Objective Category
System Efficiency: Delay
These objectives focus on reducing the delay in travel experienced by travelers. Delay is a measure of "excess travel time" caused by congestion (i.e., in comparison to free flow time or relative to the posted speed limit). Traffic delay per capita measures are more mode neutral than traffic delay per driver or per vehicle measures (i.e., focuses on the experiences of the entire population, not just drivers).
Associated Objectives and Performance Measures
Associated Planning Factors and Goals
Planning Factor | Goal |
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A. Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency; | Improve the national freight network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development |
D. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and for freight; | Achieve a significant reduction in congestion |
G. Promote efficient system management and operation; | Improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system |
Associated Service Packages
Source
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.