This document discusses the importance of measuring outcomes and success in planning. It provides examples from the Bellevue Small Area Plan of metrics used to measure progress, including an increase in the percentage of residents living within walking distance of transportation options. The document also highlights metrics used in Washington D.C., such as increased transit and non-motorized transportation use, decreased car ownership, and population growth, to demonstrate the impact of planning policies.

1. MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IN PLANNING April 10, 2011 Harriet Tregoning, Director 2011 APA National Planning Conference

2. How do you achieve progress in planning?

3. How do you measure success in planning? Potential Success Metrics

6. Planning that Moves the Needle – Bellevue Small Area Plan

9. Output measures: Grants management

10. Results: Historic Preservation Corner Before Corner After

11. Outcome measures: transit use

13. Outcome measures: population growth