Indicator | Measured as
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Road congestion | Average time lost per vehicle km vs free flow (trunk roads) and night-time speeds (urban areas)
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Schemes in Highways Agency Targeted Programme of Improvements (a) approved, (b) started, (c) completed
| No of major schemes (over £5m) |
Major local roads schemes (a) approved, (b) started, (c) completed
| No of major schemes in operation |
Local charging schemes in operation
| No of schemes in operation |
Road casualties | Annual total killed and seriously injured
|
Condition of local roads
| National Road Maintenance Condition Survey defects index
|
Level of maintenance backlog
| Value of outstanding maintenance |
Rail passenger traffic (a) total, (b) inter-city
| Passenger km |
Rail punctuality and reliability
| Public Performance Measurement indicator (performance vs scheduled service)
|
Rail overcrowding (London commuter lines)
| Passengers in Excess of Capacity (am peak) vs SRA standard
|
Rail freight carried |
Tonne km |
Rail passenger satisfaction
| Percentage satisfied with journey (averaged over 2 surveys)
|
New rail rolling stock |
New vehicles in service |
Installation of Train Protection Warning System
| Proportion of programme completed |
Signals Passed at Danger
| "Serious SPADS" (HSE categories 3-8, annual average)
|
Light Rail Use | Passenger Journeys
|
New light rail lines (a) approved, (b) started, (c) completed
| No of schemes |
Bus use | Passenger journeys (total, and separately for London, other metropolitan areas, non-metropolitan areas)
|
Bus passenger satisfaction
| Average satisfaction rating from quarterly surveys
|
Average age of bus fleet
| Average age of registered vehicles |
New bus priority schemes
| No of new schemes completed |
Rural access to bus services
| Percentage of rural households within easy reach of at least hourly bus service
|
Cycling trips | Trips per person per year
|
London Underground reliability
| Excess journey time |
London Underground Capacity
| Train km run |
London Underground passenger satisfaction
| Annual average of quaterly surveys |
CO2 emissions from terrestrial transport
| Total annual GB road + rail emissions, million tonnes of carbon
|
New car CO2 emissions |
Average emissions all new cars sold in Europe, g/km
|
Air pollution from road traffic
| Emissions from road traffic of Nitrogen Oxides + PM 10 particulates, kilotonnes
|
Installation of lower noise surfaces on trunk roads
| Percentage of Highways Agency roads where installation complete
|
Multi-modal studies concluded
| No of studies where final recommendations received from regional planning bodies
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Accessibility for disabled people
| Percentages of (a) buses, (b) trains accessible by wheelchair
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Availability of integrated transport information
| Progress against Transport Direct project milestones
|
Expenditure against profile
| Public spending vs up-dated 10 Year Plan profiles
|