More Design and Engineering Guidance Resources



Automated Vehicles University Course Module Series

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
A university course series from PBIC provides a foundation and orientation for students and practitioners to learn more and join the conversation about the advancement of AVs and the safety and mobility for all road users.
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Bikeway Selection Guide

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
This report helps transportation practitioners consider and make informed decisions about tradeoffs relating to the selection of bikeway types and highlights linkages between the bikeway selection process and the transportation planning process.
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Animated Crash Scenario

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Video series portrays some of the most common situations that lead to a crash involving a driver and a pedestrian or bicyclist. Each video shows a crash, portraying it from a combination of aerial, driver,
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding, Design, and Environmental Review: Addressing Common Misconceptions

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Corrects several misconceptions about the availability and applicability of funding for certain projects.
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Case Studies in Realizing Co-Benefits of Multimodal Roadway Design and Gray and Green Infrastructure

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers 14 cases of complete street projects that also improved stormwater systems.
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Handbook for Designing Roadways for the Aging Population

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Provides practitioners with a practical information source that links aging road user performance to highway design, operational, and traffic engineering features.
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Training for Healthy Older Drivers

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Examines the effectiveness of four types of training techniques designed to improve the driving preference of normally aging adults.
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High-Visibility Enforcement on Driver Compliance with Pedestrian Right-of-Way Laws

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Offers strategies to increase motorist yielding to pedestrians on a citywide basis using high-visibility pedestrian right-of-way enforcement in Gainesville, Florida.
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A Right to the Road: Understanding and Addressing Bicyclist Safety

Source: Governors Highway Safety Association
This publication analyzes national data to understand fatal bicyclist-motor vehicle crash characteristics, offering 30 actions steps to help State Highway Safety Offices and local communities assess and improve their current bicyclist safety programs.
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Short Series

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Short Series offers three modules to augment undergraduate courses in basic civil engineering and/or transportation planning. The lessons are ideally suited to be integrated into an existing course,
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