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UTCM 09-37-15 Zietsman
This document proposes a performance measurement system for evaluating the sustainability of freight movement. It recommends measuring progress toward economic, environmental, social, and equity goals across populations and time. Typical public sector performance interests for freight include mobility, safety, environment, and economic development. The proposed system measures freight sustainability across policy, technology, infrastructure, operations, and non-transport factors. It provides an example format for objectives, measures, and an aggregated sustainability index. The document recommends applying this framework and methodology to evaluate freight transportation performance locally, starting with its suggested goals and modifying as needed.
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UTCM 09-37-15 Zietsman
- 1. Performance Measures for Sustainable Freight Movement Overview of UTCM Project #09-37-15
- 2. Sustainability Principles • Combinationof progress toward desired outcomes – Economic – Environmental – Social – Considers equity across populations and time
- 3. Typical DOT PerformanceInterests • Mobility and • System congestion preservation • Accessibility • Project delivery • Safety • Traffic • Quality of life operations • Environment • Maintenance • Economic • Human development resources
- 4. Freight-Related Decision Considerations Privatesector Public sector • Market & shipper demand • Investment & financing, • Financial performance taxes, fees metrics • Economic regulation • Efficient management of • Providing & maintaining volumes, schedules, costs infrastructure • Regulatory issues • Land use, facility location, access • Environmental issues • Safety • Operations • Jobs & employment
- 5. Freight Sustainability EvaluationAreas • Policy and regulation • Technology • Infrastructure • Operation and maintenance • Non-transportation factors
- 6. Performance Measures • Evaluate – Status – Progress – Comparisons • Basis: established goals
- 7. Measurement System Components •Framework • Methodology • Goals and objectives • Data requirements • Performance measures • (Aggregate)
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- 9. Freight Transportation Objectives and Measures • Report contains list of goals, objectives and performance measures • Example format as follows: Sustainability Measure Performance Goal Objectives Dimension No. Measure Improve Reduce freight- Annual fatal accidents safety of related crash rates 1a per truck-mile freight and crash risk Social movement Reduce freight- and of the Annual Hazmat related HazMat 1b general accidents per mile Accidents public
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- 11. Output with AggregateMeasure Measure Number Aggregated Value Measure Weight Measured Value Sustainability Scaled Value Goal Weight Index Performance Measure 1a 0.7 Annual fatal accidents per truck-mile 0.16 0.84 0.89 0.40 1b 0.3 Annual Hazmat accidents per mile 0.00 1.00 2a 0.3 Truck throughput efficiency (TTE) 44779 0.24 2b 0.3 Average cargo weight per truck, annual 15 1.00 0.62 0.72 0.25 2c 0.15 Travel time index 1.12 0.88 2d 0.1 Buffer index 0.24 0.63 Number of intermodal facilities along 2e 0.1 1 1.00 the section 2f 0.05 Average truck age 7 1.00 3a 0.05 Daily grams per mile (PM) 50950 0.00 0.24 0.35
- 12. Recommended Freight Transportation Performance Evaluation • Apply this framework and methodology • Start with suggested goals, objectives • Modify per local circumstances