Accountability - Publications

WSDOT completed a best practices inventory of performance measurement practices in other state departments of transportation. This Performance Measures Library is a resource for researching these practices. It also includes links to national and international efforts and other notable performance reporting by city, county, and regional entities.

Other useful documents listed here such as strategic and long-range system plans or a website of interest may not necessarily include performance measures.

The library also contains links to information about important emerging measurement topics, such as congestion and asset management.  

State • National • International • City, County, Regional and Transit

Research and Resources • Congestion & Traffic Operations

If you have suggestions for additions to the library or find outdated information, please contact Tyler Winchell, (360) 705-7907 or winchet@wsdot.wa.gov

States:  

Alabama Department of Transportation

• 2006 Annual Report, pdf (2.11 mb)
• 2000 Statewide Transportation Plan, pdf (800 kb)
• 2006 Five Year Plan

Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 

• State of Alaska FY 2007 Operating Governor's Budget (pdf)
• Missions and Measures
• 2005 Project Highlights

Arizona Department of Transportation 

• Active Project Status Reports (APSR)
• Audit and Analysis Division Reports
• Program and Project Management Sections (PPMS)
• Strategic Plan, pdf (77 kb)
• Strategic Plan and Key Measures
• Annual Reports

Arkansas State Highways and Transportation Department

• 2006 State Highway Needs Study and Highway Improvement Plan, pdf (5.4 mb)
• 46th Biennial Report, pdf (1.3 mb)

California Department of Transportation  

• Transportation System Performance Measures Results
• California Transportation Commission Reports to the Legislature
• 2025 California Transportation Plan, pdf (9.7mb)
• 2007-2012 Strategic Plan (pdf, 7.7mb) 
• 2006-2007 Fiscal Year Highlights Performance Report, pdf (3.8 mb)
• California Performance Review Report
• Transportation System Performance Measure (TSPM)
• 2006 Project Delivery, pdf (663 kb)

Colorado Departement of Transportation 

• Annual Reports & Annual Fact Books
• Traffic Data Calculator
• 2030 Statewide Transportation Plan

Connecticut Department of Transportation 

• Annual Summary of Activities Report
• Annual Highway Safety Performance Report, pdf (2.0 mb)
• Transportation Plans
• Transportation in Connecticut: Trends and Planning Data, MS Word Doc (3.5 mb)

Delaware Department of Transportation   

• Capital Transportation Program FY Reports
• 2006 Delaware Fact Book, pdf (13.6 mb)
• 2006-2011 Proposed Capital Transportation Program, Project Listing, and Funding
• Publications and Forms

Florida Department of Transportation  

• Florida Performs: Transportation
• Florida Transportation Plan
• 2004-2005 Short Range Component & Annual Performance Report, pdf (4.9 mb)
• Performance and Production Review of the Department of Transportation FY 2005-2006 pdf (6.2 mb)
• Previous Performance and Production Reviews
• Review of FDOT Tentative Work Program
• OPPAGA Performance Audits of the Department of Transportation

Georgia Department of Transportation 

• Annual Reports and Fact Books
• FY 2007 Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget Strategic Plans for the Georgia Department of Transportation (pdf 9.4 kb) 
• Past FY Reports (Governor's Office of Planning and Budget)

Hawaii Department of Transportation 

• Annual Reports to the Governor
• Reports to the Legislature
• Statewide Transportation Plan

Idaho Transportation Department 

• 2006 Annual Report, pdf (984 kb)
• 2008 Strategic Plan, pdf (103 kb)
• Pavement Management and Performance

Illinois Transportation Department 

• 2006 Annual Report, pdf (4.7 mb)
• Audits
• Comptroller's Public Accountability Report FY 2006, pdf (2.5 mb)

Indiana Department of Transportation 

• Major Moves Program

Iowa Department of Transportation 

• Results Iowa: Transportation Department
• Strategic Plan 2003-2006
• Trans Facts - An Iowa Transportation Profile
• Iowa in Motion: State Transportation Plan

Kansas Department of Transportation

• Kansas Making Progress: Transportation Performance 2007 Annual Report, pdf (3.8 mb)
• Strategic Management Plan
• Long Range Transportation Plan

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet   

• 20-Year Transportation Plan
• 2005-2010 Six-Year Highway Plan
• Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development  

• Key Performance Indicators (Dashboard)
• Strategic Plan 2006-2011, pdf (220 kb)
• Annual Report (2004-2005) (pdf)
• Departmental Goals (pdf)

Maine Department of Transportation 

• Transportation in Maine: The State of the System
• Transportation Indicators Report, pdf (857 kb)
• Maine Transportation Facts, pdf (715 kb)
• Highway Adequacy Report (Pavement Conditions), pdf (1 mb)

Maryland Department of Transportation   

• Annual Report & Annual Transportation Plan, pdf (1.2 mb)
• 2007 Attainment Report

