San Francisco urban partnership agreement, national evaluation : exogenous factors test plan.

This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing exogenous factors data for the San Francisco Urban \nPartnership Agreement (UPA) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) UPA Program. \nThe San Francisco UPA projects focus on reducing congestion by employing strategies consisting of \ncombinations of tolling, transit, telecommuting/travel demand management (TDM), and technology, also known \nas the 4 Ts. The national evaluation focuses on the San Francisco UPA projects that deal with parking pricing in \ndowntown San Francisco and supporting technology and telecommuting/TDM projects. The SFpark parking \npricing pilot will implement variable pricing in on-street and garage parking in selected parking zones. \nInformation on parking availability and price will be available by phone, websites, and variable message signs. \nOutreach events for alternate commute programs will inform the public about the parking pricing and \ninformation projects. The Exogenous Factors Test Plan is based on the San Francisco UPA National Evaluation \nPlan. This test plan describes the exogenous factors data sources, data availability, and possible risks associated \nwith the data. The methods for analyzing the exogenous factors data are discussed. The schedule and \nresponsibilities for collecting, analyzing, and reporting the data are presented. \n