Performance Measures

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Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is federally required to set performance targets for safety, planning, system performance, bridge condition, and pavement conditions. In October 2018, the TPO Governing Board adopted the FDOT targets for each of these performance measures. Selecting meaningful system performance measures simplifies transparency in the prioritization process, informs funding decisions, and provides a framework for ex post project evaluations.

Performance measures track progress toward attaining goals and objectives. Space Coast TPO uses performance measures to:

Assess how well the transportation system is operating
Provide information to support decisions
Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of transportation project and service delivery
Demonstrate transparency and accountability to the citizens of Brevard County

The performance measures provide transparency to the citizens of Brevard County. State DOTs and transit providers are required to establish applicable targets within one year of each performance measure rule’s release date. The TPOs/MPOs are required to either adopt the state or transit provider targets or to establish their own quantifiable targets for their planning area within 180 additional days after the state DOT or provider took action. Space Coast TPO chose to adopt the state’s targets. Per Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Safety performance (PM1) measure and its targets, must be re-adopted annually, and Bridge and Pavement (PM2) and System Performance (PM3) on two-and four-year cycles.

A Consensus Planning Document has been cooperatively developed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Florida’s 27 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) through the Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council (MPOAC), and, by representation on the MPO boards and committees, the provider of public transportation in the MPO planning areas. The documents below indicate that Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) supports all of the FDOT measures and targets.

The purpose of this document is to outline the minimum roles of FDOT, the MPOs, and the providers of public transportation in the MPO planning areas to ensure consistency to the maximum extent practicable in satisfying the transportation performance management requirements by the United States Department of Transportation Title 23 Parts 450, 490, 625, and 673 of the Code of Federal Regulations (23CFR).

Performance Measures

More detailed reporting information can be found on the FDOT Performance Measures website.

Performance Measure 1: Safety

Performance Measure 1 – Safety

Safer streets are vital to a functional transportation system

The Space Coast TPO believes everyone has the right to get to their destination unharmed, regardless of whether they are driving, riding public transit, bicycling, or walking. Their firm belief that every life counts, has encouraged them to adopt FDOT’s safety performance measure, establishing their safety performance measures as zero and in developing their Vision Zero program.

Vision Zero is based on the philosophy that traffic fatalities and serious injuries are preventable and the only acceptable number of traffic fatalities and serious injuries is zero. It requires a fundamental change in the way we think about traffic safety and planning. Vision Zero is a data driven, multi-disciplinary approach bringing together diverse and necessary stakeholders to address this complex problem.

The data below represents the injury and fatality targets that were adopted and the current (2021) conditions for each of the performance measure target areas.

Performance Measures

Current & Previous Measures and Targets

Resolutions

Resolution 24-12 (February 8, 2024) - adopting FDOT Safety Performance Targets
Resolution 23-13 (February 9, 2023) - adopting FDOT Safety Performance Targets
Resolution 22-12 (February 10, 2022) - adopting FDOT Safety Performance Targets
Resolution 21-12 (February 11, 2021) - adopting FDOT Safety Performance Targets
Resolution 20-10 (February 13, 2020) - adopting FDOT Safety Performance Targets
Resolution 19-07 (October 11, 2018) - adopting FDOT Safety Performance Targets
Resolution 18-13 (February 8, 2018) - adopting FDOT Safety Performance Targets

Performance Measure 2: Bridge and Pavement

Performance Measure 2: Bridges and Pavement

Before we build more - how are we taking care of what we have?

Bridge Conditions

The Space Coast TPO adopted targets for Bridge and Pavement conditions on May 20, 2017 as required by federal law. Every structure that is at least 20 feet long with vehicles traveling over or under it is subject to National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) and must be inspected at least every two years. Bridges are rated on a scale from 1-9 on various bridge elements, including the deck, substructure, superstructure, culvert walls and floor, and/or retaining walls. To be considered in "good" condition, each bridge element must be rated a "7" or higher. Structures with any element receiving a rating of "4" or lower receives a "poor" rating.

Pavement Conditions

It is important to make sure that our existing network of roads are maintained from the basic wear and tear of passenger and truck traffic. It is important to make sure that our existing network of roads are maintained from the basic wear and tear of passenger and truck traffic. The pavement condition performance measures assess pavement conditions based on the international roughness index (IRI), cracking, rutting (for asphalt pavements), and faulting (for jointed concrete pavements). Monitoring pavement conditions provide more efficient repair options, identifies budgetary needs for future projects, and minimizes the potential for emergency repairs or infrastructure failures.

The data below represents the bridge and pavement targets that were adopted and the current (2021) conditions for each of the performance measure target areas.

