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

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Presiding

ANTOINETTE QUAGLIATA, Federal Transit Administration

NCHRP Project on Sustainability Performance Measures

JOE ZIETSMAN, Texas Transportation Institute

Oregon Least Cost Planning – Livability and Quality of Life Indicators

MARIAH VanZERR, CH2M Hill

Planning for Sustainability at a Regional Scale

CARISSA SCHIVELY SLOTTERBACK, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Performance Measures or Indicators: Methods for Evaluating Transportation Policy

DAVID HITCHCOCK and JENNIFER RONK, Advanced Research Center


NCHRP Project on Sustainability Performance Measures

JOE ZIETSMAN, Texas Transportation Institute

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 1.9M]

Joe Zietsman discussed a National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) project developing sustainability performance measures for state departments of transportation and other transportation agencies.  He described the focus of the project, the major work activities, and the elements of the flexible performance measures application framework.  Joe covered the following points in his presentation.

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Oregon Least Cost Planning – Livability and Quality of Life Indicators

MARIAH VanZERR, CH2M Hill

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 977K]

Mariah VanZerr discussed the Oregon Least Cost Planning (LCP) project.  She described the project background, the project activities, the recommended livability and quality of life indicators, and the next steps.  Mariah covered the following topics in her presentation.

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Planning for Sustainability at a Regional Scale

CARISSA SCHIVELY SLOTTERBACK, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 2.1M]

Carissa Schively Slotterback discussed a research project examining planning for sustainability at a regional scale.  She described the project methodology, case study examples of sustainability planning at a regional level, emerging best practices, and next steps in the project.  Carissa covered the following topics in her presentation.

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Performance Measures or Indicators: Methods for Evaluating Transportation Policy

DAVID HITCHCOCK and JENNIFER RONK, Advanced Research Center

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 540K]

Jennifer Ronk discussed research on performance measures and indicators for use in evaluating transportation policy effectiveness.  She also described the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grant received by H-GAC.  The Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) is one of the 25 member organizations participating in the H-GAC project.  Jennifer covered the following topics in her presentation.

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