Additional Resources
A list of publications, tools, and other items that Division staff and State DOTs can use to implement PBPD.
State Practical Design Policies
Florida
- Practical Design website
Idaho
Indiana
- Open Roads (Practical Design) website
- Open Roads: Practical Design for Transportation Project Delivery program guide (.pdf)
Kansas
Kentucky
- Guidance for the Use of "Practical Solutions" to Project Delivery (SHE Policy #2008-07)
- Practical Solution Concepts for Planning and Designing Roadways in Kentucky report
Missouri
- Practical Design website
- Practical Design Implementation Manual (.pdf)
Oregon
Utah
- Practical Design website
- Practical Design Guide: Planning and Designing Practical Transportation Solutions for Utah (.pdf)
Washington
- Moving Washington Forward: Practical Solutions website
Design
FHWA Resources
- Office of Design
- Bicycle & Pedestrian - Design Guidance
- Flexibility in Highway Design (.pdf) (FHWA-PD-97-062)
- Federal Lands Highway Project Development and Design Manual (PDDM)
- Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM)
- Designing for Transportation Management and Operations: A Primer (FHWA-HOP-13-013)
AASHTO Publications
- A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 6th Edition (2011)
- Guidelines for Geometric Design of Very Low-Volume Local Roads (ADT≤ 400), 1st Edition (2001)
- AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities, 1st Edition (2004)
- A Guide for Achieving Flexibility in Highway Design, 1st Edition (2004)
NCHRP Reports
- NCHRP Legal Research Digest 57: Tort Liability Defense Practices for Design Flexibility (.pdf)
- NCHRP Report 785: Performance-Based Analysis of Geometric Design of Highways and Streets
- NCHRP Synthesis 422: Trade-Off Considerations in Highway Geometric Design (.pdf)
- NCHRP Synthesis 443: Practical Highway Design Solutions (.pdf)
Operations
FHWA Resources
- Use of Freeway Shoulders for Travel - Guide for Planning, Evaluating, and Designing Part-Time Shoulder Use as a Traffic Management Strategy (also known as the Part-Time Shoulder Use Guide)
- Operations Performance Measurement Program
- Operations Performance Measures and Management (OPMM) Program Road Map (.pdf) (FHWA-HOP-14-012)
- Operations Performance Measures: The Foundation for Performance-Based Management of Transportation Operations Programs (.pdf) (FHWA-HOP-12-018)
- Freeway Geometric Design for Active Traffic Management in Europe (.pdf) (FHWA-PL-11-004)
- Traffic Analysis Tools Program
- Localized Bottleneck Reduction Program
- Traffic Incident Management Program
- Road Weather Management Program
- Managed Lanes and HOV Facilities
- Active Transportation and Demand Management Program
- Integrated Corridor Management Systems
- Improving Freight Operations
- Use of Narrow Lanes and Narrow Shoulders on Freeways: A Primer on Experiences, Current Practice, and Implementation Considerations (FHWA-HOP-16-060)
TRB Publications
- Highway Capacity Manual (2010)
- Project SHRP 2 L07 – Evaluation of Cost-Effectiveness of Highway Design Features
NCHRP Reports
- NCHRP Synthesis 311: Performance Measures of Operational Effectiveness for Highway Segments and Systems (.pdf)
- NCHRP Report 551: Performance Measures and Targets for Transportation Asset Management (.pdf)
- NCHRP Report 642: Quantifying the Benefits of Context Sensitive Solutions
Safety
FHWA Resources
- Highway Safety Manual resources
- HSM Implementation Guide for Managers (.pdf) (FHWA-SA-11-48)
- Integrating the HSM into the Highway Project Development Process (.pdf) (FHWA-SA-11-50)
- Integrating Road Safety into NEPA Analysis: A Primer for Safety and Environmental Professionals
- Good Practices: Incorporating Safety into Resurfacing and Restoration Projects (FHWA-SA-07-001)
- Mitigation Strategies for Design Exceptions (.pdf) (FHWA-SA-07-011)
- Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool
- Work Zone Mobility and Safety Program
- Crash Modification Factors (CMF) Clearinghouse
- Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) in Practice: Quantifying Safety in the Roadway Safety Management Process (FHWA-SA-13-010)
- Safety Performance Function Decision Guide: SPF Calibration versus SPF Development (.pdf) (FHWA-SA-14-004)
- Safety Performance Function Development Guide: Developing Jurisdiction-Specific SPFs (.pdf) (FHWA-SA-14-005)
- Roadway Safety Data Program
AASHTO Resources
- AASHTO Highway Safety Manual (HSM)
- Interchange Safety Analysis Tool – Enhanced (ISATe)
- NCHRP Project 17-45 – Safety Prediction Methodology and Analysis Tool for Freeways and Interchanges - Final Report (.pdf)
- ISATe documentation and software (Spreadsheets and ISAT for Part C Calculations)
- Safety Analyst software tools
Planning
FHWA Resources
- Performance-Based Planning and Programming Guidebook (.pdf)(FHWA-HEP-13-041)
- Planning for Transportation in Rural Areas (.pdf) (Document # 04705r02 090701-10.47)
- Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS)
- Planning for Operations