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Conference on Performance Measures for Transportation and Livable Communities

SEPTEMBER 7-8, 2011 • AUSTIN, TEXAS


Sessions

Full Summary
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Opening Session

General Session

Luncheon Speaker

Closing Session

Breakout Session 1: Complete Streets Performance Measures

Breakout Session 2: Sustainability, Livability, Planning, and Policy Performance Measures

Breakout Session 3: Urban and Rural Livable Communities

Breakout Session 4: Transportation Performance Measures for Communities of all Sizes, Shapes, and Forms

Breakout Session 5: Land Use, Social Justice, and Environmental Performance Measures

Breakout Session 6: Livable Communities and Transit Performance Measures

Breakout Session 7: Access to Destinations Performance Measures

Breakout Session 8: Freight, Economic Development, and Return on Investment Livability Performance Measures

Breakout Session 9: FTA Livability Performance Measures Projects

Breakout Session 10: State, MPO, and Local Examples

Breakout Session 11: Bicycle and Pedestrian Performance Measures

BREAKOUT SESSION 6:
Livable Communities and Transit Performance Measures

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Presiding

KARTIK SRIBARRA, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

FasTracks Quality of Life Study: Measuring the Effects of Implementing Rapid Transit

GENEVIEVE HUTCHISON, Regional Transit District, Denver, Colorado

Smart Mobility for Sustainable Communities

KIM SLAUGHTER, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, Texas

Using Integrated Data to Measure Performance at TriMet

DAVID CROUT, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon

More than Lines on a Map: How Capital Metro is Using Performance Measurement to Shape Transit Service

TODD HEMINGSON, Capital Area Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, Texas


FasTracks Quality of Life Study: Measuring the Effects of Implementing Rapid Transit

GENEVIEVE HUTCHISON, Regional Transit District, Denver, Colorado

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 932K]

Genevieve Hutchison discussed the Denver Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) Quality of Life (QoL) Study.  She summarized the services operated by the RTD and the projects included in the FasTracks Program.  She described the background and purpose, study scope, reporting, and example measures in the QoL study.  Genevieve covered the following points in her presentation.

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Smart Mobility for Sustainable Communities

KIM SLAUGHTER, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, Texas

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 1.8M]

Kim Slaughter discussed the new focus at the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO).  She described the background to the new focus on sustainability, the services and programs provided by METRO, and key policy development elements.  Kim covered the following topics in her presentation.

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Using Integrated Data to Measure Performance at TriMet

DAVID CROUT, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 830K]

David Crout discussed the use of performance measures at the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet).  He described the services provided by Portland TriMet, the performance measures used with the public and other stakeholders, and the performance measures used for internal management.  David covered the following topics in his presentation.

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More than Lines on a Map: How Capital Metro is Using Performance Measurement to Shape Transit Service

TODD HEMINGSON, Capital Area Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, Texas

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Todd Hemingson discussed the development and use of transit service guidelines and standards at the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital Metro) in Austin.  He descried an application of the guidelines in planning and evaluating transit service in the area.  Todd covered the following topics in his presentation.

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