Livability Performance Measures to Transportation Plans and Projects

2015PDFTech Report2013-018SWorkshopsTransportation planningPerformance measurementStandard of livingResearch HubPerformance measurementTransportation planningSouth Atlantic StatesUnited StatesSoutheastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)Lane, Leigh BlackmonAmekudzi, AdjoFischer, Jamie M.Brodie, StefanieHeller, AdrienneMansfield, TedSoutheastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationUS Transportation CollectionFrom July to September of 2014, teams from the Georgia Institute of Technology and North Carolina State University hosted five workshops in the southeastern United States to assist localities in developing performance measures to be used in transportation and comprehensive planning. The workshops were funded by the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education (STRIDE) Center at the University of Florida, and leverages the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Community Vision Metrics tool to identify context-specific livability performance measures. This report summarizes the workshop methodologies, results, lessons learned, and concludes with reflections on the project. Detailed summaries of each workshop are included as appendix items