Annex A – Transportation Performance Objectives and Indicators

(a) Reduce motor vehicle use per capita

Individual automobile use (Daily vehicle-km per capita)

Year

To be determined

TBD

Medium

Relative growth in automobile traffic volumes (% change in volumes / % change in population)

Morning & Afternoon peak period

Aggregated key screenlines (counts, annual)

Less than 1.0 over the planning period

Medium

(b) Increase auto vehicle occupancy rates

Auto occupancy rate (persons per vehicle)

Morning peak hour

Aggregated key screenlines (counts, annual)
City-wide (origin-destination survey, every 10 years)

Not less than 1.3 (both screenline and city-wide

Low

(a) Increase transit ridership

Annual Transit passenger rides (rides per capita)

Year

City-wide (counts)

200

High

Transit mode split (% of motorized trips)

Morning peak hour

Key screenlines (counts, annual)
City-wide (origin-destination survey, every 10 years)

See footnote

30%

High

(b) Increase transit service availability

Proximity to employment (% of jobs within 400 m walk of 10-minute headway transit service in peak periods)

Morning peak period

City-wide (employment survey, every 5 years)

TBE

High

Transit Service level (service capacity km per capita)

Year

City-wide (service statistics, annual)

TBE

High

(c) Increase service speed and reliability

Intersection approaches with transit signal priority (number)

N/A

City-wide (inventory, annual)

TBE

High

Completion of transit priority network (%)

N/A

City-wide (inventory, annual)

100%

High

Average transit vehicle speed (vehicle-km per vehicle-hr)

Year

City-wide (service statistics, annual)

TBE

Medium

On-time performance

Year

City-wide (service statistics, annual)

TBD

Medium

Cancelled trips (% of scheduled trips)

Year

City-wide (service statistics, annual)

0.5% per annum

High

Completion of rapid transit network (%)

N/A

City-wide (inventory, annual)

100%

High

(d) Increase user comfort and convenience

Shelter provision (% of stops)

N/A

City-wide (inventory, annual)

TBE

High

(a) Increase cycling l mode share

Cycling modal share (% of all trips)

Morning peak hour

Inner Area cordon (counts, annual)
City-wide (origin-destination survey, every 10 years)

TBD (cordon)
3% (city-wide)

Medium

City-wide cycling activity index (cyclist per 100 motorized vehicles)

8 hours (morning, mid-day & afternoon peak periods)

Urban area (counts, biannual)

TBD

Medium

(b) Increase availability of cycling facilities

Completion of Urban Cycling Network (%)

N/A

City-wide (annual)

100%

High

(a) Increase walking mode share

Walking modal share (% of all trips)

Morning peak hour

Central Area cordon (counts, annual)
City-wide (OD survey, every 10 years)

TBD (cordon)
10% (city-wide)

Medium

(b) Increase availability of walking facilities

Sidewalk coverage (sidewalk provisions as a % of roadway length

N/A

Urban + villages (annual)

TBD

High

(a) Reduce air emissions from transportation

Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger travel (kg per capita)

Year

City-wide (annual)

TBD

Medium

Low to medium

NOx emissions from passenger travel (kg per capita)

Year

City-wide (annual)

TBD

High

(b) Reduce road salt use

Road salt usage (tonnes)

Year

City-wide (annual)

TBD

High

(c) Reduce road surface per capita

Road surface area (square metres per capita)

N/A

City-wide (annual)

TBE

Medium to high

(a) Increase capacity

Transportation system management coverage (% of traffic signals with real-time optimization)

N/A

City-wide (annual)

TBD

High

(b) Increase transit efficiency

Transit efficiency (passenger-km per service capacity-km)

Year

City-wide (annual)

TBE

Medium to high

(c) Spread peak travel demands – roads

Peak period factor for roads (% of daily vehicle trips in a.m. + p.m. peak periods)

Daily, morning & afternoon peak periods

Aggregated key screenlines (counts, annual)

TBE

Low to medium

(d) Spread peak travel demands – transit

Peak period factor for transit (% of daily person-trips in a.m. + p.m. peak periods)

Daily, morning & afternoon peak periods

Aggregated key screenlines (counts, annual)

TBE

Low to medium

(a) Maintain adequate condition of road, Transitway and structures

Major infrastructure condition (% of road, Transitway and structure lane-km meeting or exceeding Performance Indicator Acceptability Benchmarks)

N/A

City-wide (annual)

100%

High

(b) Maintain adequate condition of walking and cycling infrastructure

Walking and cycling infrastructure condition (% of sidewalk and cycling network meeting or exceeding Performance Indicator Acceptability Benchmarks)

N/A

City-wide (annual)

100%

High

(c) Maintain adequate condition of transit fleet

Average transit vehicle fleet age (years)

N/A

City-wide (annual)

9 yr

High

(a) Reduce death and injury from collisions

Road injuries (number)

Year

City-wide (annual)

30% reduction by 2010 (from 2003 level)

Medium

Road fatalities (number)

Year

City-wide (annual)

30% reduction by 2010 (from 2003 level)

Medium

(b) Increase walking safety

Reported pedestrian collisions (number)

Year

City-wide (annual)

30% reduction by 2010 (from 2003 level)

Medium

(c) Increase cycling safety

Reported cyclist collisions (number)

Year

City-wide (annual)

30% reduction by 2010 (from 2003 level)

Medium

(a) Minimize delay for trucks

Off-peak road congestion (volume/capacity)

Mid-day period

At aggregated key screenlines (annual, counts)

TBE

Medium

(a) Increase accessibility of conventional transit service

Transit Bus accessibility (% of low-floor buses)

N/A

City-wide (annual)

100% by 2015

High

Access to information (% of transit schedule information that is accessible on Web site)

N/A

Annual

TBD

High

(b) Maintain adequate specialized transit service

Specialized transit usage (specialized transit riders per capita)

Year

City-wide (annual)

TBE

High

(c) Increase accessibility of public rights-of-way

Pedestrian crossing accessibility (% of traffic signals with depressed medians)

N/A

City-wide (annual)

TBE

High

Traffic signal accessibility (% of traffic signals with accessibility features)

N/A

City-wide (annual)

TBE

High

Traffic signage accessibility (to be determined) see footnote

TBD

TBD

TBD

High

(a) Increase satisfaction with transportation system

Public satisfaction with transportation system (% people rating as good or better)
Overall
Walking
Cycling
Transit
General traffic

N/A

City-wide (annual)

100%

Medium

(b) Ensure transportation funding that is adequate and equitable

Capital investment (dollars per capita in municipal transportation projects)
Roads (multimodal)
Transit facilities and flee
Walking facilities
Cycling facilities

Year

City-wide (annual)

N/A

High

Operating investment (dollars per capita in municipal transportation projects)
Roads (multimodal, including walking and cycling)
Transit

Year

City-wide (annual)

N/A

Low

Reliance on property tax (% of capital investment derived from property tax rather than more equitable sources)
Roads (multimodal)
Transit facilities and fleet
Walking facilities
Cycling facilities

Year

City-wide (annual)

TBD

Low