Performance Measure Summary - St.

Louis MO-IL
There are several inventory and performance measures listed in the pages of this Urban Area Report for
the years from 1982 to 2009. There is no single performance measure that experts agree “says it all.” A
few key points should be recognized by users of the Urban Mobility Report data.
Use the Trends – The multi-year performance measures are better indicators, in most cases, than any
single year. Examining a few measures over many years reduces the chance that data variations or the
estimating procedures may have caused a "spike" in any single year. (5 years is 5 times better than 1
year ).
Use several measures – Each performance measure illustrates a different element of congestion. (The
view is more interesting from atop several measures ).
Compare to similar regions – Congestion analyses that compare areas with similar characteristics (for
example population, growth rate, road and public transportation system design) are usually more
insightful than comparisons of different regions. (Los Angeles is not Peoria ).
Compare ranking changes and performance measure values – In some performance measures a
small change in the value may cause a significant change in rank from one year to the next. This is the
case when there are several regions with nearly the same value. (15 hours is only 1 hour more than 14
hours ).
Consider the scope of improvement options – Any improvement project in a corridor within most of the
regions will only have a modest effect on the regional congestion level. (To have an effect on areawide
congestion, there must be significant change in the system or service ).

Performance Measures and Definition of Terms

Travel Time Index – A measure of congestion that focuses on each trip and each mile of travel. It is
calculated as the ratio of travel time in the peak period to travel time in free-flow. A value of 1.30 indicates
a 20-minute free-flow trip takes 26 minutes in the peak.
Peak Commuters – Number of travelers who begin a trip during the morning or evening peak travel
periods (6 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.). "Commuters" are private vehicle users unless specifically noted.
Annual Delay per Commuter – A yearly sum of all the per-trip delays for those persons who travel in the
peak period (6 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.). This measure illustrates the effect of the per-mile congestion as
well as the length of each trip.
Total Delay – The overall size of the congestion problem. Measured by the total travel time above that
needed to complete a trip at free-flow speeds. The ranking of total delay usually follows the population
ranking (larger regions usually have more delay).
Free-Flow Speeds -- These values are derived from overnight speeds in the INRIX speed database. They
are used as the national comparison thresholds. Other speed values may be appropriate for urban project
evaluations or sub-regions studies.
Excess Fuel Consumed – Increased fuel consumption due to travel in congested conditions rather than
free-flow conditions.
Public Transportation – Regular route service from all public transportation providers in an urban area.
Operations Treatments – Freeway incident management, freeway ramp metering, arterial street signal
coordination and arterial street access management.
Congestion Cost – Value of travel delay for 2009 (estimated at $16.01 per hour of person travel and
$105.67 per hour of truck time) and excess fuel consumption (estimated using state average cost per
gallon).
Urban Area – The developed area (population density more than 1,000 persons per square mile) within a
metropolitan region. The urban area boundaries change frequently (every year for most growing areas).
The annual change in miles traveled and lane-miles, therefore, includes both new travel and roads due to
growth and travel and roads that were previously in areas designated as rural.
Number of Rush Hours – Time when the road system might have congestion.
