TPM Background

Federal transportation regulations require the DCHC MPO to adopt transportation performance measures and targets, and to use those measures to make investment and policy decisions by adopting them into the mid-range Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).  The MPO can either develop its own quantifiable target or agree to make investment and policy decisions that support the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) targets. 

The five adopted federal TPMs are presented in separate sections below on this web page, and include: 

• Resolution: Each section has a copy of the signed, adopted resolution, which includes the target values; and,
• Context information: Each section has a presentation that often includes the calculation methodology, annual trend of the measure, whether the target was achieved, and impact of achieving or not achieving the target.

MTP Performance Measures

These federal TPMs are also included in a larger set of performance measures that are aligned with the MPO’s Goals and Objectives and adopted for use in the 2050 MTP.  See the Goals and Performance Measures tabs on the 2050 MTP webpage for more information.

TPMs

Highway Safety (PM1) – Adopted 1/23/24 (annual update)

• Targets and Resolution
• 2024 Presentation 

   

Pavement and Bridge Condition (PM2) and System Performance (PM3) – Adopted 5/10/23 (updated every 4 years)

• Targets and Resolution
• 2023 Presentation

Transit Asset Management (TAM)(PM4) – Adopted 9/14/22 (updated every 4 years)

• Targets and Resolution
• 2022 Presentation

Transit Safety (TAM)(PM5) – Adopted 6/09/21 (at discretion of MPO)

• Targets and Resolution 
• 2022 Presentation

Greenhouse Gas – To be adopted in 2024 (updated every four years)

Federal law requires the DCHC MPO to adopt greenhouse gas (GHG) targets in 2024.  The following presentation by the NCDOT Transportation Planning Division provides detailed information on the target requirements, measure calculations, schedule, coordination among MPOs, and GHG emission trends for the transportation section in North Carolina.

• 2024 Presentation (NCDOT)

MPO Contact

David Miller, Transportation Planner, 919-503-4118, David.Miller@dchcmpo.org.