Objective Category
System Efficiency: Extent of Congestion

The intent is to manage the proportion of the transportation system that experiences recurring congestion (the spatial extent of congestion). Common expressions of recurring congestion are volume-to-capacity (V/C) ratio and level of service (LOS), which is measured in terms of travel speed or delay.

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective	Performance Measure
Reduce the percentage of facility miles (highway, arterial, rail, etc.) experiencing recurring congestion during the peak period by X percent by year Y.	Percent of lane-miles (or rail) operating at LOS F or V/C > 1.0
Maintain the rate of growth in facility miles experiencing recurring congestion as less than the population growth rate (or employment growth rate).	Percent of lane-miles (or rail) operating at LOS F or V/C > 1.0
Reduce the share of major intersections operating at LOS Z by X percent by year Y.	Percent of intersections operating at LOS F or V/C > 1.0

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor	Goal
G. Promote efficient system management and operation;	Improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system

Associated Service Packages

Service Package
MC06: Work Zone Management
ST06: HOV/HOT Lane Management
TI06: Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing
TM03: Traffic Signal Control
TM04: Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System
TM05: Traffic Metering
TM06: Traffic Information Dissemination
TM07: Regional Traffic Management
TM09: Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management
TM15: Railroad Operations Coordination
TM16: Reversible Lane Management
TM20: Variable Speed Limits
TM21: Speed Harmonization
TM22: Dynamic Lane Management and Shoulder Use
VS12: Vulnerable Road User Safety
VS14: Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control
VS15: Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control
VS16: Automated Vehicle Operations

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