More Design and Engineering Guidance Resources
Seven Proven Steps to Improve Safety for Walking, Biking, Rolling, and More
Source: CityLab
Lists proven Safe Systems approach steps to increase safety for people walking, biking, and rolling rather than blaming victims: decrease speed limits; focus on design; rewrite the MUTCD; prioritize the most dangerous street;
Read More >Source: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
Identifies current design guidance and practices related to the use of bicycle signals, and provides information on applications in communities throughout the US and internationally.
Read More >Source: FHWA Innovator
Describes data-driven safety analysis (DDSA) using big data to prioritize safety and make informed decisions that result in fewer crashes.
Read More >Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety in Bus Rapid Transit and High-Priority Bus Corridors
Source: Transit Cooperative Research Program
Examines the state of practice in bus transit corridor planning, design, and construction in relation to pedestrian and bicyclist safety, public health, and equity, with a focus on dedicated bus lanes.
Read More >Source: National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
Shares the final three working papers in a series on new bikeway design guidance.
Read More >Tech Brief: Safety Evaluations of Innovative Intersection Designs for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Summarizes a project that investigates the operational and safety improvements of innovative intersection retrofitting designs that benefit pedestrians and bicyclists while maintaining a reasonable service to motor vehicles.
Read More >Caltrans and MassDOT Require Road Projects to Serve All Modes
Source: State Smart Transportation Initiative
Reports on state DOT policy changes in CA and MA that have formalized Complete Streets policies to create safe, multimodal corridors in design processes.
Read More >COVID Forced Redesigned Streets, Some Changes to Become Permanent
Source: Fast Company
Shares examples from cities that are permanently keeping street redesigns that were implemented during the early phases of the pandemic.
Read More >Source: AASHTO
Provides guidance on pedestrian facilities along streets and highways and identifies effective measures for accommodating pedestrians in public rights-of-way as well as appropriate methods for accommodating them on a variety of roadway and facility types.
Read More >Complete Streets in Pittsburgh, PA Vital for Improving Public Health
Source: Smart Growth America
Describes in text and via a brief video how Pittsburgh, PA used its complete streets policy and updated street design guidelines as a blueprint to design and build safer street networks that provide mobility for all.
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