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Pg 30-34: Transportation Planning Process Briefing Book

This book provides an overview of transportation planning and will be useful for government officials, transportation decisionmakers, planning board members, transportation service providers, interested stakeholders, and the public. It covers the basics and key concepts of metropolitan and Statewide transportation planning, along with references for additional information.
Part I discusses transportation planning and its relationship to decisionmaking. This section is general and provides a broad introduction to the planning process.

Pg 2-13: Transportation Planning Process Briefing Book

This book provides an overview of transportation planning and will be useful for government officials, transportation decisionmakers, planning board members, transportation service providers, interested stakeholders, and the public. It covers the basics and key concepts of metropolitan and Statewide transportation planning, along with references for additional information.
Part I discusses transportation planning and its relationship to decisionmaking. This section is general and provides a broad introduction to the planning process.

2-1 to 2-12: Traffic Monitoring Guide

FHWA has released a 2013 edition of the Traffic Monitoring Guide (TMG) which provides the most up to date guidance to State highway agencies in the policies, standards, procedures, and equipment typically used in a traffic monitoring program. The TMG presents recommendations to help improve and advance current programs with a view towards the future of traffic monitoring and with consideration for recent transportation legislation resulting from MAP-21.

n/a: Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Design Resource Index

The Design Resource Index identifies the specific location of information in key national design manuals for various pedestrian and bicycle design treatments. The Design Resource Index will help practitioners quickly access the right resources and should reduce the amount of time it takes to search through multiple design guides to find the information they need. The Design Resource Index consists of three separate matrices: On-Street Bicycle Facilities, Shared Use Paths, and Pedestrian Facilities.

Pg 26-31: Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program: Continued Progress in Developing Walking and Bicycling Networks

In 2005, the United States Congress directed the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to develop the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP). The program provided over $25 million in contract authority to four pilot communities (Columbia, Missouri;Marin County, California;Minneapolis area, Minnesota;and Sheboygan County, Wisconsin) for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and nonmotorized programs. This report summarizes the progress and results of the NTPP from August 2005 through December 2013, updating and expanding upon the analysis from the Report to the U.S.

Pg 15-58 (break in middle for breakdown of project level analysis): Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program: Continued Progress in Developing Walking and Bicycling Networks

In 2005, the United States Congress directed the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to develop the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP). The program provided over $25 million in contract authority to four pilot communities (Columbia, Missouri;Marin County, California;Minneapolis area, Minnesota;and Sheboygan County, Wisconsin) for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and nonmotorized programs. This report summarizes the progress and results of the NTPP from August 2005 through December 2013, updating and expanding upon the analysis from the Report to the U.S.