General Design Resources
Highway Capacity Manual, Special Report 209, 1994. Transportation
Research Board, Box 289, Washington, DC 20055, Phone: (202) 334-3214.
Next Edition: FHWA Research Program project has identified changes to
HCM related to bicycle and pedestrian design.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 1988. Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA), Superintendent of Documents. P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA
15250-7954. Next Edition: 2000, will incorporate changes to Part IX
that are currently subject of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Flexibility in Highway Design, 1997. FHWA. HEP 30, 400 Seventh Street
SW, Washington, DC 20590.
Pedestrian Facility Design Resources
Design and Safety of Pedestrian Facilities, A Recommended Practice,
1998. Institute of Transportation Engineers, 525 School Street, SW,
Suite 410, Washington, DC 20024-2729. Phone: (202) 554-8050.
Pedestrian Compatible Roadways-Planning and Design Guidelines, 1995.
Bicycle/Pedestrian Transportation Master Plan, Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advocate, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue,
Trenton, NJ 08625. Phone: (609) 530-4578.
Improving Pedestrian Access to Transit: An Advocacy Handbook, 1998.
Federal Transit Administration/WalkBoston. National Technical Information
Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
Planning and Implementing Pedestrian Facilities in Suburban and Developing
Rural Areas, Report No. 294A, Transportation Research Board, Box 289,
Washington, DC 20055. Phone: (202) 334-3214.
Planning, Design and Maintenance of Pedestrian Facilities, 1989. Federal
Highway Administration. Available from National Technical Information
Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Phone: (703) 487-4600.
Pedestrian Facilities Guidebook, 1997. Washington State Department
of Transportation, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program, P. O. Box 47393,
Olympia, WA 98504.
Municipal Strategies to Increase Pedestrian Travel, 1994. Washington
State Energy Office, 925 Plum Street SE, Olympia, WA 98504.
Portland Pedestrian Design Guide, 1998. Portland Pedestrian Program,
1120 SW Fifth Ave, Room 802, Portland, Oregon 97210. Phone: (503) 823-7004.
Under development: Implementing Pedestrian Improvements at the Local
Level, 1999. FHWA, HSR 20, 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA.
Under development: AASHTO Guide to the Development of Pedestrian Facilities,
2000. AASHTO.
Bicycle Facility Design Resources
Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 1999. American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), P. O. Box 96716,
Washington, DC 20090-6716. Phone: (888) 227-4860.
Implementing Bicycle Improvements at the Local Level (1998), FHWA,
HSR 20, 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA.
Selecting Roadway Design Treatments to Accommodate Bicyclists, 1993.
FHWA, HEP 10, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590.
North Carolina Bicycle Facilities Planning and Design Guidelines,
1994. North Carolina DOT, P. O. Box 25201, Raleigh, NC 27611. Phone:
(919) 733-2804.
Bicycle Facility Planning, 1995. American Planning Association, Planning
Advisory Service Report #459. American Planning Association, 122 South
Michigan Ave, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60603.
Florida Bicycle Facilities Planning and Design Manual, 1994. Florida
DOT, Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Office, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee,
FL 32399.
Evaluation of Shared-use Facilities for Bicycles and Motor Vehicles,
1996. Florida DOT, Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Office, 605 Suwannee
Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning and Design Resources
Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, 1995. Oregon Department of Transportation,
Bicycle and Pedestrian Program, Room 210, Transportation Building, Salem,
OR 97310, Phone: (503) 986-3555.
Improving Conditions for Bicyclists and Pedestrians, A Best Practices
Report, 1998. FHWA, HEP 10, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590.
Kalamazoo Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, 1999. City of Kalamazoo
Public Services Department, 415 Stockbridge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49001-2898,
Phone: (616) 337-8617.
Traffic Calming Design Resources
National Bicycling and Walking Study. Case Study #19, Traffic Calming
and Auto-Restricted Zones and other Traffic Management Techniques-Their
Effects on Bicycling and Pedestrians, Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA).
Traffic Calming (1995), American Planning Association, 122 South Michigan
Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60603.
Neighborhood Traffic Control, 1998. Institute of Transportation Engineers,
525 School Street, SW, Suite 410, Washington, DC 20024.
Traffic Calming in Practice, 1998. Institute of Transportation Engineers,
525 School Street, SW, Suite 410, Washington, DC 20024.
Traditional Neighborhood Development Street Design Guidelines, 1997.
Proposed Recommended Practice, Institute of Transportation Engineers,
525 School Street, SW, Suite 410, Washington, DC 20024.
Making Streets that Work, City of Seattle, 600 Fourth Ave., 12th floor,
Seattle, WA 98104-1873. Phone: (206) 684-4000, Fax: (206) 684-5360.
Traffic Control Manual for In-Street Work, 1994. Seattle Engineering
Department, City of Seattle, 600 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104-6967.
Phone: (206) 684-5108.
ADA-related Design Resources
Accessible Pedestrian Signals, 1998. U.S. Access Board 1331 F Street
NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 2004. Phone: (800) 872-2253.
Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities, 1998 (ADAAG).
U.S. Access Board, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004.
Phone: (800) 872-2253.
Universal Access to Outdoor Recreation: A Design Guide, 1993. PLAE,
Inc, MIG Communications, 1802 Fifth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710. Phone:
(510) 845-0953.
Under development: Accessible Rights of Way: A Design Manual, 1999.
FHWA, HEP 10, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590.
Under development: Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access, 1999.
(One of two reports will be a design guide) FHWA, HEP 10, 400 Seventh
Street SW, Washington, DC 20590. Trail Design Resources
Trail Design Resources
Trails for the 21st Century, 1993. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 1100
17th Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Phone: (202) 331-9696.
Greenways: A Guide to Planning, Design, and Development, 1993. The
Conservation Fund. Island Press, 1718 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20009.
Trail Intersection Design Guidelines, 1996. Florida Department of
Transportation, 605 Suwannee St., MS-82, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450.