 The Mobility Data for St. Louis MO-IL
Inventory Measures 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Urban Area Information
Population (1000s) 2,330 2,300 2,270 2,240 2,210 2,170
Rank 19 19 20 20 20 20
Peak Travelers (1000s) 1,319 1,297 1,271 1,245 1,220 1,191
Freeway
Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel (1000s) 28,630 29,455 29,610 27,860 27,200 27,665
Lane-Miles 2,345 2,345 2,350 2,210 2,140 2,100
Arterial Streets
Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel (1000s) 17,496 18,000 18,145 17,100 17,500 17,390
Lane-Miles 4,270 4,270 4,200 3,945 3,800 3,710
Public Transportation
Annual Psgr-Miles of Travel (millions) 303.3 315.3 297.4 280.4 285.7 283.9
Annual Unlinked Psgr Trips (millions) 54.1 56.2 56.5 52.3 48.9 47.9
Cost Components
Value of Time ($/hour) 16.01 16.10 15.47 15.06 14.58 14.10
Commercial Cost ($/hour) 105.67 106.06 102.12 98.77 94.06 86.24
Fuel Cost ($/gallon) 2.33 3.31 2.85 2.54 2.20 1.78
System Performance 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Congested Travel (% of peak VMT) 33 33 36 39 42 46
Congested System (% of lane-miles) 27 27 32 37 37 39
Congested Time (number of "Rush Hours") 4.00 4.00 4.00 -- -- --
Annual Excess Fuel Consumed
Total Fuel (1000 gallons) 42,474 41,809 38,986 42,300 44,074 44,247
Rank 21 20 22 21 21 21
Fuel per Peak Auto Commuter (gallons) 27 28 26 29 30 31
Rank 27 24 42 31 30 29
Annual Delay
Total Delay (1000s of person-hours) 48,777 50,211 47,606 52,093 54,760 52,263
Rank 21 20 22 21 20 20
Delay per Peak Auto Commuter (pers-hrs) 31 33 32 35 38 37
Rank 31 27 38 30 27 28
Travel Time Index 1.12 1.12 1.14 1.16 1.17 1.17
Rank 50 53 51 45 41 41
Commuter Stress Index 1.16 1.18 1.20 -- -- --
Rank 54 50 55 -- -- --
Truck Congestion Cost ($ millions) 432 438 378 -- -- --
Truck Commodity Value ($ millions) 91,101 89,341 87,615 -- -- --
Congestion Cost
Total Cost ($ millions) 1,238 1,306 1,159 1,229 1,229 1,107
Rank 20 19 21 20 19 20
Cost per Peak Auto Commuter ($) 772 841 1,032 1,109 1,124 1,031
Rank 27 24 34 29 27 28
Note: Zeroes in the table reflect values less than 0.5.
 The Mobility Data for St. Louis MO-IL
Inventory Measures 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
Urban Area Information
Population (1000s) 2,140 2,100 2,075 2,040 2,005 2,000
Rank 19 19 19 19 19 19
Peak Travelers (1000s) 1,168 1,130 1,098 1,063 1,027 1,008
Freeway
Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel (1000s) 27,200 26,900 26,400 25,900 25,600 24,960
Lane-Miles 2,020 1,930 1,880 1,840 1,800 1,760
Arterial Streets
Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel (1000s) 17,565 17,560 17,540 17,425 17,380 17,315
Lane-Miles 3,660 3,500 3,390 3,260 3,185 3,115
Public Transportation
Annual Psgr-Miles of Travel (millions) 272.1 283.8 250.7 270.6 274.0 263.1
Annual Unlinked Psgr Trips (millions) 48.1 49.6 53.0 54.2 55.6 56.3
Cost Components
Value of Time ($/hour) 13.73 13.43 13.22 12.85 12.43 12.17
Commercial Cost ($/hour) 82.38 79.96 80.88 80.75 74.23 72.61
Fuel Cost ($/gallon) 1.43 1.30 1.33 1.48 1.02 1.01
System Performance 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
Congested Travel (% of peak VMT) 51 53 54 55 56 54
Congested System (% of lane-miles) 40 44 44 44 44 44
Congested Time (number of "Rush Hours") -- -- -- -- -- --
Annual Excess Fuel Consumed
Total Fuel (1000 gallons) 45,668 48,457 47,971 52,345 51,549 48,682
Rank 21 18 19 15 15 15
Fuel per Peak Auto Commuter (gallons) 32 35 35 39 39 37
Rank 23 15 15 7 6 6
Annual Delay
Total Delay (1000s of person-hours) 51,702 54,887 54,592 59,454 58,160 55,047
Rank 20 20 20 18 16 15
Delay per Peak Auto Commuter (pers-hrs) 37 40 40 44 44 42
Rank 26 21 18 13 11 10
Travel Time Index 1.18 1.19 1.19 1.21 1.21 1.20
Rank 34 30 28 19 20 21
Commuter Stress Index -- -- -- -- -- --
Rank -- -- -- -- -- --
Truck Congestion Cost ($ millions) -- -- -- -- -- --
Truck Commodity Value ($ millions) -- -- -- -- -- --
Congestion Cost
Total Cost ($ millions) 1,046 1,083 1,064 1,147 1,053 979
Rank 20 20 20 16 15 15
Cost per Peak Auto Commuter ($) 987 1,043 1,037 1,136 1,062 989
Rank 28 19 17 11 9 9
Note: Zeroes in the table reflect values less than 0.5.
