Mobility – Practical Solutions Performance Framework

The Mobility Performance Framework (MPF) provides guidance on how to assess mobility in order to achieve the state’s transportation system mobility goal: To improve the predictable movement of goods and people throughout Washington State, including congestion relief and improved freight mobility (Washington State Legislature, RCW 47.04.280, Transportation system policy goals).

Key Elements of the Mobility Performance Framework

A key intent of the Mobility Performance Framework (MPF) is for it to be scalable across the entire range of tasks that WSDOT undertakes. A guide for selecting and analyzing performance measures for different project tasks is provided elsewhere on this website on the Choose by Project Task page.

The specific performance measures and metrics identified for the MPF are organized under three objectives:

The performance measures on this website are intended to be useful for a wide variety of project types and contexts. However, there are many potential approaches to evaluating how WSDOT investments and partnerships may affect the transportation system. The performance measures presented here are a starting point for analysts.

PERFORMANCE MEASURE	PERFORMANCE METRICS	PROJECT TASKS	APPROPRIATE CONTEXTS
ACCESSIBILITY
Category: Multimodal Accessibility
Major Destinations Accessible	Access to jobs by driving, transit, biking, and walking (Access Score Work)	Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions Assign Resources	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
Major Destinations Accessible	Access to non-work destinations by driving, transit, biking, and walking (Access Score Non-Work)	Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions Assign Resources	Urban core Town/urban Suburban
Pedestrian Facility Availability & Connectivity	Percent of missing pedestrian facilities within xx mile on each side of corridor segment	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
	Pedestrian crossing opportunities per mile	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
	Intersection density	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban
	Pedestrian crossing opportunities per mile	Manage Assets Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
Bicycle Facility Availability & Connectivity	Percent of missing bicycle facilities within xx miles on each side of corridor segment	Refine Solutions Assign Resources Develop Funded Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
Transit Facility Availability & Connectivity	Presence of local transit/regional service	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Assign Resources	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
	Population/jobs within 1/2 mile of transit stop	Refine Solutions Assign Resources	Urban core Town/urban Suburban*
	Frequency of transit service	Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban* Rural*
ACCESSIBILITY
Category: Quality of Service
Motorist Quality of Service	Hours of traffic congestion	Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban*
	Intersection delay	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
	Travel time (speed), autos and transit	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban* Rural*
Transit Rider Quality of Service	Transit Facility Availability & Connectivity (several performance metrics)	Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural
	Major Destinations Accessible(two performance metrics)	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural
	Travel time (speed)	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core* Town/urban* Suburban Rural
	Transit mode shift potential tool	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
Pedestrian Quality of Service	Level of pedestrian stress	Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
Bicycle Quality of Service	Bicyclist level of traffic stress	Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
PREDICTABILITY
Category: Travel Reliability
Modal Reliability	Travel time reliability	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions Assign Resources	Urban core Town/urban Suburban* Rural*
	Ferry reliability	Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions Assign Resources	Urban core* Town/urban* Suburban*
	Percent transit on-time	Refine Solutions Assign Resources	Urban core Town/urban Suburban*
PREDICTABILITY
Category: Network Resiliency
Multimodal Redundancy	Percent of corridor segments lacking a connecting and parallel network (by mode: roadway, pedestrian, bicycle, transit)	Manage Assets Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions Assign Resources Develop Funded Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
EFFICIENCY
Category: Mode Usage
Mode Share	Percent mode shares (by mode)	Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
Mode Share	Transit mode shift potential (commuter, non-commuter)	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
EFFICIENCY
Category: Utilization
Person Occupancy	Persons per vehicle (PMT/VMT)	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core Town/urban Suburban* Rural*
Multimodal Capacity Usage	Ferry persons carried per capacity provided	Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions Assign Resources	Urban core* Town/urban* Suburban*
	Transit persons carried per capacity provided	Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions Assign Resources	Urban core* Town/urban* Suburban*
	Intercity rail persons carried per capacity provided	Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions Assign Resources	Urban core* Town/urban* Suburban*
Throughput	Vehicle throughput	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions Assign Resources	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural
	Person throughput	Identify Needs Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions Assign Resources	Urban core Town/urban Suburban Rural*
	Freight throughput	Assess Alternative Strategies Refine Solutions	Urban core* Town/urban* Suburban* Rural*
*sometimes applicable, refer to metric description for more detail