SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION (Mid-course policy and strategy) Performance Management

1. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION (Mid-course policy and strategy)Performance Management Pete Rahn, Chair, AASHTO Standing Committee on Performance Management Director, Missouri DOT May 17, 2009 AASHTO Spring Meeting

2. Topics for Discussion • Stakeholder report---the Hill, the Administration, AMPO, others, our own members • Status report on the eight task forces of the Standing Committee on Performance Management • Brief Recap of the CEO Forum on Performance Management at the UMN • Conclusions and next steps

3. Reform: Performance & Accountability Congress and Stakeholders Program Consolidation Performance Objectives Transparency Incentives & Sanctions FUNDAMENTAL REFORM Monitoring & Reporting Performance Targets Fundamental Transformation Formula Changes

4. Very Preliminary Stakeholder Report • It is clear that the Hill expects more than we have committed to • The Administration at the FHWA level seems to be conceptually supportive of where we are with measures; setting national goals may be another story at a higher level • Select western states are very concerned with both our lack of rural accessibility measures and are very nervous with national goal setting • AMPO generally supportive; APTA is exploring other measurement areas such as urban transit accessibility • T 4 America—a huge number of national targets---covering the AASHTO six areas plus!!!!

5. Task Forces StatusReports

6. Task Forces Status Reports Continued

7. Task Forces Status Reports Continued

8. Other task forces • Planning and Programming —working on language changes needed to the statutorily required planning and programming process and doing stakeholder outreach • Comparative Measures —completed ones on pavement and safety; soon to launch ones on bridges and incident management

9. CEO Forum • Purpose • Exchange best practices and experiences • Identify strategic challenges • Develop research and action plans • Focus of Discussion • Current Trends • Leadership Experiences • Best Practices • Attendees • 45 participants representing 14 states, AASHTO, FHWA, & TRB

10. Setting the Stage: AASHTO Plans & Challenges PRESENTATION: Pete Rahn, Director, Missouri DOT, and Chair, Standing Committee on Performance Management State DOTs face challenges: Executive turnover Wild fluctuation in resources at federal and state levels Public approval driven by condition of system Variety of reporting structures Public dislike of taxes and distrust of government Deteriorating transportation infrastructure

11. Setting the Stage: AASHTO Plans & Challenges - Continued AASHTO’s response: • Form Standing Committee on Performance Management • Help states develop policies and tools for performance management • Performance-based management can: • Deliver organizational direction regardless of CEO turnover • Create efficiency to show good and bad policies and processes • Provide greater accountability and transparency • Give DOTs credibility by demonstrating what is being delivered

12. INITIAL SURVEY STATES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS - CEO LEADERSHIP FORUM

13. Key Research or Action: Implementing a State DOT Performance Management System • Framework/Vision for State DOT Performance Management (White Paper) • Capacity Building Program for State and Local Transportation Agencies • Approaches to New System Performance Measures • Performance Management Guidelines and Specifications • Best Practices for Data Collection and Reporting for Performance Measures

14. Key Research or Action:Developing a Set of National Measures • AASHTO Policy Statement on the Purpose of National Performance Measures • Develop Scenarios for Carrying Out National Performance • AASHTO Decisions on How to do this Program • Federal Program Framework • Develop National Performance Measures • Customer/Public Outreach and Engagement • Comparative Performance Measurement • AASHTO Center of Excellence for Performance Management

15. Key Research or Action: Performance Measurement Approaches for Emerging Transportation Issues • Performance Measures for Mega Regions and Corridors • State-of-Practice with International & Private Sector • Land Use & Transportation Strategies for Quality of Life • Performance Measures for multimodal projects • Measuring & Managing Effects of Climate Change on DOTs & Transportation Industry • Criteria for Effective Public-Private Partnerships • Freight/Economic Development Performance • Policy Implications of Performance Measurement/Management

16. Next Steps Based on the Forum • White paper finalized and posted to AASHTO SCPM Web site • Additional DOT surveys collected, summarized, and posted to Web • Development of a full proceedings from the forum, including presentations, white paper, and action plans • Posting of the summary and follow-up activities on the Web • Plans for funding and implementation of research and action recommendations by the NCHRP panel and the forum’s sponsoring organizations

17. Conclusions and Next Steps • We appear to be at the right level of pro-action with regard to our policy position • We need to work actively with the hill committees—we are developing legislative material and continuing the efforts with our NCHRP support contractor. • Safety and pavements and bridges appear to be the areas we need to be ready with ASAP. • We will continue the very effective Task Force Efforts and look at other measures—particularly meeting some rural concerns and multi-modal urban concerns • We will engage you throughout this legislative process