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**Legislation**
Document	Date	Contact(s)
Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act 2015	12/04/2015	The Office of Policy

**Regulation**
Document	Date	Contact(s)
Highway Safety Improvement Program	3/15/2016	Karen Scurry 202-897-7168, Office of Safety
National Performance Management Measures: Highway Safety Improvement Program	3/15/2016	Danielle Betkey 202-366-9417, Office of Safety

**Policy**
Document	Date	Contact(s)
Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations	3/11/2010	Christopher Douwes 202-366-5013, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)

**Guidance**
Document	Date	Contact(s)
INFORMATION: Updated Implementation Guidance Under Section 11206 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Increasing Safe and Accessible Transportation Options	November 22, 2024	Ken Petty 202-366-6654, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP) Harlan Miller 202-366-0847, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP) Spencer Stevens 717-221-4512, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP) Larry Anderson 720-376-3786, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP) Andrew Edwards 404-562-3659, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)
Projects that may be grouped in the STIP/TIP (23 CFR 450.216(h) and 450.326(h))	4/15/2019	Spencer Stevens 717-221-4512, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)
MPO Guidebook for Using Safety as a Project Prioritization Factor	September 2016	Tameka Macon 202-366-1183, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)
Technical Guidance to Support Local Computation of VMT-based Safety Performance Targets	3/14/2016	Jeremy Raw 202-366-0986, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP) Spencer Stevens 717-221-4512, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)
Statewide Opportunities for Integrating Operations, Safety and Multimodal Planning: A Reference Manual	May, 2010	Corbin Davis 202-366-6072, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP) Jim Hunt 202-680-2679, Office of Operations
Advancing Metropolitan Planning for Operations: The Building Blocks of a Model Transportation Plan Incorporating Operations - A Desk Reference	April, 2010	Jim Hunt 202-680-2679, Office of Operations Corbin Davis 202-366-6072, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)
Advancing Metropolitan Planning for Operations: An Objectives-Driven, Performance-Based Approach - A Guidebook	February, 2010	Corbin Davis 202-366-6072, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP) Jim Hunt 202-680-2679, Office of Operations

**Information**
Document	Date	Contact(s)
Highway Safety Improvement Program and Safety Performance Management Measures Final Rule Overview	3/14/2016	Karen Scurry 202-897-7168, Office of Safety Danielle Betkey 202-366-9417, Office of Safety
Transportation Safety Planning - Office of Planning		Tameka Macon 202-366-1183, Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)

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