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Transportation Final 01-15-11

Transportation
DASHBOARD

1. Safety

Measure	Target	Actual	Status	Agency	Notes
1.1 - Fatalities on ALL Washington roads	545	492		WTSC, WSP, WSDOT, DOL	Traffic fatalities on all Washington roads decreased from 521 in 2008 to 492 in 2009, a drop of 5.6%. The statewide fatality rate in 2009 was 0.87 traffic fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled. Target of 545 is for 2009, zero by 2030.
1.1.e - Fatalities on State Routes and Interstates	244	236		WTSC, WSP, WSDOT, DOL	Traffic fatalities on state routes and interstates increased slightly from 232 in 2008 to 236 in 2009, but remained very low compared to 2007's 275 fatalities. Current trend is a decrease of 10.6 traffic fatalities per year. Data as of December 2010.

2. Preservation

Measure	Target	Actual	Status	Agency	Notes
2.1 - Percent of state highway pavement in fair or better condition	90%	94%		WSDOT	WSDOT maintains over 18,500 lane miles of state highway pavements. According to the 2008 pavement condition survey, over 94% of all pavements were rated as good or fair. 2008 data was updated March 2010.
2.2 - Percent of state bridges in fair or better condition	97%	98%		WSDOT	In Fiscal Year 2010, 98% of WSDOT’s bridges were in good or fair condition. The majority of bridges are in good condition (90%), 8% are in fair condition. WSDOT manages over 3,031 vehicular bridge structures over 20 feet in length. Data as of June 2010.
2.3 - Percent of targets met for state highway maintenance levels		65%		WSDOT	During 2009, 20 of 31 (65%) of the Maintenance Accountability Process (MAP) activity targets were achieved. The increase in targets achieved from 50% to 65% is a reflection of lowering targets, not an increase in maintenance activities.

3. Mobility

Measure	Target	Actual	Status	Agency	Notes
3.1 - Percent reduction in travel times before and after mobility improvements		10%		WSDOT	Twenty-one completed 2003 and 2005 gas tax projects statewide save more than 6,400 hours of travel a day–a 10% improvement. Fifteen additional projects show similar results. Data updated Dec. 2008
3.2 - Average time to clear incidents longer than 90 minutes on key highway segments	155 min.	154 min.		WSP, WSDOT	In the 3rd quarter of 2010, 73 over-90 minute incidents occurred on the 9 key routes. This duration is up slightly from the last quarter’s average clearance time of 151 minutes. The annual average clearance time to date has been reduced to 159 minutes.
3.3 - Number of commute trips reduced while driving alone	42000 trips	26037 trips		WSDOT	Measure includes two state trip reduction programs focused on reducing drive alone trips: the Commute Trip Reduction and the Growth and Transportation Efficiency Center programs. Data based on survey and updated as of Sept. 2007

4. Ferries

Measure	Target	Actual	Status	Agency	Notes
4.1 - State Ferries Ridership	6,942,709	6,889,222		WSDOT	For the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 (July 1–September 30), 6.9 million people traveled on the Ferry system, about 53,000 (less than 1%) below the levels projected in June 2010.
4.2 - State Ferries Farebox Revenue	$47.8 million	$48.1 million		WSDOT	For the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 (July 1–September 30), farebox revenue was $48.1 million, $343,000 more than forecast in June 2010. Farebox revenues were 1.7% higher ($812,000) than the same quarter last year.

5. Stewardship

Measure	Target	Actual	Status	Agency	Notes
5.1 - Percent of capital projects completed on-time and within budget	90%	84%		WSDOT	Performance improved by 1% of projects delivered on-time and on-budget through the 1st quarter of FY 2011. Through September 2010, 282 highway projects have been completed and by 02/28/11, 355 projects are expected to be under construction or completed.