Transportation Enhancement Activities - Guidance

The following guidance will help States and project sponsors meet Transportation Enhancement Activities (TE) requirements and provide best practices for accessibility, design, construction, and maintenance.

The Federal Highway Administration issued Guidance for Transportation Enhancement (TE) Activities on December 17, 1999. FHWA periodically makes corrections and clarifications, which are noted in the text.

See also:

• Accessibility Guidance
• Financial Management Guidance
• State Practices
• FHWA Policy and Guidance Center: The PGC provides a central location of laws, policies, and guidance about the Federal-aid Highway Program (FAHP).
• Federal-aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies
  Federal-aid Essentials offers a central online library of informational videos and resources, designed specifically for local public agencies. Each video addresses a single topic-condensing the complex regulations and requirements of the Federal-aid Highway Program into easy-to-understand concepts and illustrated examples.

Transportation Enhancement Activities Guidance

• FHWA Guidance for Transportation Enhancement Activities (HTML)
  This version incorporates updated information and corrections.
• FHWA Guidance for Transportation Enhancement Activities (PDF 200 K)
  This is the original guidance issued December 17, 1999. It does not incorporate updates or corrections.
  • SAFETEA-LU Amendments
• Other Related FHWA Guidance
  A project eligible for TE funding must meet Federal environmental, project administration, and right-of-way requirements.
• Eligibility Requirements
• Guiding Principles and Questions for TE Activities
• Q & A
  • General TE Questions and Answers
  • Questions/Comments for Discussion at the TE Professionals Seminar, June 25-26, 2003
  • Questions/Answers for Discussion at the TE Professionals Seminar, July 26-27, 2005
• FHWA SAFETEA-LU Fact Sheet for Transportation Enhancements

Related Guidance and Information

• A Guide to Transportation Decisionmaking
  The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) created A Guide to Transportation Decisionmaking to answer transportation project-related questions.
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Guidance
  Promotes bicycle and pedestrian transportation accessibility, use, and safety. Also provides additional links to Bicycle and Pedestrian Publications and Resources.
• Bicycle Facilities and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
  Responses to inquiries about bicycle facilities permitted by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
• Equestrian and Other Nonmotorized Use on Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
• FHWA Order 6640.1A: FHWA Policy on Permissible Project Related Activities During the NEPA Process (October 1, 2010)
• Framework for Considering Motorized Use on Nonmotorized Trails and Pedestrian Walkways
• Manuals and Guides for Trail Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Operation, and for Signs
  • Bollards, Gates, and Other Barriers
• Presentation: Bicycle Path Entry Control. (Ed Cox, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, City of Sacramento, CA and Maggie O'Mara, Senior Transportation Engineer, California Department of Transportation)
  This presentation discusses methods to control entry to shared use paths. It considers issues related to bollards, gates, and other barriers. It looks at examples and discusses what works well and what doesn't.
  Disclaimer: This presentation is provided in the interest of information exchange, and reflects the views of the authors. Providing this resource does not necessarily represent endorsement by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
• Presentation: Designing for Nonmotorists. Presented at the FHWA Field Engineers Learning & Development Seminar, April 20, 2010, Dallas TX.
  • Part 1: Policy, Planning, Programs, and Provisions for Pedal-Power, Pedestrians, and Paths
  • Part 2: Highway and Street Facilities
  • Part 3: Shared Use Paths
  • Part 4: Recreational Trails
  • Part 5: Resources
• Preventive Maintenance Eligibility
• Shared Use Paths Along or Near Freeways and Bicycles on Freeways
• Snow Removal on Sidewalks Constructed with Federal Funding
• Statewide Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning; Final Rule (effective March 16, 2007)
  • HTML: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-02-14/html/07-493.htm
  • PDF (395 KB): http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-02-14/pdf/07-493.pdf
• Recreational Trails Program Guidance