A key feature of MAP-21 (and continued under recent federal legislation) is the establishment of national performance goals in the areas of safety, infrastructure condition, congestion reduction, system reliability, freight movement and economic vitality, environmental sustainability, and reduced project delivery delays. Federal legislation also requires Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to prepare and set targets for the following federally-established performance measures:

• Roadway Safety
• Pavement Condition
• Bridge Condition
• Roadway Performance
• Freight Movement
• Transit Asset Management and Safety
• On-road mobile source emissions and traffic congestion for CMAQ Program

HRTPO staff works with staff from localities, transit agencies, VDOT, and subject-matter experts to determine the regional performance targets in each of these areas. This page is updated as regional targets are modified in each of these areas and as new data becomes available. More information on how each of the current measures are calculated and how the regional targets were determined is available HERE.

The  HRTPO  will  annually  prepare  a  System  Performance  Report  on  these  regional performance measures and targets.  This report includes a description of the  methodology  used  to  calculate  each  measure,  historical  data  trends  for  each  of  the  areas,  information  on  statewide  targets,  a  description  of  the  targets  that  have been  established  by  the  HRTPO,  and  the  progress  being  made  towards  meeting  the  established targets.  The first version of the Regional Performance Measures – System Performance Report was approved by the HRTPO Board in April 2019, and updates to the report were released in 2020, 2021, and 2022.  

Roadway Safety

There are five safety measures that MPOs are required to establish targets and monitor progress for:

• Fatalities
• Fatality Rate
• Serious Injuries
• Serious Injury Rate
• Bike/Pedestrian Fatalities & Serious Injuries (combined)

Based on the advice of the Performance Measures task force and the Hampton Roads Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC), the HRTPO Board established the following 2023 roadway safety targets at their February 2023 meeting:

These targets are based on adopting Vision Zero targets for each of these measures, where the number of fatalities, serious injuries, and bike/pedestrian fatalities & serious injuries are reduced by a set amount each year to reach a goal of zero by 2050, the horizon of the regional Long-Range Transportation Plan.

Pavement Condition

There are four pavement condition measures that MPOs are required to establish four-year targets and monitor progress for:

• % Interstate System pavement in good condition
• % Interstate System pavement in poor condition
• % Non-Interstate System NHS pavement in good condition
• % Non-Interstate System NHS pavement in poor condition

Pavement condition is classified as being in good, fair, or poor condition based on the rutting, faulting, cracking, and International Roughness Index (IRI) of the pavement. 

The HRTPO Board established the following four-year targets (2025) for regional pavement condition:

Each of these pavement condition targets matches the statewide targets established by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) except for Non-Interstate National Highway System (NHS) in good condition.  The regional target that was established for Non-Interstate NHS pavement in good condition is based on maintaining the current percentage of pavement in Hampton Roads that is classified in good condition. 

Bridge Condition

There are two bridge condition measures that MPOs are required to establish four-year targets and monitor progress for:

• % National Highway System (NHS) bridge deck area in good condition
• % NHS bridge deck area in poor condition

Bridges are classified as being in good, fair, or poor condition based on the lowest of the condition ratings of the bridge’s deck, superstructure, and substructure. 

The HRTPO Board established the following four-year targets (2025) for regional bridge condition:

Both of these bridge condition targets match the statewide targets established by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB). 

Roadway Performance

There are two roadway performance measures that MPOs are required to establish four-year targets and monitor progress for:

• Interstate Travel Time Reliability
• Non-Interstate System NHS Travel Time Reliability

The Travel Time Reliability measure is based on the ratio of the 80^th percentile travel time to the mean (50^th percentile) travel time during four time horizons throughout the year.  These time horizons are Weekday AM Peak Period, Weekday Midday Period, Weekday PM Peak Period, and Weekends. 

The HRTPO Board established the following four-year targets (2025) for regional roadway performance:

Both of these roadway performance targets match VDOT projections for travel time reliability in Hampton Roads.

Freight Movement

There is one freight measure that MPOs are required to establish four-year targets and monitor progress for:

• Truck Travel Time Reliability (TTTR) Index on the Interstate system

The Truck Travel Time Reliability measure is based on the ratio of the 95^th percentile travel time for trucks to the mean (50th percentile) travel time for trucks during five time horizons throughout the year.  These time horizons are Weekday AM Peak Period, Weekday Midday Period, Weekday PM Peak Period, Weekends, and Overnight Periods. 

The HRTPO Board established the following four-year targets (2025) for regional freight reliability:

The regional target that was established for the Truck Travel Time Reliability Index matches the VDOT projection for truck travel time reliability in Hampton Roads.

Transit Asset Management

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires transit performance measures and targets in the area of state of good repair, also referred to as transit asset management (TAM).  MPOs are required to establish regional targets and monitor progress in the following areas:

Three transit agencies operate within the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Area – Hampton Roads Transit (HRT), the Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA), and Suffolk Transit.  HRT, as a Tier I transit agency, must develop and carry out their own TAM plans.  As Tier II transit agencies, WATA and Suffolk Transit are eligible to participate in group TAM plans.  WATA and Suffolk Transit are using the statewide targets that were established by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.

The HRTPO approved regional transit asset management targets at their February 2023 meeting based on a weighted average of HRT, WATA, and Suffolk Transit Fiscal Year 2023 targets.  These targets are:

Transit Safety

In addition to transit asset management, the FTA requires MPOs to establish regional transit safety targets and incorporate them into Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) and Long-Range Transportation Plans (LRTPs).  MPOs are required to establish targets and monitor progress in the following transit safety areas for each mode (bus, demand response, light rail, and vanpool):

Similar to transit asset management, HRT, as a Tier I transit agency, must develop their own Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP).  As Tier II transit agencies, WATA and Suffolk Transit are using the statewide transit safety targets that were established in the statewide PTASP developed by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.

The HRTPO approved regional transit safety targets at their February 2023 meeting based on a weighted average of HRT, WATA, and Suffolk Transit Fiscal Year 2023 targets.  These targets are:

On-road Mobile Source Emissions and Traffic Congestion for CMAQ Program

The Hampton Roads metropolitan area is currently designated as an Attainment area for ground-level ozone.  Because of this designation, the HRTPO does not need to establish performance targets for this area.