 The Mobility Data for St. Louis MO-IL
Inventory Measures 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Urban Area Information
Population (1000s) 2,000 1,995 1,995 1,990 1,980 1,970
Rank 19 19 19 19 18 18
Peak Travelers (1000s) 992 974 958 941 921 902
Freeway
Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel (1000s) 24,195 23,765 23,310 22,460 20,730 18,700
Lane-Miles 1,690 1,670 1,665 1,635 1,620 1,545
Arterial Streets
Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel (1000s) 17,775 17,635 17,645 15,100 14,000 13,250
Lane-Miles 3,075 3,030 3,005 2,980 2,950 2,860
Public Transportation
Annual Psgr-Miles of Travel (millions) 256.3 233.6 211.2 221.8 184.3 180.8
Annual Unlinked Psgr Trips (millions) 54.8 52.2 52.8 49.4 41.8 42.9
Cost Components
Value of Time ($/hour) 11.98 11.71 11.37 11.06 10.78 10.47
Commercial Cost ($/hour) 74.32 74.17 71.54 69.53 67.77 66.19
Fuel Cost ($/gallon) 1.06 1.22 1.04 0.95 0.98 0.96
System Performance 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Congested Travel (% of peak VMT) 53 50 50 44 38 32
Congested System (% of lane-miles) 44 42 42 37 35 30
Congested Time (number of "Rush Hours") -- -- -- -- -- --
Annual Excess Fuel Consumed
Total Fuel (1000 gallons) 48,247 45,281 44,372 36,746 28,143 20,515
Rank 14 14 14 14 18 20
Fuel per Peak Auto Commuter (gallons) 37 34 34 28 22 16
Rank 6 6 6 7 14 32
Annual Delay
Total Delay (1000s of person-hours) 55,687 53,582 52,853 44,040 33,937 24,927
Rank 15 14 14 15 19 21
Delay per Peak Auto Commuter (pers-hrs) 42 41 40 34 26 19
Rank 8 8 7 10 20 36
Travel Time Index 1.20 1.19 1.19 1.17 1.14 1.11
Rank 19 20 16 19 30 39
Commuter Stress Index -- -- -- -- -- --
Rank -- -- -- -- -- --
Truck Congestion Cost ($ millions) -- -- -- -- -- --
Truck Commodity Value ($ millions) -- -- -- -- -- --
Congestion Cost
Total Cost ($ millions) 983 930 883 716 539 383
Rank 15 14 14 15 19 20
Cost per Peak Auto Commuter ($) 993 942 895 727 550 393
Rank 7 7 7 10 21 37
Note: Zeroes in the table reflect values less than 0.5.
 The Mobility Data for St. Louis MO-IL
Inventory Measures 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
Urban Area Information
Population (1000s) 1,965 1,960 1,955 1,950 1,940
Rank 17 17 16 15 15
Peak Travelers (1000s) 884 868 860 850 840
Freeway
Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel (1000s) 17,500 17,670 17,085 16,835 15,860
Lane-Miles 1,500 1,500 1,480 1,470 1,400
Arterial Streets
Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel (1000s) 12,415 12,000 11,750 11,480 11,170
Lane-Miles 2,815 2,625 2,570 2,450 2,380
Public Transportation
Annual Psgr-Miles of Travel (millions) 187.1 194.0 176.2 182.6 180.0
Annual Unlinked Psgr Trips (millions) 46.8 44.6 44.7 45.2 47.9
Cost Components
Value of Time ($/hour) 10.17 9.75 9.25 8.83 8.48
Commercial Cost ($/hour) 64.55 62.47 59.16 56.03 54.62
Fuel Cost ($/gallon) 1.01 0.98 1.11 1.02 1.03
System Performance 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
Congested Travel (% of peak VMT) 30 29 28 27 25
Congested System (% of lane-miles) 30 28 28 25 23
Congested Time (number of "Rush Hours") -- -- -- -- --
Annual Excess Fuel Consumed
Total Fuel (1000 gallons) 16,950 17,348 15,993 15,034 13,555
Rank 21 20 19 20 21
Fuel per Peak Auto Commuter (gallons) 13 13 12 12 11
Rank 41 38 34 31 30
Annual Delay
Total Delay (1000s of person-hours) 20,205 21,094 19,631 17,986 16,340
Rank 23 22 22 22 22
Delay per Peak Auto Commuter (pers-hrs) 16 16 15 14 13
Rank 44 39 39 36 37
Travel Time Index 1.10 1.10 1.09 1.09 1.08
Rank 41 39 39 35 36
Commuter Stress Index -- -- -- -- --
Rank -- -- -- -- --
Truck Congestion Cost ($ millions) -- -- -- -- --
Truck Commodity Value ($ millions) -- -- -- -- --
Congestion Cost
Total Cost ($ millions) 303 304 270 236 207
Rank 23 20 20 21 21
Cost per Peak Auto Commuter ($) 312 314 279 245 216
Rank 43 39 36 36 39
Note: Zeroes in the table reflect values less than 0.5.
