Objective Category
Emergency/Incident Management: Person Hours of Delay

The intent is to reduce person hours of delay due to traffic incidents.

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective Performance Measure
Reduce the person hours (or vehicle hours) of total delay associated with traffic incidents by X percent over Y years. Person hours (or vehicle hours) of delay associated with traffic incidents.

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor Goal
A. Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency; Improve the national freight network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development
G. Promote efficient system management and operation; Improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system

Associated Service Packages

Service Package
PS01: Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch
PS08: Roadway Service Patrols
TI01: Broadcast Traveler Information
TI02: Personalized Traveler Information
TI03: En-Route Guidance
TI07: In-Vehicle Signage
TM06: Traffic Information Dissemination
TM08: Traffic Incident Management System
VS05: Curve Speed Warning
VS08: Queue Warning
VS09: Reduced Speed Zone Warning / Lane Closure

Source

Planning for Operations Desk Reference



 
Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.