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Active Transportation

Key Resources

Listed below are key resources related to Active Transportation. If you would like to suggest additional resources on this topic, please submit a short description to AASHTO (including any pertinent links) on the Share Info with AASHTO form.

• Health and Transportation
  • AASHTO Transportation and Health Peer Exchange
  • U.S. DOT Transportation and Health Tool
  • 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 (Volpe Center)
  • How Does Transportation Affect Public Health? (FHWA: Public Roads)
  • Journal of Transport & Health (subscription)

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

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• Bicycle and Pedestrian Modes
  • AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities
  • AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities
  • AASHTO: A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets
  • NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, National Association of City Transportation Officials
  • 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
    • Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding, Design, and Environmental Review: Addressing Common Misconceptions
    • FHWA Guidance: Bicycle and Pedestrian Provisions of Federal Transportation Legislation
    • Bicycle/Pedestrian Count Technology Pilot Project
    • Bicycle/Pedestrian Funding Opportunities
    • Current Research and Activities
    • Memorandum: Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design Flexibility
    • Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program
    • Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations
    • FHWA Memo: Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design Flexibility
    • 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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• Transportation Alternatives Program
  • FHWA Transportation Alternatives Program website
  • Transportation Alternatives Program Questions and Answers
  • Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Guidance
  • Transportation Alternatives Data Exchange (TrADE) (Rails to Trails Conservancy)

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• Recreational Trails
  • 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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• Safe Routes to School
  • 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

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• Public Transportation
  • 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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• Related Links
  • FHWA links to related organizations

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