Comment:
Pedestrian Facility Design: Sidewalk Design: types of pedestrian facilities, sidewalk installation, sidewalk widths, buffer widths, transit connections, driveway access management, grade and cross slope, stairs, sidewalks for highway bridges, underpasses, and tunnels, surface treatments, pedestrian facility lighting, obstacles/protruding objects, ambience/shade/other sidewalk enhancements, and off-road and shared-use paths.

Last Updated (Year): 2014

Year Produced: 2004

Abstract:

The purpose of this guide is to provide guidance on the planning, design, and operation of pedestrian facilities along streets and highways. Specifically, the guide focuses on identifying effective measures for accommodating pedestrians on public rights-of-way. Appropriate methods for accommodating pedestrians, which vary among roadway and facility types, are described in this guide. The primary audiences for this manual are planners, roadway designers, and transportation engineers, whether at the state or local level, the majority of whom make decisions on a daily basis that affect pedestrians. This guide also recognizes the profound effect that land use planning and site design have on pedestrian mobility and addresses these topics as well.

For:Walking

The E's:Engineering

Ped Bike Activity:

• Planning
• Design

Ped Bike Topic:

• Transit
• Planning
• Physical Dimensions
• Facility Design
• Design

Facility Type:Sidewalks

Urban Context:Urban, Suburban, Rural

Resource Type:

• Guidance

Link to Content Source:

Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities