Transportation


Byways are all about the roads and trails we drive or bike on. Understanding the business of transportation, both motorized and non-motorized, can help you manage traveler expectations and plan your byway work. Discover issues that road or trail managers face, and learn how to work with the competing interests who influence transportation system development and management — from its policies to facility designs.

Articles

Bicycles/Pedestrians: Provisions of the Federal-Aid Program

Motorized: Integrating CSS Into the State Scenic Byways Program

Trails/Pathways: Road and Trail Intersection Safety

Trails/Pathways: Ten Reasons to Consider a Trail Project

Trails/Pathways: Planning Multi-use Trails

Contacts

Bicycles/Pedestrians: Contacts

Motorized: Contacts

Trails/Pathways: Contacts

Discussion Forums

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Publications

Bicycles/Pedestrians: Your Transportation Allies (Tele-Workshop)

Bicycles/Pedestrians: Guidelines for Analysis of Investment in Bicycle Facilities (2006)

Bicycles/Pedestrians: Quarterly Pedestrian Forum Newsletter

Bicycles/Pedestrians: Ten-Year Status Report on the Federal Action Plan of the National Bicycling and Walking Study

Bicycles/Pedestrians: AASHTO Guide for Planning, Design and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities

Bicycles/Pedestrians: AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities

Bicycles/Pedestrians: A Citizen's Guide to Transportation Decisionmaking

Motorized: Design and Maintenance for Byways (Lessons From the Road)

Motorized: Project Development and Design Guide

Motorized: National Scenic Byways Interim Policy

Trails/Pathways: Built Byway Environment (Best Practices)

Trails/Pathways: Rails-with-Trails - Lessons Learned

Tools

Trails/Pathways: Legal Agreement Samples

Trails/Pathways: Recreational Trails Program Brochure

Training

Bicycles/Pedestrians: FHWA Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation

Trails/Pathways: Federal Surface Transportation Program - SAFETEA-LU Training

Trails/Pathways: Trail Management - Plans, Projects and People

Trails/Pathways: National Trails Training Partnership

More Training Opportunities

Web Links

Bicycles/Pedestrians: Federal Highway Administration - Bicycle and Pedestrian Program

Bicycles/Pedestrians: League of American Bicyclists

Bicycles/Pedestrians: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

Bicycles/Pedestrians: University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center

Bicycles/Pedestrians: National Center for Bicycling & Walking

Bicycles/Pedestrians: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

Motorized: Project for Public Spaces

Motorized: Context Sensitive Solutions (Maryland)

Motorized: Context Sensitive Solutions

Motorized: Complete Streets Organization

Trails/Pathways: American Trails

Trails/Pathways: Partnership for the National Trail System

Trails/Pathways: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Trails/Pathways: Federal Highway Administration - Recreational Trails Program

Trails/Pathways: National Park Service - National Trails System

Trails/Pathways: Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program

Trails/Pathways: National Trails Training Partnership

Trails/Pathways: National Trails Training Partnership - Resources and Trail Library

Trails/Pathways: USDA Forest Service Trail Publications