Evaluation Methods and Techniques: Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program

Foreword

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Operations is pleased to present this Evaluation Methods and Techniques in support of the Advanced Transportation Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) Program. ATCMTD grant recipients must report the benefits (e.g., safety, mobility, environmental, etc.), costs, and effectiveness of their technology deployments, as well as lessons learned and recommendations for future deployment strategies. This document is designed to assist program grant recipients in fulfilling these reporting requirements. It offers an overview on evaluation, including best practices related to designing and executing an evaluation. It also discusses methods and analytic techniques, including best practices on benefit-cost analysis, survey and interview methods, and emissions and energy measurement. Additionally, this document provides technology-specific guidance on evaluating Adaptive Signal Control, Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles. We invite your comments so that we may consider them in future editions of the Evaluation Methods and Techniques.