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Page 2 kimley-horn.com 4637 Chabot Dr., Suite 300, Pleasanton, CA 94588 925-398-4840 categories improve different aspects of the transportation system, differing methodologies and measures of effectiveness (MOEs) were necessary to appropriately evaluate their anticipated benefit to the transportation system. It should be noted that some projects have multiple beneficial project elements and thus could be analyzed using more than one analysis technique (i.e., a project can have both a congestion benefit and a safety benefit). However, for the purposes of this analysis, project analysis was limited to the basis which best reflects the primary benefit and/or purpose of the project. Level of Service Analysis Methodology Table 1 summarizes the methodology and measure of effectiveness (MOE) that was used to evaluate existing and future conditions for public facilities included within the 2020 TVTC Nexus Study. As described in the prior section, the methodology and MOE selected were dependent on the type of public facility being analyzed and the data available. Table 1: Methodology and Measure of Effectiveness Improvement Type Facility Type Methodology Measure of Effectiveness Roadway Capacity Freeway HCM Freeway LOS (Density) State Route HCM Highway LOS (Density) Arterial ACTC Roadway Segment LOS (V/C) Interchanges HCM Intersection LOS (Delay) Transit All Facility Type TCQSM Service Frequency LOS Safety All Facility Type HSM Safety Performance Functions Crash Rate Pedestrian/ Bicycle All Facility Type Montgomery County Level of Traffic Stress Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) Intersection -HCM Intersection LOS (Delay) Technology All Facility Type Qualitative Assessment Resultant Delay/Congestion Reduction Note: HCM = Highway Capacity Manual, ACTC = Alameda County Transportation Commission, LOS = Level of Service, TCQSM = Transit Quality of Service Manual, HSM = Highway Safety Manual Roadway Capacity Analysis of roadway capacity projects was completed based on the HCM concept of Level of Service (LOS). The HCM LOS for a roadway facility is a qualitative measure used to describe operational conditions. LOS ranges from LOS A (free flow traffic with minimal delay) to LOS F (heavy congestion operating near or over capacity). As discussed in the following sections, Freeway, State Route, and Interchange projects were evaluated using methodologies defined in the HCM 6th Edition, while arterial roadway analyses were completed based on a volume/capacity (V/C) methodology commonly applied for project analyses undertaken by the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC).