NC
Strategic Scorecard |
7.1.1 Transportation
Efficiency |
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Target: Less
than 100% of national average in average VMT per vehicle
Actual: 123%
of US average
US
Rank 2004: 46th (down
from 40th in 1995)
SE
Rank 2004: 9th (down
from 5th in 1995)
SE
Region: AL
FL GA KY MS NC SC TN VA WV Updated
4/11/06
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| Primary
Performance Indicator |
Average Annual Vehicle Miles
Traveled (VMT) Per Person
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Performance
Trend:
The
trend depicts the degree to which actual
performance has approached the target in
recent years. |
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Comments
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From
1995 to 2004, NC experienced a steady increase in
average vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per vehicle,
after similar increases during the 1980s and early
90s.
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Not
surprisingly, NC is well above the national average
for this measure, and has failed to make progress
toward its target. Its competitive rankings for this
indicator have fallen to 46th in the US and 9th in
the SE region. |
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Definition
(What Is Being Measured)
Average
annual vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per vehicle
(i.e., autos, trucks, buses and motorcycles).
Source: US
DOT, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics;
rankings from Morgan Quitno. |
Relevance
(Why This Is Important)
A
good business climate includes an efficient transportation system
and the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per person rate provides one
potential indicator of transportation efficiency. The efficiency
of a state's transportation system is affected by many factors,
including dependence on cars and roads, geographic diversity, historic
developmental patterns and high population growth. |
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| Other
Highlights |
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Carolina |
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In
2004, NC had the 32nd shortest average commute time in
the US and the 6th shortest in the SE (Source: US Census
Bureau). |
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In
2004, only 0.9% of NC's commuters travelled to work by
public transportation, the 35th highest rate in the US
and 6th highest rate in the SE (Source: US Census Bureau). |
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In
2002, Charlotte had the 20th worst highway congestion among
the country’s 50 largest urban areas (Source:
Texas Transportation Institute). |
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In
2002, NC had the 25th highest urban transit (i.e., bus,
rail and other) ridership in the US and the 4th highest
in the SE region (Source: US DOT, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics). |
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In 2001, NC had the 34th
highest urban public mass transit carrying capacity in the
nation (Source: US DOT, Federal Transportation Administration,
National Transit Database). |
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| Other |
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North Carolina
has attained its target by staying below the average US
travel time to work. This data, however, is difficult to
reconcile to the VMT data. Possible explanations for this
discrepency could be good road infrastructure and less
urban density than other large states (i.e., NC commutes
could require less time despite the longer distances). |
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| Global |
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Goal
7.1: Build
and Maintain a Safe, Efficient and Balanced Transportation
System |
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