Massachusetts Highway Department

• Massachusetts Transportation Facts 2004, pdf (2.4 mb)

Michigan Department of Transportation 

• Performance Reports to the Legislature
• MDOT: A Guide for Legislators, pdf (1.2 mb)

Minnesota Department of Transportation 

• Dashboard
• Strategic Plan
• Office of the Governor: Transportation Department Performance Report
• State Transportation Improvement Plan: Target Setting Framework, Performance Measures, Targets and Policy Guidance, pdf (1.3 mb)
• Incident Response Program Evaluation (PDF)

Mississippi Department of Transportation 

• Annual FY Report
• Mississippi Looking Ahead: 1987 Four-Lane Highway Program & Vision 21 Report, pdf (5.7 mb)

Missouri Department of Transportation  

• "Tracker" (Performance Measurement Report)
• Blue Ribbon Panel Report on Accountability, Credibility, and Efficiency
• Annual Accountability Reports

Montana Department of Transportation 

• TranPlan 21 Publications
• Performance Programming Processes (P3), pdf (1.41 kb)
• P3: Montana's Approach to Asset Management, MS PowerPoint PPT file (1 gb)
• Highway Safety Performance Plan, pdf (176 kb)

Nebraska Department of Roads 

• Performance Measures Index (KPI)
• 2006 State Highway Needs Assessment, pdf (2.8 mb)
• Partners in Transportation: Annual Report, pdf (2.6 mb)

Nevada Department of Transportation 

• Annual Facts and Figures Book
• Annual Traffic Report
• Blue Ribbon Task Force
• "Roads to the Future" Presentation to Blue Ribbon Task Force
• Government Accounting Standards Board Statements 34
• Nevada Transportation Plan: Goals, Performance Measures and Strategies, pdf (569 kb)

New Hampshire Department of Transportation 

• Annual Reports
• Public Interest Documents and Reports

New Jersey Department of Transportation 

• Legislatively Mandated Reports
• Annual Fact Book
• Capital Program Performance
• Future in Transportation Case Studies

New Mexico Department of Transportation  

• 'Good to Great' Quarterly Performance Report
• Governor Richardson's Investment Partnership (GRIP) Quarterly Performance Report, pdf (2.8 mb)
• GRIP Program
• FY Key Performance Measures (Dashboard)
• Quality Management

New York Department of Transportation 

• Annual Traffic (Congestion) Report

North Carolina Department of Transportation 

• Dashboard
• Organizational Performance Overview
• Continuous Process Improvement Program (CPI)
• Construction Progress Report
• Strategic Plan
• 2006 Performance Audit of the Highway Program, pdf (1.2 mb)

North Dakota Department of Transportation 

• 2003-2005 Biennial Report, pdf (1.6 mb)
• Strategic Plan, pdf (2.0 mb)

Ohio Department of Transportation  

• Ohio Department of Transportation Business Plan 2006-2007
• Access Ohio Statewide Transportation Plan
• Organizational Performance Index (pdf)

Oklahoma Department of Transportation

• State Planning and Research Program, pdf (3.0 mb)
• 2005 Needs Study and Sufficiency Rating Report

Oregon Department of Transportation  

• Annual Performance Progress Report, FY 2005-2006, pdf (920kb)
• Oregon Progress Report Board
• Oregon Transportation Plan Publications
• Sustainability Statement of Progress, pdf (1.6 mb)
• Publications and Reports
• 2006 Transportation Plan, pdf (766 kb)
• 2005 Transportation Planning Performance Measures Final Report, pdf (2.0 mb)

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation  

• 2006 Annual Report
• PENNPlan MOVES! Long Range Transportation Plan 2000-2025
• PENNPlan MOVES! 2003 Report of Achievements, pdf (2.3 mb)
• Report of Achievements
• Strategic Agenda, pdf (211 kb)

Puerto Rico Department of Transportation
(Departamento De Transportacion Y Obras Publicas) 

• Declaracion De Impacto Ambiental (Spanish Only), pdf (2.7 mb)

Rhode Island Department of Transportation 

• Annual Reports
• Construction Management

South Carolina Department of Transportation  

• Annual Accountability Report
• Best Management Practices (pdf)
• Strategic Plan
• Engineering Dashboard

South Dakota Department of Transportation 

• Transportation Inventory Management Reports
• Key Facts
• Strategic Plan

Tennessee Department of Transportation  

• Strategic Plan, pdf (1.1 mb)
• Plan Go! Vision, Strategy, Responsibility, pdf (5.4 mb)
• Overview of System Performance Measures, pdf (162 kb)
• Long Range Performance Measures, pdf (2.5 mb)
• Biennial Report to the Legislature (2003-2004), pdf (2.3 mb)
• Highway Performance Monitoring System
• Transportation Improvement Program (2006-2008) (pdf)

