Step 2: Goals & Objectives - Performance Measures for Reporting

Performance Measures for Reporting

Please note: Only cities and counties in metropolitan areas and Metro are required to complete the annual reporting as described below. Within Metro, Metro is responsible for completing the annual reporting, the cities and counties within Metro shall coordinate with Metro on the reporting.

For cities and counties in metropolitan areas and Metro, OAR 660-012-0900 requires annual reporting on progress toward meeting OAR Division 12 and Division 44 requirements. The performance measures that are reported will depend on whether an agency has a land use and transportation scenario approved by the Oregon Transportation Commission as provided in OAR 660-044-0050 or OAR 660-044-0120. MPOs required to establish an approved land use and transportation scenario are Metro, Salem-Keizer, and Eugene-Springfield.

In most years, cities, counties or Metro are required to submit a minor report including a short set of updates as provided in OAR 660-012-0900(6)

A major report is due in years the Metropolitan Planning Organization adopts a Regional Transportation Plan, typically every four or five years. The major report is required to include an assessment of the performance measures and targets that will depend on whether an agency has a land use and transportation scenario approved by the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission as provided in OAR 660-044-0050 or OAR 660-044-0120. Local governments that are required to establish an approved land use and transportation scenario are within the three most populous metropolitan areas: Metro, Salem-Keizer and Eugene-Springfield.  See Performance Standards for more information about requirements for performance standards and how standards, measures, targets, and evaluation criteria work together in the TSP development process.

Cities, counties with an approved land use and transportation scenario, and Metro

Please note: Cities and counties required to establish an approved land use and transportation scenario are only within Metro, Salem-Keizer, and Eugene- Springfield.

OAR 660-012-0905 provides the performance measure requirements for the required major report. For cities, counties, and Metro that have an approved land use and transportation scenario, performance measures for reporting shall include those identified in the approved regional scenario plan according to 660-044-0110.  The performance measures evaluate community outcomes that were developed through engagement with members of underserved communities consistent with 660-044-0110 engagement requirements. The Division 44 engagement requirements provide an equity lens that should be consistent with OAR 660-012-0135 requirements for an engagement-focused equity outcomes analysis.  As provided in OAR 660-012-0135, the performance measures set in the scenario plan should be evaluated for alignment with key community outcomes developed through engagement with members of underserved populations, as identified in OAR 660-012-0125.

Per OAR 660-012-0910, cities, counties, and Metro shall set performance targets in their TSP for each reporting year for each performance measure. Performance targets for the performance measures must be set at levels that are reasonably likely to achieve the metropolitan area greenhouse gas reduction target from an approved land use and transportation scenario plan. 

Cities and counties without an approved land use and transportation scenario

OAR 660-012-0905 provides the performance measure requirements for the required major report. For cities and counties without an approved land use and transportation scenario, performance measures for reporting shall include all of the following measures at a minimum:

Compact Mixed-Use Development Measures

• Number of publicly supported affordable housing units in climate-friendly areas
• Number of existing and permitted dwelling units in climate-friendly areas and percentage of existing and permitted dwelling units in climate-friendly areas relative to the total number of existing and permitted dwelling units in the jurisdiction
• Share of retail and service jobs in climate-friendly areas relative to retail and service jobs in the jurisdiction
  

Active Transportation Measures

• Percent of collector and arterials streets in climate-friendly areas and underserved population neighborhoods with bicycle and pedestrian facilities that are rated with a Level of Traffic Stress 1 or 2
• Percent of collector and arterial roadways in climate-friendly areas and underserved population neighborhoods with safe and convenient marked pedestrian crossings
• Percent of transit stops with safe pedestrian crossings within 100 feet
  

Transportation Options Measures

• Number of employees covered by an Employee Commute Options Program
• Number of households engaged with Transportation Options activities
• Percent of all Transportation Options activities that were focused on underserved population communities
  

Transit Measures

• Share of households within a half-mile of a priority transit corridor
• Share of low-income households within a half-mile of a priority transit corridor
• Share of key destinations within a half-mile of a priority transit corridor
  

Per OAR 660-012-0910, cities and counties shall adopt performance targets in their TSP for each reporting year for each performance measure. Performance targets for the performance measures must be set at levels that are reasonably likely to achieve the metropolitan area greenhouse gas reduction targets adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Initial targets will be established outside of the TSP and through a separate regional process.

-0905 Measures Relevant to the TSP

Metro and cities and counties with an approved land use and transportation scenario plan that meets the OAR chapter 660, division 44  metropolitan greenhouse gas reduction targets must report on the performance measures included in that plan. All other cities and counties must report on the measures in OAR 660-012-0905(2). While rule 0905 includes a wide range of performance measures that cities, counties and Metro must report on, there are several that most directly tie to the TSP. When developing a TSP, the performance measures in the table below must be considered as cities and counties using the rule 0905 measures to identify system needs and while developing the prioritized project list.