Chapter 2: Linking Transportation Programs With Government Goals

Figure 1. This illustration of the Victorian planning and accountability cycle has the words "management cycle" in the center, surrounded by four arrows that form a circle. The arrows contain the following text: "Planning: Strategic directions and priorities articulated as a basis for planning and managing resources. Resource allocation: Match resources to outputs and investments to meet government's outcomes and priorities. Service delivery: departments deliver outputs to prescribed standards. Accountability: Evaluation of performance and meeting reporting requirements of stakeholder."