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User Guide for Spreadsheet Tool P A R T I I I
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147 Introduction This document is a guide for navigating and using the tool prepared for NCHRP Project 14-34. The tool presents a core set of performance measures for reporting snow and ice control operations; it helps decision makers identify appropriate adjustments that can be made to manage resources effectively through the use of these proposed performance measures, and it highlights some of the best practices in winter maintenance with a focus on safety, mobility, and sustainability.
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148 Performance Measures in Snow and Ice Control Operations 3. On the home screen, click on the first option, Decision Guide.
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User Guide for Spreadsheet Tool 149 6. For cells that are grayed out (i.e., not applicable)
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150 Performance Measures in Snow and Ice Control Operations Part B Part B summarizes the responses to all 15 questions in the Decision Guide. Report 10.
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User Guide for Spreadsheet Tool 151 Part C Part C summarizes the responses to the supplementary questions, called Applicable Agency Definitions. This section provides a useful reference for agencies to better outline what specific resources/tools they have available for reporting performance measures.
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152 Performance Measures in Snow and Ice Control Operations If the agency has sufficient capabilities to report a particular performance measure, then Part D provides the suggested ways/variations of doing so (based on its current capabilities)
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User Guide for Spreadsheet Tool 153 As an example, if you navigate to the detailed information/results for the Recovery performance measure, you may find that based on your agency's current capabilities, you are able to report some variations of the performance measure, but not all: The prior section of the performance measure page (in this case, Recovery) , titled Performance Measure Breakdown, showed exactly how each performance measure is broken down and weighted.
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154 Performance Measures in Snow and Ice Control Operations Option 2. Navigation Screen The second option is the Navigation Screen, which provides information on each snow and ice performance measure based on when they take place within a storm timeline.
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User Guide for Spreadsheet Tool 155 The resources include examples of DOT performance reports and fact books, relevant research reports, federal and state guidance and reports, and pooled-fund study reports. Option 4.
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