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.

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