 The Mobility Data for St. Louis MO-IL
Inventory Measures 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982
Urban Area Information
Population (1000s) 1,930 1,910 1,890 1,875 1,870
Rank 15 14 14 14 13
Peak Travelers (1000s) 828 814 799 788 776
Freeway
Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel (1000s) 16,255 15,590 14,620 14,000 13,365
Lane-Miles 1,300 1,270 1,220 1,200 1,190
Arterial Streets
Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel (1000s) 10,900 10,400 10,000 9,850 9,700
Lane-Miles 2,315 2,190 2,075 2,020 1,955
Public Transportation
Annual Psgr-Miles of Travel (millions) 189.7 206.6 183.4 183.4 183.4
Annual Unlinked Psgr Trips (millions) 52.4 51.1 50.8 50.8 50.8
Cost Components
Value of Time ($/hour) 8.18 8.03 7.75 7.43 7.20
Commercial Cost ($/hour) 52.63 55.80 54.65 52.70 52.13
Fuel Cost ($/gallon) 1.00 1.31 1.33 1.36 1.42
System Performance 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982
Congested Travel (% of peak VMT) 28 28 29 26 23
Congested System (% of lane-miles) 23 23 25 23 21
Congested Time (number of "Rush Hours") -- -- -- -- --
Annual Excess Fuel Consumed
Total Fuel (1000 gallons) 14,764 14,147 13,586 11,490 10,438
Rank 18 18 17 15 15
Fuel per Peak Auto Commuter (gallons) 12 11 11 9 8
Rank 22 21 18 20 22
Annual Delay
Total Delay (1000s of person-hours) 17,784 17,112 16,220 13,912 13,144
Rank 18 18 19 17 15
Delay per Peak Auto Commuter (pers-hrs) 14 14 13 11 11
Rank 29 26 25 27 22
Travel Time Index 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.08 1.08
Rank 27 25 20 21 19
Commuter Stress Index -- -- -- -- --
Rank -- -- -- -- --
Truck Congestion Cost ($ millions) -- -- -- -- --
Truck Commodity Value ($ millions) -- -- -- -- --
Congestion Cost
Total Cost ($ millions) 218 213 197 162 149
Rank 18 18 19 17 15
Cost per Peak Auto Commuter ($) 228 225 210 175 161
Rank 28 28 26 28 25
Note: Zeroes in the table reflect values less than 0.5.
 Benefits from Public Transportation Service and Operations Strategies in
St. Louis MO-IL

Operations Strategies 2009 2008 2007

Freeway Ramp Metering
Percent of Roadway Miles -- -- --
Annual Delay Reduction (1000 hours) -- -- --
Freeway Incident Management
Cameras
Percent of Roadway Miles 25 25 25
Service Patrols
Percent of Roadway Miles 55 55 55
Annual Delay Reduction (1000 hours) 1,086 1,092 951
Arterial Signal Coordination
Percent of Roadway Miles 59 59 60
Annual Delay Reduction (1000 hours) 210 220 95
Arterial Access Management
Percent of Roadway Miles 14 14 14
Annual Delay Reduction (1000 hours) 751 785 730
HOV Lanes
Daily Passenger-miles of travel (1000s) -- -- --
HOV User Delay Savings -- -- --
Added Congestion if Operations Treatments were
Discontinued
Annual Delay Reduction (1000 hours) 2,048 2,096 1,777
Annual Delay Saved per Peak Auto Commuter (hrs) 1 1 1
Annual Congestion Cost Savings ($million) 52 55 43
Public Transportation Service 2009 2008 2007
Existing Service
Annual Passenger-miles of travel (million) 303 315 297
Unlinked Passenger Trips (million) 54 56 56
Added Congestion if Public Transportation Service
were Discontinued
Annual Increase
Delay (1000 hours) 2,909 3,191 2,952
Delay per Peak Auto Commuter (hours) 2 2 2
Congestion Cost ($million) 74 83 72
Note: Zeroes in the table reflect values less than 0.5.