The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter is intended to provide transportation professionals with real-world examples of ways that multimodal transportation investments promote economic revitalization, provide access to jobs, and achieve safer communities through support of accelerated project deliv
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This Guide provides practical instructions for State DOTs to follow in developing, implementing, and maintaining a Safety Data Business Plan (DBP). A Safety DBP describes a State’s data management challenges, vision and mission for safety data, framework for data governance, and actions for improving its State Safety Data System. Data business plan
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Data are key to making sound decisions on the safety, design, and operations of roadways. In 2010, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a report entitled Model Inventory of Roadway Elements - MIRE, Version 1.0 (1). MIRE provides a comprehensive listing of roadway and traffic data elements and accompanying data dictionary that serves
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The Advanced Messaging Concept Development (AMCD) Project objective was to evaluate the ability of connected vehicles to generate, and infrastructure to collect, Basic Safety messages (BSM), Probe Data Message (PDM), and Basic Mobility Message (BMM) alternatives using cellular and DSRC communications while employing message control strategies in re
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The Health in Transportation Working Group 2016 Annual Report provides an overview of the Working Group’s activities and accomplishments in 2016, summarizes other USDOT health-related accomplishments, and documents its progress toward the recommendations laid out in the 2015 Annual Report. The report also offers recommendations based on the Working
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Traveling along the Mississippi River, from Milepost 579-584 you will find the small city of Dubuque, Iowa. Dubuque– Iowa’s oldest city and one of the earliest settlements west of the Mississippi River–was established in 1785 by French-Canadian Julien Dubuque who was trading furs with the local Mesquakie (Fox) tribe. Along with furs, the Mesquakie
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
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This digest shares the latest information from a range of Federal and non-Federal sources, addressing transportation and its relationship to the human environment. Through this information exchange, FHWA hopes to foster dialogue at all levels and continue to further the state of the practice on these important topics in support of safety; infrastru
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For the Knoxville region in Tennessee, an increase in bicycling represents a chance to alleviate poor air quality and roadway congestion while improving the overall quality of life for area residents. However, while most recognize the health and cost benefits associated with cycling, several concerns remain for those who wish to do so more than jus
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The City of Raleigh recognizes the importance of developing a balanced, efficient, multi-modal transportation network that minimizes impacts to the environment and reinforces the livability of neighborhoods. Raleigh's transportation network is developed in a sustainable pattern that supports the City's future land uses and urban form, minimizes veh
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Since the 1920s, residents of Letcher County, Kentucky, have been separated by Pine Mountain. The most direct route linking the county seat with the rural, mountainous area of the county is a steep 7.6-mile stretch of U.S. 119 with sharp, shoulderless curves, 60-degree or steeper drops, and unstable rock strata. In several locations, larger vehicle
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In a small, close–knit, mountain town like Hailey, Idaho, there are few issues that elected officials do not hear about from residents. In 2008, residents submitted a petition to the city council requesting design and traffic management improvements on Woodside Boulevard after a pet was killed by an automobile. While such an incident might not usua
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State and regional transportation agencies must spend public dollars in ways that are consistent with the goals of the communities they serve. Often, agencies seek to advance specific goals through competitive programs that award funds based on established criteria. However, local recipients must often use multiple funding sources in order to carry
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The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is located on the southwestern boundary of the Portland metropolitan area, and it is one of several urban and suburban National Wildlife Refuges in the country. The 1,358 acre Refuge is situated within the floodplain of the Tualatin River, and its habitats include freshwater streams, seasonal and forested
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One role highways play in the development of livable communities is safety. Public safety is a fundamental goal for all transportation improvement safety projects that are undertaken specifically to correct a public safety deficiency or to raise awareness about public safety strategies on America's streets and highways. Traditional highway paving t
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In rapidly growing Western Montana, Missoula County and the City of Missoula have entered into a cooperative agreement to enhance their ability to plan for future development so that a county-wide pattern of community-building, land use, and conservation that reflects the environmental, economic, aesthetic, and social values of city and county resi
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Typically in the United States, statewide transportation planning decisions both impact and are impacted by local land use decisions. When State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and local governments do not coordinate on these decisions, this can result in conflicting or redundant plans, inefficient resource allocation, and tension between Stat
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From the outset of the planning process, Plan Cheyenne was intended to be different from most community master plans by placing specific emphasis on integrating three major elements of the community's planning efforts: land use, transportation, and parks and recreation and open space. These three major elements support one another and build on the
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Highway widening projects enhance a highway's capacity and operations. These types of improvement projects are designed to reduce traffic congestion, improve freeway operations, and to contribute to the region's economic vitality. I-215 runs through the cities Riverside and San Bernardino. Part of a $437 million project for widening I-215 in San Be
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Public demand for bicycle and pedestrian facilities has grown steadily over the past decade in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of North Texas. This demand, coupled with disconnected facilities between communities, rapid population growth, congested roadways, and increases in pedestrian and cyclist injuries across the region revealed a need to improve th
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Using maps to identify clusters of various types of crashes, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) found that older adults represented a disproportionate share of pedestrian fatalities in the city. Although those over 65 years of age make up only 12 percent of the population in New York City, they account for 36 percent of pedestr
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