Conference Proceedings 36: Performance Measures to Improve Transportation Systems

"On August 22–24, 2004, the Transportation
Research Board (TRB) convened the Second
National Conference on Performance Measures
in Irvine, California.

"Two workshops, Performance Measures Basics and
Communicating Transportation Systems Performance
and Measurement, were held at the beginning of the
conference. Resource papers were commissioned on the
five themes discussed during the conference:
• Performance Measures—State of the Practice,
• Impact of Performance Measures on Internal and
External Relationships,
• Tying Together Performance-Based Program
Development and Delivery,
• Data and Tools Required to Support Decision
Making, and
• Measuring Performance in Difficult-to-Measure
Areas.
The papers were presented in panel sessions, and
each was followed by a panel discussion. The panels,
composed of experts from across the country, explored
aspects of each topic in more depth. Breakout sessions
to encourage the exchange of information and experience
followed.

"This conference summary report is based on the conference
agenda."
-Taken from the preface of the report