we Move Massachusetts-
planning for performance
Healthy Transportation Compact Advisory Council
June 2, 2014
Steve Woelfel, Director of Strategic Planning
Office of Transportation Planning
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What Is weMove Massachusetts?
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Statewide strategic multimodal plan
Result of reform legislation, youMove Massachusetts civic
engagement, and your needs and wants
An analytical tool that measures transportation assets
now and in the future, based on available funding
A way to prioritize investments across ALL modes
(highway, transit, bicycle and aviation)
Is guided by our customers’ wants and goals, public health
concerns, safety and service
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Where We Heard You
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youMove Massachusetts project
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Interviews (more than 100)
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On-line questionnaire in 4 languages
(approximately 1,900 respondents)
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GreenDOT Open Houses (4)
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Your Vision, Our Future (17)
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6 Public meetings in February
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Planning for Performance is the Tool
within the Long-Range Transportation Plan
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Meets Federal standards (MAP-21)
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Analyzes tradeoffs (conditions/funding priorities)
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Multimodal
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Looks at a range of years
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How Does MassDOT
Measure Performance
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WMM looks at today’s Performance
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Compares it against other states/transit agencies
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Forecasts performance outcomes in the future
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Performance Example –
Pavement
Metric: Present Serviceability Rating (PSR); ranks pavement on a five
point scale from very poor to excellent.
Goal: PSR of 2.0 and above considered to meet state of good repair.
Today’s status: 88% in state of good repair (largely due to infusion of
ARRA funding)
Current funding forecast: Pavement conditions will slowly degrade in
the post-ARRA era.
Customer Impact: Route 213 in Methuen is an example of a facility
with PSR below 2.0 that does not yet have funding dedicated for a
resurfacing. This results in less comfortable driving conditions for users
of Route 213, and an elevated risk of crashes and property damage.
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Performance Example –
Mobility
Metric: Hours of delay experienced by average driver over 1,000 VMT
Goal: Minimize delay
Today’s Status: 4.8 hours delay/1,000 VMT
Current Funding Forecast: 5.4 hours delay/1,000 VMT by 2023
Customer Impact: The intersection of Route 27 and Route 30 in
Wayland operates at a level of service F for peak periods, during which
time motorists can experience a daily delay of 7 minutes or more in
getting through the intersection.
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Performance Example –
MBTA Elevators/Escalators
Metric: 5-point scoring system based on asset age and
condition.
Goal: All assets in state of good repair
Today’s Status: 60% in state of good repair
Current Funding Forecast: 56% in state of good repair in 2023
Customer Impact: Frequent problems with Porter Square
elevators/escalators have created significant burdens to access
MBTA service, particularly given that the station is the deepest
underground in the system.
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Performance Example –
MBTA Bus and Train
Metric: 5-point scoring system based on asset age and condition. Scores above
2.8 considered in state of good repair.
Goal: Increase % of fleets in state of good repair
Today’s Status: 58% of vehicles in state of good repair
Current Funding Forecast: 61% of vehicles in state of good repair in 2023.
Customer Impact: The 2003 CNG 60-foot articulated buses in use on the
Washington Street Silver Line and on the Route 39 experience frequent engine and
transmission issues, resulting in lower capacity 40-foot vehicles being deployed on
the 39 bus route with associated on-vehicle crowding, and in Silver Line Waterfront
dual mode articulated vehicles being shifted to Washington Street (which in turn
reduces the capacity of that specialized fleet to serve growing demand in South
Boston).
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Next Steps
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Next phase will tie back to MassDOT’s goals
MassDOT will also work to include more asset
categories across the Divisions.
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