Freight Plan Report Card

Freight Plan Report Card

The Champaign-Urbana Region Freight Plan, approved in October 2019, includes performance measures to track progress toward the completion of the goals and objectives specified in the plan. The performance measures are organized by the Freight Plan’s five planning goals: improve safety, preserve existing infrastructure, improve efficiency, expand freight supporting services and grow the economy, and improve quality of life.

Performance Measure Result Scorecard

Performance
Measure
Ratings Current
Status
Plan
Objective
Improve Safety
Total Severe Injuries PM
2017neutral
2018negative
2019negative

There were 5 heavy vehicles traffic A-Injuries in 2017 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), a decrease from 7.4 A-Injuries in 2016 (5-year rolling average). The 5-year rolling average decreased 6 percent from 2016 (2012-2016) to 7.0 A-Injuries in 2017 (2013-2017), which is still higher than the 2017 objective (6.9) needed for achieving 50 percent reduction by 2025. Neutral rating.

There were 11 heavy vehicles traffic A-Injuries in 2018 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), an increase from 7.4 A-Injuries in 2016 (5-year rolling average). The 5-year rolling average increased 22 percent from 2016 (2012-2016) to 9.0 A-Injuries in 2018 (2014-2018). Negative rating.

There were 9 heavy vehicle traffic A-injuries in 2019 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), an increase from 7.4 A-injuries in 2016 (5-year rolling average). The 5-year rolling average increased 24.3 percent from 2016 (2012-2016) to 9.2 A-injuries in 2019 (2015-2019). Negative rating.

Reduce the number of heavy vehicles involved serious injuries (five-year rolling average) by 50 percent from 2016 by 2025.
Total heavy-vehicle involved fatalities PM
2017neutral
2018positive
2019positive

There was 1 heavy vehicle involved traffic fatality in 2017 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), same as 2016. The 5-year rolling average increased 33 percent from 0.6 fatality in 2016 (2012-2016) to 0.8 fatalities in 2017 (2013-2017). Neutral rating.

There was no heavy vehicle involved traffic fatality in 2018 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). Although the 5-year rolling average did not change from 2016 to 2018 (0.6), there could not have been an even lower number of fatalities in 2018 than 0. Positive rating.

There was no heavy vehicle involved traffic fatality in 2019 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). The 5-year rolling average decreased 33.33 percent from 2016 (2012-2016) to 0.4 fatalities in 2019 (2015-2019). There could not have been an even lower number of fatalities in 2019 than 0. Positive rating.

Eliminate all heavy-vehicle-involved fatalities by 2025.
Total truck-viaduct crashes PM
2017
2018neutral
2019positive

There were 4 truck-viaduct crashes in 2018 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), a decrease from 8.2 truck-viaduct crashes in 2017 (5-year rolling average). The 5-year rolling average decreased 5 percent from 2017 (2013-2017) to 7.8 truck-viaduct crashes in 2018 (2014-2018), which is still higher than the 2018 objective (7.5) needed for achieving 50 percent reduction by 2025. Neutral rating.

There were 4 truck-viaduct crashes in 2019 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), a decrease from 8.2 truck-viaduct crashes in 2017 (5-year rolling average). The 5-year rolling average decreased 24.4 percent from 2017 (2013-2017) to 6.2 truck-viaduct crashes in 2019 (2015-2019), which was lower than the 2019 objective (6.9) needed for achieving 50 percent reduction by 2025. Positive rating.

Reduce the number of truck-viaduct crashes by 50 percent from 2017 by 2025.
Preserve existing infrastructure
Percent of roadway mileage that was rated Poor and Failed by each jurisdiction in the MPA PM
2017
2018
2019negative

Percent of roadway mileage that was rated Poor and Failed in the MPA increase from the 2017 baseline of 19 percent to 21 percent in 2020

Reduce the mileage of roadways that were rated Poor and Failed by five percent by 2025.
Expand freight-supporting services and grow the economy
Number/area of truck parking areas in Champaign County PM
2017
2018neutral
2019neutral

In 2018, there were 7 truck parking facilities in Champaign County with the same truck parking areas. Neutral rating.

There are still 7 truck parking facilities in Champaign County with the same truck parking areas. Neutral rating.

There are still 7 truck parking facilities in Champaign County with the same truck parking areas. Neutral rating.

Increase the number of truck parking facilities in Champaign County from seven to 10 or expand the square footage of the trucking parking areas by 40 percent by 2025.
Improve quality of life
Total number of collisions between trucks and pedestrians and bicyclists PM
2017positive
2018positive
2019negative

There was no trucks and pedestrians and bicyclists crashes in 2017 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). The 5-year rolling average decreased 25 percent from 0.8 pedestrian or bicyclist involved heavy-vehicle crash in 2016 (2012-2016) to 0.6 pedestrian or bicyclist involved heavy-vehicle crash in 2017 (2013-2017). Positive rating.

There was no trucks and pedestrians and bicyclists crashes in 2018 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). The 5-year rolling average decreased 25 percent from 0.8 pedestrian or bicyclist involved heavy-vehicle crash in 2016 (2012-2016) to 0.6 pedestrian or bicyclist involved heavy-vehicle crash in 2018 (2014-2018). Positive rating.

There were 3 trucks and pedestrians and bicyclists crashes in 2019 in the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). The 5-year rolling average remained unchanged for 2019 (2015-2019) with respect to 2016 (2012-2016), which was still higher than the 2019 objective (0.3) needed for achieving trucks and pedestrians and bicyclists collisions elimination by 2025. Negative rating.

Eliminate collisions between trucks and pedestrians and bicyclists by 2025.


Ratings for the following performance measures will be assigned when 2020 data becomes available: