Transportation cost index: a comprehensive performance measure for transportation and land and its application in Oregon, Florida, and Utah : final report.

PDFTech ReportNITC-RR-758Performance measurementCost indexesLand useUnited StatesOregonFloridaUtahOregon Transportation Research and Education ConsortiumWang, LimingLiu, JennyPortland State UniversityPortland State University. National Institute for Transportation and CommunitiesOregon. Dept. of TransportationUniversity Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)US Transportation CollectionMAP-21 and state laws are placing increasing emphasis on using comprehensive transportation performance measures that include mobility,safety, economy, livability, equity, and environmental to guide transportation decision-making. One of the toughest challenges keeping DOTsand MPOs from adopting comprehensive measures in the decision process is the lack of performance measures allowing consistent comparisonof multimodal performance over time and across geographic areas. This project advances a transportation cost index (TCI) initially proposed byOregon DOT from a proof-of-concept stage to implementation and operational use at the state, MPO, and community levels. After pilot testsand early adoption in Oregon, we test TCI with varying data sources available in different states and make the software more user-friendly.Working with communities in Florida and Utah, we will test and apply TCI to regions in Florida and Utah and compare the patterns of TCIacross Oregon, Florida, and Utah