondpartners.com/targetsetting/workshop/slides/00-notes.pdf
Target-Setting Methods and Data Management to Support Performance-Based Resource Allocation by Transportation Agencies (NCHRP Report 666), 2010,
Direct Link: https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_666.pdf
A Performance Management Framework for State and Local Government, 2010,
Direct Link: https://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/APerformanceManagementFramework.pdf
Performance Measures and Targets for Transportation Asset Management (NCHRP Report 551), 2006,
Direct Link: https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_551.pdf
Transportation Performance Management Awareness (NHI Course #138001),
Direct Link: https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/course_search.aspx?tab=0&key=Transportation+Performance+Management&sf=0&course_no=138001
Introduction to Performance Measurement (NHI Course #138003),
Direct Link: https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/course_search.aspx?tab=0&key=Transportation+Performance+Management&sf=0&course_no=138003
FHWA Office of Transportation Performance Management, 2011,
Direct Link: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tpm/
Urbanized and Nonurbanized Target Setting Final Report, 2015,
Direct Link: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/tpm/fhwasa15067/
Safety Target Setting Final Report, 2013,
Direct Link: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/spm/docs/safetyfinalrpt.pdf
A Compendium of State and Regional Safety Target Setting Practices, 2013,
Direct Link: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/spm/docs/compendium.pdf
Safety Target Setting Peer Exchange, 2013,
Direct Link: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/spm/docs/peer_exchange.pdf
Performance Management Practices and Methodologies for Setting Safety Performance Targets, Literature Review, 2011,
Direct Link: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/spm/docs/literature_review.pdf

Action Plan

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  1. Of the TPM subcomponents discussed in this chapter, which one would you like to work on?

    • 3.1 Strategy Identification
    • 3.2 Investment Prioritization
  2. What aspect of the TPM process listed above do you want to improve?
    • Strategy Identification
      • Clarify Internal and external roles and responsibilites for effective collaboration
      • Identify key performance issues for each strategic goals and objective
      • Assess a strategy’s effect on outcomes
      • Defines an evalutate strategies against desired chracteristics
      • Document strategy identification process
    • Investment Prioritization
      • Assign internal roles and responsibilities
      • Develop scenarios to evaluate strategies
      • Establish relative importance of strategic goals to guide strategy prioritization
      • Document investment prioritization process
  3. What “steps” discussed in this chapter do you think could help you address the challenge noted above?
  4. To implement the “step” identified above, what actions are necessary, who will lead the effort an what interrealtionships exist?
  5. What are some of the potential barriers to success?
  6. Who is someone (internal and/or external) I will collaborate with to implement this action plan?
  7. How will I know if I have made progress (milestones/timeframe/measures)?

References

  1. Safety Target Setting Final Report.
    Direct Link: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/spm/docs/safetyfinalrpt.pdf
  2. Safety Target Setting Final Report.
    Direct Link: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/spm/docs/safetyfinalrpt.pdf
  3. Vital Signs Report: A Scorecard of Metro’s Key Performance Indicators 2013 3rd Quarter Results. Washington, DC. 2013.
    Direct Link: https://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/Vital_Signs_Q3_2013.pdf
  4. Risk-Based Transportation Asset Management: Evaluating Threats, Capitalizing on Opportunities. 2012.
    Direct Link: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/asset/pubs/hif12035.pdf
  5. Definitions summarized from Guide to Cross-Asset Resource Allocation and the Impact on Transportation System Performance. Pg 20.
    Direct Link: https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_806.pdf
  6. Definitions summarized from Guide to Cross-Asset Resource Allocation and the Impact on Transportation System Performance. Pg 20.
    Direct Link: https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_806.pdf
  7. ISO 31000 – Risk Management. https://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/iso31000.htm
  8. Created from WMATA escalator system availability data.
  9. Target Setting Peer Exchange: Summary Report. https://www.planning.dot.gov/Peer/Arizona/scottsdale_6-17-14_FHWA_target_setting.pdf
  10. Target Setting Peer Exchange: Summary Report. https://www.planning.dot.gov/Peer/Arizona/scottsdale_6-17-14_FHWA_target_setting.pdf
  11. Target-Setting Workshop.
    Direct Link: https://sites.spypondpartners.com/targetsetting/workshop/slides/00-notes.pdf
  12. 2012 Pavement Condition Report. 2012.
    Direct Link: https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/CONSTRUCTION/docs/pavement/2012_condition_report.pdf
  13. Washington State Strategic Highway Safety Plan 2013: Priority Level One, Impaired Driver Involved. 2013.
    Direct Link: https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/partners/targetzero/PDF2/priorityone.pdf
  14. M2030 2009 Amendment: The Metropolitan Transportation Plan, The Transportation Plan for the Dallas-Fort Worth Area, 2009 Amendment, Executive Summary..
    Direct Link: https://www.nctcog.org/trans/mtp/2030/Mob2030_09Amend_ExecSum.pdf
  15. State of the State of Maryland’s Bridges. Hanover, MD. 2014.
  16. Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP) Application Review Time-M. Harrisburg, PA. 2015.
  17. Bridges: 2014 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure.
    Direct Link: https://www.pareportcard.org/PARC2014/downloads/PA_2014_RC_Bridges.pdf
  18. Bridges: 2014 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure.
    Direct Link: https://www.pareportcard.org/PARC2014/downloads/PA_2014_RC_Bridges.pdf
  19. Target-Setting Workshop. June 2013.
    Direct Link: https://sites.spypondpartners.com/targetsetting/workshop/slides/00-notes.pdf
  20. Word Cloud from Target-Setting Workshop. June 2013.
    Direct Link: https://sites.spypondpartners.com/targetsetting/workshop/slides/00-notes.pdf
  21. Performance-Based Planning and Programming Guidebook (FHWA Publication FHWA-HEP-13-041). Washington, DC. Page 31.
    Direct Link: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/performance_based_planning/pbpp_guidebook/
  22. Safety Target Setting Final Report.
    Direct Link: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/spm/docs/safetyfinalrpt.pdf
  23. MN TZD Mission, Goals, & Values.
    Direct Link: https://www.minnesotatzd.org/whatistzd/mntzd/mission/
  24. Traffic Engineering – Traffic Safety.
    Direct Link: https://www.dot.state.mn.us/trafficeng/safety
  25. Measuring Performance Among State DOTs. July 2008. Volume 35. Issue 4. Pg 445-465. Transportation.
  26. Measuring Performance among State DOTs: Sharing Good Practices.
    Direct Link: https://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=543
  27. State DOT Comparative Performance Measurement: A Progress Report. Washington, DC. 2012.
    Direct Link: https://maintenance.transportation.org/Documents/Progress%20Report%20Final%20Draft-5-10-2012.pdf
  28. Tracker: Measures of Departmental Performance. Jefferson City, MO.
    Direct Link: https://www.modot.org/about/documents/April2016Tracker.pdf
  29. Tracker: Measures of Departmental Performance. Jefferson City, MO.
    Direct Link: https://www.modot.org/about/documents/April2016Tracker.pdf
  30. Bus Performance Board Nov. 2010. Washington, DC. 2011
    Direct Link: https://files.mtc.ca.gov/pdf/Plan_Bay_Area_FINAL/Plan_Bay_Area.pdf
  31. A Report Card From Missourians – Appendix A: I-S Analysis. Jefferson City, MO. 2010.
    Direct Link: https://library.modot.mo.gov/RDT/reports/Rd08018/or11001apdxA.pdf