SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION (Mid-course policy and strategy) Performance Management Pete Rahn, Chair, AASHTO Standing Committee on Performance Management Director, Missouri DOT May 17, 2009 AASHTO Spring Meeting

Topics for Discussion Stakeholder report---the Hill, the Administration, AMPO, others, our own members Status report on the eight task forces of the Standing Committee on Performance Management Brief Recap of the CEO Forum on Performance Management at the UMN Conclusions and next steps

FUNDAMENTAL REFORM Transparency Program Consolidation Performance Objectives Incentives & Sanctions Formula Changes Performance Targets Monitoring & Reporting Fundamental Transformation Reform: Performance & Accountability Congress and Stakeholders

Very Preliminary Stakeholder Report It is clear that the Hill expects more than we have committed to The Administration at the FHWA level seems to be conceptually supportive of where we are with measures; setting national goals may be another story at a higher level Select western states are very concerned with both our lack of rural accessibility measures and are very nervous with national goal setting AMPO generally supportive; APTA is exploring other measurement areas such as urban transit accessibility T 4 America—a huge number of national targets--- covering the AASHTO six areas plus!!!!

Task Forces Status Reports Goal AreasCandidate Measures Recommended Measures National Goals Issues SafetyA.Annual fatalities(3-5 yr. moving avg.) B.Major injuries Annual fatalities on either a 3 or 5 yr moving avg. Reduce the national total by 50% in twenty years Yes-definition of major and tech support PreservationA.Pavement PSI or Remaining Service Life B.Pavement IRI C.Bridge % structurally deficient by deck area A.Yes B.Yes C.Yes Interstate and other NHS –no goal at this time More uniform definition of pavement structural adequacy; national goals or targets need to be a function of funding levels

Task Forces Status Reports Continued Goal Areas Candidate Measures Recommended Measures National Goals Issues Congestion Travel time index; Travel delay; Total travel time; Buffer Index; Congestion Cost; Economic Benefits Multiple measures should be used Nothing yet. There should be two specific components: a congestion measure and pop/job/ or economic growth Differences In technical capabilities/ problems/ agreement on measures among states and MPOs Systems Operations Urban:traveltime Reliability; Snow removal time; Rural:Road closure index; Customer satisfaction None yetNothing yetMeasures to use and comparability

Task Forces Status Reports Continued Goal AreasCandidate Measures Recommended Measures National Goals Issues Environment 1.GHG ( or surrogate based on VMT) 2.Climate change adaptation cost 3.Water quality The three shown are likely; others to be explored noneRefining measures and measurement techniques Freight/ Economics 1.Truck travel time/speed/reliabi lity 2.Border cross time 3.Double stack train bridge clearance; heavy train track capability none Refining measures and measurement techniques

Other task forces Planning and Programming —working on language changes needed to the statutorily required planning and programming process and doing stakeholder outreach Comparative Measures —completed ones on pavement and safety; soon to launch ones on bridges and incident management

CEO Forum Purpose  Exchange best practices and experiences  Identify strategic challenges  Develop research and action plans Focus of Discussion  Current Trends  Leadership Experiences  Best Practices Attendees  45 participants representing 14 states, AASHTO, FHWA, & TRB

Setting the Stage: AASHTO Plans & Challenges PRESENTATION: Pete Rahn, Director, Missouri DOT, and Chair, Standing Committee on Performance Management State DOTs face challenges:  Executive turnover  Wild fluctuation in resources at federal and state levels  Public approval driven by condition of system  Variety of reporting structures  Public dislike of taxes and distrust of government  Deteriorating transportation infrastructure

Setting the Stage: AASHTO Plans & Challenges - Continued AASHTO’s response:  Form Standing Committee on Performance Management  Help states develop policies and tools for performance management  Performance-based management can:  Deliver organizational direction regardless of CEO turnover  Create efficiency to show good and bad policies and processes  Provide greater accountability and transparency  Give DOTs credibility by demonstrating what is being delivered

INITIAL SURVEY STATES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS - CEO LEADERSHIP FORUM Goal Area Measures Only Measures and Targets Neither Safety 3150 Preservation 693 Congestion 693 Systems Operations 495 Environment 378 Freight/ Economics 4113

Key Research or Action: Implementing a State DOT Performance Management System Framework/Vision for State DOT Performance Management (White Paper) Capacity Building Program for State and Local Transportation Agencies Approaches to New System Performance Measures Performance Management Guidelines and Specifications Best Practices for Data Collection and Reporting for Performance Measures

Key Research or Action: Developing a Set of National Measures AASHTO Policy Statement on the Purpose of National Performance Measures Develop Scenarios for Carrying Out National Performance AASHTO Decisions on How to do this Program Federal Program Framework Develop National Performance Measures Customer/Public Outreach and Engagement Comparative Performance Measurement AASHTO Center of Excellence for Performance Management

Key Research or Action: Performance Measurement Approaches for Emerging Transportation Issues Performance Measures for Mega Regions and Corridors State-of-Practice with International & Private Sector Land Use & Transportation Strategies for Quality of Life Performance Measures for multimodal projects Measuring & Managing Effects of Climate Change on DOTs & Transportation Industry Criteria for Effective Public-Private Partnerships Freight/Economic Development Performance Policy Implications of Performance Measurement/Management

Next Steps Based on the Forum White paper finalized and posted to AASHTO SCPM Web site Additional DOT surveys collected, summarized, and posted to Web Development of a full proceedings from the forum, including presentations, white paper, and action plans Posting of the summary and follow-up activities on the Web Plans for funding and implementation of research and action recommendations by the NCHRP panel and the forum’s sponsoring organizations

Conclusions and Next Steps We appear to be at the right level of pro-action with regard to our policy position We need to work actively with the hill committees—we are developing legislative material and continuing the efforts with our NCHRP support contractor. Safety and pavements and bridges appear to be the areas we need to be ready with ASAP. We will continue the very effective Task Force Efforts and look at other measures—particularly meeting some rural concerns and multi-modal urban concerns We will engage you throughout this legislative process