Conference Proceedings 36:

Performance Measures to Improve Transportation Systems: Summary of the Second National Conference

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Conference Proceedings 36: Performance Measures to Improve Transportation Systems: Summary of the Second National Conference	1-1	(skim)
Transportation Research Board 2005 Executive Committee	2-2	(skim)
Title Page	3-3	(skim)
Steering Committee on Performance Measures to Improve Transportation Systems: Second National Conference	4-4	(skim)
Transportation Research Board	5-6	(skim)
Contents	7-8	(skim)
Preface	9-10	(skim)
Sessions and Topics	11-12	(skim)
Welcome	13-13	(skim)
Welcome and Federal Perspective	14-14	(skim)
State of the Practice of Performance Measurement	15-18	(skim)
Using Performance Measures in a Political Decision-Making Process	19-22	(skim)
Organizing for Performance-Based Management	23-24	(skim)
Integrating Performance Measures Across Multiple Jurisdictions	25-25	(skim)
Involvement of Customers in Performance-Based Management	26-26	(skim)
Linking National Performance Measures to External Customers	27-27	(skim)
CEO Perspective: What Do You Do with the Money	28-29	(skim)
Performance Challenge: Linking Performance-Based Program Development and Project Delivery	30-31	(skim)
Setting Targets and Making Trade-Offs: Performance-Based Resource Allocation	32-33	(skim)
Performance-Based Program Development and Delivery	34-36	(skim)
Linking System Performance Measurement to Decisions - Progress Since the First National Conference	37-38	(skim)
Three Dimensions of Project Delivery Measurement and Reporting	39-40	(skim)
Issues and Challenges in Using Existing Data and Tools for Performance Measures	41-43	(skim)
Technology and Tools to Access Data for Decision Makers: Case Study of State Departments of Transportation	44-47	(skim)
Role of Regional Travel Models in Developing Performance Measures for Congestion	48-48	(skim)
Using Performance Measures to Improve Highway Program Effectiveness	49-49	(skim)
Trapped Knowledge, Unlocking Key Information: Working with Legacy Databases and Management Systems	50-51	(skim)
Session Introduction	52-52	(skim)
FHWA and AASHTO International Technology Scanning Program: Perspective on Highway Safety	53-53	(skim)
Performance Management of Road Administration in Japan	54-56	(skim)
International Scan on Performance Measures	57-61	(skim)
Congestion and Reliability Performance Measures	62-63	(skim)
Tools for Understanding Customers in Making Investment Decisions	64-67	(skim)
Performance Measures for Freight Systems	68-69	(skim)
Closing Comments	70-71	(skim)
Making It Work: Overcoming Internal Organization Challenges	72-73	(skim)
Turning External Barriers into Opportunities	74-74	(skim)
The Accountability Challenge: Effective Performance Communication	75-76	(skim)
How to Set Program Targets and Make Trade-Off Decisions	77-78	(skim)
Working with Legacy Databases and Management Systems	79-79	(skim)
Standards for Data and Performance Measures	80-80	(skim)
Performance Forecasting: Financial Issues, Scale, and Implementation Tracking	81-81	(skim)
Linear Referencing Systems - Or Where in the World Is That Bridge?	82-82	(skim)
Congestion and Reliability	83-84	(skim)
Environmental	85-86	(skim)
Customer Satisfaction	87-87	(skim)
Freight	88-88	(skim)
Resourcre Papers	89-90	(skim)
Performance Measurement in Transportation: State of the Practice	91-91	(skim)
What Is Being Measured?	92-94	(skim)
How Is Performance Measured?	95-99	(skim)
How Are Performance Data Reported?	100-101	(skim)
How Are Performance Measures Used?	102-105	(skim)
Conclusions	106-108	(skim)
Drivers of Development	109-110	(skim)
Current Agendas for Development	111-114	(skim)
Basics of Successful Practice	115-117	(skim)
Integration into Planning, Budgeting, and Decision Making	118-121	(skim)
Emerging Steps in Development	122-123	(skim)
Additional Tools	124-126	(skim)
Issues and Challenges	127-128	(skim)
Sources	129-130	(skim)
Linking Performance-Based Program Development and Delivery	131-131	(skim)
Use of Performance Measures in Planning and Program Development	132-132	(skim)
Use of Performance Measures in Program Delivery	133-135	(skim)
Linking Program Development and Delivery	136-137	(skim)
Challenges to Linking Program Development and Program Delivery	138-138	(skim)
Summary	139-140	(skim)
Introduction	141-141	(skim)
Data and Tools for Specific Types of Measures - Example Applications	142-145	(skim)
General Guidance: Making the Most of Available Data and Systems	146-149	(skim)
Conclusions	150-150	(skim)
Participants	151-0	(skim)
The National Academies Identifier	1-154	(skim)

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TRB's Conference Proceedings 36, Performance Measures to Improve Transportation Systems: Summary of the Second National Conference are the proceedings from a conference held on August 22-24, 2004, in Irvine, California. The purpose of the conference was to explore the implementation and use of performance measures and to discuss how to monitor the impact of performance measures on the delivery and quality of transportation services. The proceedings include summaries of presentations made in each conference session and of resource papers. These summaries highlight a variety of agencies' experiences with the use of performance measures and identify research that could improve the use of performance measures. The resource papers prepared for the conference are also included in the proceedings.

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