Indianapolis Regional Pedestrian Plan
   

Resources - Highway and Street Design that are Pedestrian Friendly or is Context Sensitive

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The following list of resources is a small representation of the variety and quantity of current information regarding inter-modal transportation, and its relationship to health, land use and quality of life.  Therefore the following list is not and can not be comprehensive.

 

FHWA Guidelines for Flexibility in Highway Design:

Congress has maintained a strong national commitment to safety and mobility and to preserving and protecting the environmental and cultural values affected by transportation facilities. The challenge to the highway design community is to find design solutions, as well as operational options, that result in full consideration of these sometimes conflicting objectives. To help meet that challenge, this Guide has been prepared for the purpose of provoking innovative thinking for fully considering the scenic, historic, aesthetic, and other cultural values, along with the safety and mobility needs, of our highway transportation system.

 

 

  Environmental Justice Principles and their relationship to

Transportation Projects

There are three fundamental environmental justice principles:

  • To avoid, minimize, or mitigate disproportionately high and adverse human health and environmental effects, including social and economic effects, on minority populations and low-income populations.

     

  • To ensure the full and fair participation by all potentially affected communities in the transportation decision-making process.

     

  • To prevent the denial of, reduction in, or significant delay in the receipt of benefits by minority and low-income populations.

 

FHWA Guidelines to Context Sensitive Design:

Context sensitive design (CSD) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that involves all stakeholders to develop a transportation facility that fits its physical setting and preserves scenic, aesthetic, historic, and environmental resources, while maintaining safety and mobility.

 

 

FHWA Guidelines to Traffic Calming: 

A guide to the combination of physical measures that reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use and improve conditions for nonmotorized street users.