Performance Measures

Current & Previous Measures and Targets

Resolutions

Resolution 23-13 (February 9, 2023) - adopting FDOT Bridge & Pavement Performance Targets
Resolution 19-07 (October 11, 2018) - adopting FDOT Bridge & Pavement Performance Targets

Performance Measure 3: System Performance

Can our highway system efficiently move people and goods?

Per federal law, the Space Coast TPO on May 20, 2017 adopted the System Performance targets. These targets will help to assess travel time reliability on the Interstate and non-Interstate National Highway System and help to assess freight movement on the Interstate system.

Travel Time Reliability

Travel time reliability is defined as the consistency or dependability in travel times, as measured from day-to-day and/or across different times of the day.

Traffic congestion is common in many places in the United States. In these places, drivers are used to some level of congestion and they expect and plan for some delay, particularly during peak driving times. Drivers typically adjust their schedules or budget extra time to allow for traffic delays. But what happens when traffic delays are much worse than expected? For example, when there is an accident or it’s raining heavily, your normal travel time of 20 minutes could jump to 45 minutes. We are much less tolerant of unexpected delays because they can cause us to be late for work, miss appointments, or incur extra childcare fees, etc.

Truck Travel Time Reliability

Truck Travel Time Reliability (TTTR) Index is the metric used to assess the movement of trucks on the Interstate system. As with Travel Time Reliability, it is an attempt to measure the consistency or dependability in travel times for trucks on the Interstate.

Performance Measures

Current & Previous Measures and Targets

Resolutions

Resolution 23-13 (February 9, 2023) - adopting FDOT System Performance Targets
Resolution 19-07 (October 11, 2018) - adopting FDOT System Performance Targets

Transit Asset Management

How does Space Coast Area Transit keep operations running smoothly?

Transit agencies are responsible for maintaining vehicles, facilities, and fixed guideway (rail and busways). In order to keep operations running smoothly and passengers safe and comfortable, it is important to keep all of these assets in a state of good repair.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires transit agencies to develop Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plans. The TAM Plans applies to all recipients and subrecipients of Federal transit funding that own, operate, or manage public transportation capital assets. Public transportation agencies are required to set and report transit targets annually.

Locally, Space Coast Area Transit has prepared a TAM Plan that reflects their plan to keep all their vehicles in a state of good repair (SGR). They are committed to effectively managing its capital assets and maintaining its system in an SGR to enhance safety, reduce maintenance costs, increase reliability and improve service delivery.

To accomplish this, Space Coast Area Transit will:

Maintain an inventory of all capital assets including vehicles, facilities, equipment and infrastructure
Consistently monitor the condition and measure the performance of assets over time and report performance of assets each year to the National Transit Database
Project the future performance of assets consistent with FTA guidelines
Establish and adhere to plans for maintenance, risk management, disposal, acquisition, and renewal of capital assets
Document policies, procedures, investment priorities, and other elements of Space Coast Area Transit asset management program in a Transit Asset Management Plan
Develop a communication plan for all Space Coast Area Transit service providers to understand the Transit Asset Management program and how it relates to Space Coast Area Transit mission

Current & Previous Measures and Targets

Current & Previous Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plans

Resolutions

Resolution 23-23 (February 9, 2023) - adopting FDOT Transit Asset Management Performance Targets
Resolution 19-13 (December 13, 2018) - adopting Space Coast Area Transit’s, Transit Asset Management Plan and Targets

Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)

Safe Transit for all

Brevard County Transit Services (dba Space Coast Area Transit) strives to provide safe, reliable, comfortable, and innovative transportation options to every member of the community. The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) has been developed to integrate safety into all Space Coast Area Transit operations. By using the procedures contained in the PTASP, Space Coast Area Transit can continue to improve the safety and security of its transit services.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a final PTASP rule on July 19, 2018. The rule requires certain recipients and sub-recipients of FTA grants that operate public transportation to develop and implement a PTASP based on a safety management systems approach. The PTASP helps ensure that public transportation systems are safe nationwide. A key component of the PTASP rule is a requirement for transit providers to annually establish transit safety performance targets. TPOs/MPOs also must establish transit safety targets for the metropolitan planning area and incorporate transit safety into the metropolitan transportation planning process.

Current & Previous Measures and Targets

Current & Previous Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP)

Resolutions

Resolution 23-11 (December 8, 2022) – adopting Space Coast Area Transit’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) and Targets

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Performance Measures

Performance Measure 1 – Safety

Current & Previous Measures and Targets

Resolutions

Performance Measure 2: Bridges and Pavement

Resolutions

Performance Measure 3: System Performance

Current & Previous Measures and Targets

Resolutions

Transit Asset Management

Current & Previous Measures and Targets

Current & Previous Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plans

Resolutions

Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)

Current & Previous Measures and Targets

Current & Previous Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP)

Resolutions