Active Transportation

• AASHTO 2015 Transportation and Health Peer Exchange (Feb. 2015)
• U.S. DOT Transportation and Health Tool (Oct. 2015)
• FHWA Health in Transportation website
• FHWA Moving Healthy: Linking FHWA Programs and Health
• FHWA Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ)
• FHWA Toward Zero Deaths Website
• Federal Transit Administration: Rides to Wellness Initiative
• U.S. DOT Ladders of Opportunity Website
• Safe States: Safe, Healthy & Active Transportation Toolkit
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Transportation Health Impact Assessment Toolkit
• Healthy Community Design Checklist Toolkit, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the American Planning Association
• Health in All Policies: A Guide for State and Local Governments (2013, Public Health Institute)
• Metropolitan Area Transportation Planning for Healthy Communities (2012, Volpe Center)
• How Does Transportation Affect Public Health? (FHWA: Public Roads, May-June 2013)
• Journal of Transport & Health (subscription)

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• FHWA Livability Initiative
• HUD/DOT/EPA Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities website
• FHWA Tools and Practices for Land Use Integration (2014)
• FHWA Tool Kit for Integrating Land Use and Transportation Decision-Making (2012)
• FHWA Land Use and Transportation Case Studies (2012)
• FHWA Freight and Land Use Handbook (June 2012)
• ContextSensitiveSolutions.org
• Smart Growth America

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• AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 4th Edition (2012)
• AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities, (2004)
• AASHTO: A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 6th Edition (2011)
• NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, National Association of City Transportation Officials (2012)
• ITE Guide: Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context Sensitive Approach
• U.S. Bicycle Route System (Adventure Cycling)
• FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
• FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Resources
  
  • Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks
  • Achieving Multimodal Networks: Applying Design Flexibility and Reducing Conflicts
  • Accessible Shared Streets: Notable Practices and Considerations for Accommodating Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities
  • Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide
  • Guidebook for Developing Pedestrian and Bicycle Performance Measures
  • Incorporating On-Road Bicycle Networks into Resurfacing Projects
  • Strategic Agenda for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation
  • Coding Nonmotorized Station Location Information in the 2016 Traffic Monitoring Guide Format
  • Metropolitan Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning Handbook
  • Statewide Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning Handbook
  • Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide (2015)
  • Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding, Design, and Environmental Review: Addressing Common Misconceptions (2015)
  • FHWA Guidance: Bicycle and Pedestrian Provisions of Federal Transportation Legislation (Updated September 10, 2015)
  • Bicycle/Pedestrian Count Technology Pilot Project
  • Bicycle/Pedestrian Funding Opportunities
  • Current Research and Activities
  • Memorandum: Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design Flexibility (2013)
  • Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program
  • Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations
  • FHWA Memo: Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design Flexibility (August 2013)
  • FHWA's Accessibility Resource Library
• The Pedestrian and Bicycle Program of the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Planning
• FHWA Transportation Planning Capacity Building - Active Transportation Focus Page
• FHWA Office of Safety Bicycle & Pedestrian website
• U.S. DOT Safer People, Safer Streets: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Initiative
• Bicycle Friendly America, League of American Bicyclists
• Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2014 Benchmarking Report, Alliance for Bicycling and Walking

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• FHWA Transportation Alternatives Program website
• Transportation Alternatives Program Questions and Answers (August 2015)
• Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Guidance (June 2013)
• Transportation Alternatives Data Exchange (TrADE) (Rails to Trails Conservancy)

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• FHWA Recreational Trails Program
• National Park Service: Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
• American Trails: Health and Fitness
• Rails to Trails Conservancy

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• FHWA Safe Routes to School web page
• National Center for Safe Routes to School
• Creating Healthier Generations: A Look at 10 Years of the Federal Safe Routes to School Program (2015)
• Safe Routes to School National Partnership
• At the Intersection of Active Transportation and Equity (2015)

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• Federal Transit Administration Transit and Environmental Sustainability
• FTA Office of Planning and Environment
• FTA - FHWA Flex Funding
• FTA Grant Programs
• FTA Transit-Oriented Development resources

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• FHWA links to related organizations

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