Per the 2010 Highway Capacity Manual, this metric is calculated as the average measured travel speed over the posted speed limit for the corresponding major corridor (avg. speed / posted speed limit). The calculated value is converted into a percentage and translated into a letter grade indicative of a level of service (A is the best, F is the worst). The slower the measured speed compared to the posted speed limit, the lower the level of service.

Measured major travel corridors include:

State Highway 6 (Dulles to Brooks St.) - 45 MPH

US Highway 90 (Dairy Ashford Blvd. to SH 6) - 50 MPH

Standard Levels of Service are classified by the 2010 Highway Capacity Manual.

A: ≥86% B: 68%-85% C: 51%-67% D: 41%-50%

E: 31%-40% F: ≤30%

Target: C/C/C

A target of C means the City aims to have traffic flowing at a minimum of 51-67% of the speed limit. For Highway 6, this means the City aims to have traffic goal at least 23 - 30 MPH during the AM, noon, and PM peak travel times. 

The City of Sugar Land's most vital vehicular travel corridors support commercial enterprise and quality of life. Shorter travel times help improve both commercial enterprise and quality of life.

City of Sugar Land Public Works Department - Traffic Division; The Traffic Division currently uses a data collection method called the floating car method in which two staff members drive the traffic corridor in each direction. One staff member drives the car, while the other records the average measured travel speed over the posted speed limit. This exercise is conducted each quarter, for each of the peak travel times: AM, Noon, and PM.