Transport Monitoring Indicator Framework (TMIF)
Last updated on
16/10/2009 12:41 p.m.
About the framework
The Transport Monitoring Indicator Framework (TMIF) provides a national, and where possible regional, framework for the monitoring of the New Zealand transport system. Led by the Ministry of Transport in collaboration with the wider transport sector, the framework is also a tool for informing and evaluating transport-related policies and other work.
The TMIF contains a large set of transport sector-related head-line indicators. The Ministry updates indicator data on an on-going basis and publishes annual reports based on the information provided within the framework.
Another annual document, the New Zealand Transport Statistics, reports against the data collected in the TMIF.
This is the second version of the TMIF. TMIF 2 contains a number of changes from its predecessor, the biggest being that it is a theme-based framework, not an outcome-based framework as was version 1. Read more about the changes in TMIF 2.
This is the interactive web-based version of the framework which complements the framework publication by providing access to the data underpinning the indicators.
Read the TMIF 2 publication (PDF, v7.0, 222kb)
Indicator sets
The framework includes ten indicator ‘sets’. Each indicator set includes groups of individual indicators. Below are the ten indicator sets, their reference codes (in brackets) and a description of each of them.
| Indicator set (Ref. code) |
Description of indicator set |
| Transport volume (TV) |
Tracks the use of the transport system, including motorised and non-motorised modes. It also shows the age and composition of the fleet. |
| Network reliability (NR) |
Describes the reliability of the transport network, congestion and travel time reliability. |
| Freight and the transport industry (FT) |
Includes information on freight movements (domestic and international). It also includes the share of the transport and storage industry of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of New Zealand and transport workforce information. |
| Access to the transport system (AM) |
Shows how accessible the transport system is to a range of transport users. It includes indicators relating to the affordability of transport, social connectivity, and access to motor vehicles, travel perceptions and accessibility of public transport. |
| Travel patterns (TP) |
Shows the use of various transport modes, including active modes such as walking and cycling, for every day journeys such as to work and school. |
| Transport safety and security (SS) |
Shows how transport safety is performing in terms of transport related deaths, injuries, accidents and the social cost of accidents. It also includes personal security, resilience and security of the transport system. |
| Public health effects of transport (PH) |
Shows how transport contributes to the noise levels and air quality that impact on public health. |
| Infrastructure and investment (II) |
Shows infrastructure investment and the size and quality of transport infrastructure. |
| Environmental impact of transport (EI) |
Includes climate change emissions, and information on energy use, land use, water quality and waste management. |
| Transport-related Price Indices (TI) |
Includes data on transport related prices, including fuel and construction prices. |
The Ministry of Transport works collaboratively with appropriate partners to ensure relevant data are regularly collected. Work continues to ensure that data limitations which are identified in the framework are systematically addressed.
Please email your comments or questions to TMIF@transport.govt.nz.
Copyright
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Reliance on information
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