Level of Service (LOS) Forum (Governor's Office of Planning & Research)
Dec 19, 2008
http://www.opr.ca.gov/


Level of Service (LOS) is a performance measure that was developed 50 years ago to describe operating conditions for automobile travel. LOS is determined by a quantitative measure based on vehicle delay and volume/capacity ratios for intersections and roadways during the peak 15 minutes of the morning and evening. OPR invited representatives from local and state government, and experts in the field, to discuss how LOS is used in state, regional, and local planning processes. 

The following is a list of the presenters and copies of the power points that were used at the forum.

Ron Milam, Fehr and Peers
Gary Jacobs, EDAW
Sparky Harris, City of Sacramento
Rachel Hiatt, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
Hans Larsen, City of San Jose
Steve Peterson, City of Chico
Jason Patton, City of Oakland
Scott Sauer, Caltrans Mass Transportation Division 

Other Related Materials on LOS:
“Transportation Impact Analysis Gets a Failing Grade When It Comes to Climate Change and Smart Growth”. March 2008. This paper was written by Ronald Milam, Fehr and Peers, and was prepared for the National Association of Environmental Professionals annual conference.