Performance Objectives

The trend forecasts in Error! Reference source not found. presented a challenge to achieving the stated New Visions goals.  Reaching the vision depends on the successful outcome of many initiatives and external events.  These include:

 

1.            Successful implementation of physical, operational and institutional actions implied by the New Visions principles and specifically called for by the New Visions strategies and actions.

 

2.            Adequate funding for full implementation of the New Visions plan.

 

3.            Complementary state and national policy actions relating both to the Capital Region's economic competitiveness and to subjects such as vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency standards.

 

4.            Complementary private investment decisions in the Capital Region in the transportation system (rail, air, intercity bus, trucking, communications), in workforce management (telecommuting, demand management, transit pass support, etc.) and in the location and design of residential, commercial and industrial development.

 

5.            Complementary private sector initiatives nationally and internationally to develop and market cleaner, quieter, safer and more fuel-efficient cars and trucks.

 

Text Box: Achieving the goals depends on both the plan and other external events.Table 1 presents achievable performance objectives relative to selected core performance measures; these objectives are achievable if the five conditions stated above are achieved.  It is within the region's grasp to use a combination of transportation, land use and other policies along with private actions and state and national policies to preserve the current strengths of our regional transportation system and address its weaknesses.

 


Table 1: Performance Objectives for Core Measures


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year 2015

Year 2021

Year 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full Plan

Full Plan

Full Plan

 

Selected Core Measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021 Performance Goals

1990

1996

2000

Improvement

Improvement

Improvement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Qualifications

Conditions

Conditions

Conditions

from 1996

from 1996

from 2000

 

Transportation Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCESS

Percent of PM Peak Hour Trips Transit Accessible

 

 

 

Increase from current levels

18.60%

na

na

aa

na

na

*

 

Percent of PM Peak Hour Trips With Transit Advantage

 

 

 

Increase from current levels

0.40%

na

na

aaaa

na

na

*

 

Percent of PM Peak Hour Trips Accessible by Bicycle

 

 

 

Increse from current levels, and 

28.9% (1995)

na

na

aa

na

na

*

 

 

and Walking

 

 

 

 

 

improve quality of facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCESSIBILITY

Travel Time between Representative Locations;

 

 

 

As with congestion measures,

59

64

69

 

rr

r

 

 

   see Appendix;   Sample Time:  Selkirk Yards

 

 

 

maintain close to current times

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   to Saratoga Springs (minutes, PM Peak)

 

 

 

 

and increase predictability

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

CONGESTION

Daily Recurring Excess Person Hours of Delay

 

 

 

Maintain close to current levels

6,546

16,999

26,344

r

rrr

aa

*

 

Excess Person Hours of Peak Hour Delay Per PMT

 

 

 

Maintain close to current levels

1.1

2.4

3.2

a

rrr

a

*

 

Daily Excess Vehicle Hours of Delay by Truck

 

 

 

Maintain close to current per VMT