Objective Category
System Options: Travel Time - Transit Compared to Auto
These objectives focus on improving the travel time (or speed) of public transit in comparison to average auto travel times (or speeds). The objective is designed to advance efficient transit operations and make transit more competitive with the auto to persuade system users to use transit as opposed to SOVs.
Associated Objectives and Performance Measures
| Objective |
Performance Measure |
| Reduce the travel time differential between transit and auto during peak periods by X percent per year for Y years. |
Transit to auto travel time differential for a given period (daily, hourly, or peak hours), on a given portion of the system (system wide, by facility type, or by corridor). |
| Maintain a travel time differential between transit and auto during peak periods of X percent for Y years. |
Transit to auto travel time differential for a given period (daily, hourly, or peak hours), on a given portion of the system (system wide, by facility type, or by corridor). |
| Improve average transit travel time compared to auto in major corridors by X minutes per year for Y years. |
Transit to auto travel time differential for a given period (daily, hourly, or peak hours), on a given portion of the system (system wide, by facility type, or by corridor). |
Associated Planning Factors and Goals
| Planning Factor |
Goal |
| D. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and for freight; |
Achieve a significant reduction in congestion |
Associated Service Packages 
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Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.
