• Front Matter R1-R10

• About This Guide 1-1

• How Is It Organized? 2-2

• Guiding Principles of Sustainability 3-3

• Sustainability and Sustainable Transportation 4-7

• Using Performance Measures for Sustainability 8-9

• Understand Why You Are Doing This 10-10

• Understand Where You Are Starting From 11-12

• Phasing in a Performance Measurement Approach 13-13

• Fundamental Components 14-14

• Auxiliary Components 15-15

• Step 1 - Understanding Sustainability 16-16

• Step 2 - Developing Transportation Sustainability Goals 17-20

• Step 3 - Developing Objectives 21-21

• Step 4 - Developing Performance Measures 22-23

• Step 5 - Implementing Performance Measures 24-26

• Step 6 - Refining the Framework and Applying Feedback 27-27

• Compendium of Objectives and Performance Measures 28-30

• Workshop Materials to Facilitate Performance Measurement Development 31-31

• Chapter 7 - Sustainability Measures Checklist 32-33

• What Are Some Agencies Doing? 34-45

• Rating Systems for Sustainability 46-46

• Summary 47-47

• Additional Resources 48-49

• Appendix A - Defining Sustainability for Your Agency 50-53

• Appendix B - Performance Measures Compendium 54-120

• Appendix C - Electronic Compendium User Instructions 121-126

• Appendix D - Sustainability Performance Measure Examples 127-162

• Appendix E - Data Sources 163-164

• Appendix F - Case Studies and Rating System Summaries 165-186

• Appendix G - Project Overview and Interactive Workshop Material 187-188

• Appendix H - Glossary 189-191

• References 192-192

• Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 193-193

Ramani, Tara, Potter, Joanne, DeFlorio, Josh, Zietsman, Josias, Reeder, Virginia, Transportation Research Board " Step 4 - Developing Performance Measures ." NCHRP Report 708: A Guidebook for Sustainability Performance Measurement for Transportation Agencies . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011 .

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