Texas Department of Transportation  

• TxDOT: Open for Business: Keep Texas Moving Newsletters
• Strategic Plan (2007-2011), pdf (3.88 mb)
• Annual Summary

Utah Department of Transportation 

• Strategic Direction: Final Four Report
• Transportation Plans

Vermont Agency of Transportation  

• 2006 Performance Report
• 2005 Pavement Management Annual Report, pdf (6.2 mb)

Virginia Department of Transprtation  

• Dashboard
• VTrans 2025 Statewide Multimodal Plan
• Action Plan (2006) (pdf)
• VDOT Quarterly Report
• 2006 State of Pavement, pdf (1.3 mb)

Washington State Department of Transportation  

• Measures, Markers, & Mileposts: The Gray Notebook
• WSDOT Performance Measures Index
• Government Management, Accountability, & Performance Sessions (GMAP)
• Transportation Benchmarks and Policy Goals
• Business Directions: WSDOT's 2007-2011 Strategic Plan

West Virginia Department of Transportation 

• Financial and Legislative Reports
• Strategic Plan, MS Word, doc (200 kb)

Wisconsin Department of Transportation 

• Annual and Biennial Reports
• Statistical and Technical Reports

Wyoming Department of Transportation 

• Balanced Scorecard (Key Performance Indicators), pdf (5.2 mb)
• 2006 Annual Report, pdf (54 kb)
• Wyoming Transportation Facts, pdf (3.08 mb)
• Statewide Construction Query

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National:  

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• National Transportation Statistics (2005)

Federal Transit Administration

• Federal Transit Administration Performance Plan 2005 (Word doc)

Federal Highway Administration

• FHWA Conditions and Performance Report (2004)
• Performance Plan (2003)
• Performance and Accountability Report (2003)

AASHTO

• AASHTO Performance Measures

Transportation Research Board

• TRB Performance Measurement Exchange
• Publication Index

United States Department of Transportation

• USDOT Performance and Accountability Report (FY 2005)
• Strategic Plan (2003-2008)

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International  

Australian and New Zealand Road System and Road Authorities

• National Performance Indicators
• Transportation Performance Measures

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City, County, Regional, and Transit:  

Bay Area Transportation - Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Caltrans District 4

• State of System 2005

City of Austin, Texas

• City of Austin Performance Measures Database

City of Baltimore, Maryland

• Baltimore Citistat 

City of Charlotte, North Carolina

• Performance Management and Strategic Planning

City of Portland, Oregon

• Portland Department of Transportation Measures of Success (pdf)
• City of Portland Service Efforts and Accomplishment 2005-2006 (pdf)
• Portland Multnomah Progress Board 

City of Tacoma, WA

• City of Tacoma Comprehensive Plan - Transportation Element (pdf)

City of Seattle, WA

• Comprehensive Street Classification, Performance and Design Standard System (Final Working Paper) (pdf) 

Intercity Transit (Washington State)

• Performance Report (pdf)

New York City

• Mayor's Management Report
• Department of Transportation, Mayor's Management Report (pdf)
• Department of Transportation, Indicators (pdf)

Sound Transit

• Citizen Oversight Panel Performance Reports

Spokane Regional Transportation Council

• Concurancy Management System for the Spokane Region (pdf)
• Spokane Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Transportation Plan (2003) (pdf)

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Research and Resources:  

Governmental Accounting Standards Board

• GASB Performance Measurement for Government Project – State Initiatives
• GASB Special Report: Reporting Performance Information: Suggested Criteria for Effective Communication (pdf)
• A Review Of DOT Compliance With GASB 34 Requirements (pdf)

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

• NHCRP Research Results Digest 289: Measuring and Communicating the Effects of Traffic Incident Management Improvements (pdf)
• NCHRP Synthesis 300: Performance Measures for Research, Development, and Technology Programs (pdf)
• NCHRP Project 20-24(20): Strategic Performance Measures for State Departments of Transportation: A Handbook for CEOs and Executives (pdf)

Transit Cooperative Research Program

• TCRP Report 88: A Guidebook for Developing a Transit Performance-Measurement System (pdf)

Transportation Research Board

• TRB Conference Proceedings 26: Performance Measures to Improve Transportation Systems and Agency Operations (pdf)
• Publication Index

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Congestion & Traffic Operations:  

Federal Highway Administration

• FHWA's Congestion and Traffic Web site
• FHWA Office of Operations Transportation Performance Measures
• Traffic Congestion and Reliability: Linking Solutions to Problems

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

• NCHRP Research Results Digest 289: Measuring and Communicating the Effects of Traffic Incident Management Improvements (pdf)
• NCHRP Synthesis 311: Performance Measures of Operational Effectiveness for Highway Segments and Systems (pdf)

Texas Transportation Institute

• TTI/Cambridge Systematic's Mobility Monitoring Program
• 2004 Urban Mobility Report

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