Metropolitan Kansas City's
Long-Range Transportation Plan

Paola, Kan.

Measuring Progress | moving toward our goals

For the first time, MARC's long-range transportation plan incorporates system measures to check up on our progress. Below are several important factors that can help us understand the Kansas City region as it exists today and evaluate how well the transportation system is achieving our goals over time. Resulting trends will inform decisions about alternative strategies or investment priorities that could improve performance.

Learn more in Chapter 3.0: Plan Performance Measures (pdf)

Performance Measures Progress Report Summary – June 2012 (pdf)
Performance Measures Progress Report – June 2012 (pdf)

Performance Measures Progress Report Summary – June 2011 (pdf)
Performance Measures Progress Report – June 2011 (pdf)

 

Goal

Factor

Measure

Accessibility

Level of Transit Service
  • Total revenue service hours
  • Average transit boardings per revenue service hour

Bicycle/Pedestrian Accessibility
  • Number of obligated Transportation Improvement Program projects with bicycle/pedestrian elements

Environmental Justice
  • Percent of total federal funds invested in environmental justice tracts

Economic Vitality

Freight Movement
  • Tonnage of goods moved

Activity Centers
  • Number of annual Transportation Improvement Program projects within activity centers

Transportation Costs
  • Annual cost of congestion per auto commuter

Climate Change/ Energy Use

Vehicle Miles Traveled

  • Vehicle miles traveled per capita

Vehicle Occupancy

  • Average number of vehicle occupants

Environment

MetroGreen Network
  • Completed miles of MetroGreen trails and greenways network

Place Making

Multimodal Options
  • Percent of work trips using alternative modes (transit, bicycling, walking, etc.)
  • Percent of people driving alone to work

Public Health

Ozone Pollution
  • Three-year average of ground-level ozone
  • Number of annual ozone pollution violations

Physical Health
  • Physical inactivity levels

Safety and Security

Crash Fatalities

  • Number of annual crash fatalities (cut 2010 number in half by 2040)
  • Number of annual crash fatalities per 100,000,000 vehicle miles traveled

Disabling Injuries
  • Number of annual disabling injuries
  • Number of annual disabling injuries per 100,000,000 vehicle miles traveled

System Condition

Pavement and Bridge Condition
  • Roadway pavement condition
  • Bridge condition

System Performance

Travel Speeds
  • Average travel speeds on highways

Congestion
  • Percent of urban roadways congested

Travel Time
  • Travel Time Index
  • Annual hours of delay per auto commuter