"Safer Driving, Safer Roads" is intended to serve as an umbrella for all existing highway-safety communications efforts. "Safer Driving, Safer Roads" is a combination of initiatives designed to reduce … [Read more...] about “Safer Driving, Safer Roads”
Accommodating Pedestrians (including those with disabilities)
Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access: Part II of II: Best Practices Design Guide
This guidebook is the second phase of a two phase project focusing on designing sidewalks and trails for access. It was created to provide planners, designers, and engineers with a better … [Read more...] about Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access: Part II of II: Best Practices Design Guide
Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Planning and Design Manual
This Design Manual is the product of a four year effort, developed with the assistance of a project steering committee and involving extensive input from agency staff, the Federal Highway … [Read more...] about Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Planning and Design Manual
Accommodating Pedestrians in Work Zones
Pedestrians can be found virtually everywhere in urban areas, including low-density suburban settings. Their exposure may not be as great in some places as in others, but the risks they face in work … [Read more...] about Accommodating Pedestrians in Work Zones
Work Zone Intersection Safety
It is a challenge to maintain safety and mobility at intersections in a work zone. For drivers unfamiliar with an intersection, a work zone can be a sudden, potentially dangerous surprise. For … [Read more...] about Work Zone Intersection Safety
Changes in Traffic Control Devices to Help Older Drivers, Pedestrians, Bicyclists, Workers
Fluorescent pink signs to alert drivers to traffic crashes, large print on road signs for older drivers, and "animated eyes" to caution pedestrians at intersections are among the improvements federal … [Read more...] about Changes in Traffic Control Devices to Help Older Drivers, Pedestrians, Bicyclists, Workers