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Table of Contents
1. Engineering Judgement
2. Performance Based Practical Design
3. Livability
4. Flexibility
5. Shared Space
6. Community Input in the Design Process
7. Safety
7.1 FHWA Office of Safety – Proven Safety Countermeasures
7.2 Crash Modification Factors
7.3 Aesthetic Barrier systems
7.4 Safety in Project Development
8. Transportation Planning
8.1 Guidance for MPOs
8.2 Transportation Planning For Healthy Communities
9. Speed
9.1 Target Speed
9.2 Setting Speed Limits
9.3 Factors Influencing Speed
9.4 Traffic Calming
9.5 Road Diets
9.6 Other Safety Resources
10. Design Exceptions
11. Functional Classification
12. Level of Service
13. Lane Widths
14. Clear Zones
15. Stormwater
16. Active Transportation
16.1 Pedestrians
16.1.1 Sidewalks
16.1.2 Pedestrian Refuge Islands
16.1.3 Crosswalks and Crossings
16.1.4 Median Refuge Islands
16.1.5 Curb Extensions
16.2 Cyclists
16.2.1 FWHA BIKESAFE: Bicycle Countermeasure Selection System
16.2.2 FHWA Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide
16.2.3 NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide
16.2.4 FHWA Bicycle Facilities and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
16.3 Protected intersections for Bicyclists
17. Freight
18. Planning for Transit
18.1 Transit corridors
19. NEPA
19.1 Integrating Road Safety into NEPA Analysis A Primer for Safety and Environmental Professional
20. Parking
21. Trees
22. Intersections
22.1 Major Intersections
22.2 Intersections of Major and Minor Streets
22.3 Raised Intersections
22.4 Mini Roundabouts
23. Roundabouts
24. Shared Streets
25. Bridges
26. Medians
27. Shoulders
28. Utilities
Updated: 6/20/2017
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