Rural performance based planning guidebook.

PDFTech Report0-6852-P10-6852Rural transportationTransportation planningRural developmentPerformance measurementGuidelinesUnited StatesTexasTexas A&M Transportation InstituteOverman, John H.Texas A&M Transportation InstituteTexas. Dept. of TransportationUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUS Transportation CollectionPerformance-based transportation planning has existed for many years. Recently, it is becomingmore accepted and practiced as a result of federal rules. It is fast becoming the cornerstone fortransportation decision making throughout the country in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan(rural) areas. Establishing a common set of performance measures allows for theevaluation and comparison of different projects and transportation corridors for both current andfuture conditions, and translates data and statistics into a form that the public and decisionmakers can easily understand. The guidebook directs the reader through the framework forconducting a rural transportation system assessment based on individual goals and objectives andselected performance measures and weights. The planning tool developed as part of this projectis intended for use with the guidebook for establishing and using rural performance-basedtransportation system assessment, monitoring, planning, and programming consistent withstatewide plans and programs