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Web site: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/csd/index.htm
Title: Federal Highway Administration Context Sensitive Solutions website.
Summary: This eb site provides information on Context Sensitive Design/Thinking Beyond the Pavement efforts throughout the United States. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) are working in cooperation with the following partners in  maintaining, updating, and hosting the site:

  • FHWA Federal Lands Highway
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation
  • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
  • Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation
  • Utah Department of Transportation

Web site: http://www.cts.umn.edu/education/csd/
Title: The Center for Transportation Studies Web site in conjunction with Minnesota Department of Transportation's Context Sensitive Design initiative.
Summary: The Center for Transportation Studies and the Minnesota Department of Transportation are working together to expand the understanding and use of Context Sensitive Design principles in Minnesota transportation projects.

Web site: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/context/
Title: Caltrans Division of Design, Context Sensitive Solutions Web site.
Summary: Quality transportation design is the culmination of philosophy and principles in the project development process that provides a transportation system that enhances the place in which it serves.Whether in an urban, rural, or natural setting, the transportation facility must be in harmony with the community goals and the natural environment.The purpose of this website is to provide Caltrans designers and its partners with department policy, guidance, and examples to ensure the protection and enhancement of the environment and quality of life while meeting the multi-modal transportation needs in California.

Web site: http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/contextsensitive/
Title: Tennessee Department of Transportation Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) website.
Summary: This website gives a brief summary of CSS. It and then lists CSS projects around the state with links to summaries of the projects. There is also a page of terminology and a page devoted to development process definitions.

Web site: http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/02sep/09.htm
Title: Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Public Roads Web site.
Summary: The Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center is a part of FHWA. This website lists articles that have appeared in the publication Public Roads. This particular article is titled "TakeMeHome, Country Roads," by Stephanie Roth. This article discusses the Rural Capacity Building Initiative, a new program from FHWA and FTA.

Web site: http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/eng/CSD/
Title: New Jersey Department of Transportation Context Sensitive Design website.
Summary: This website provides an introduction to the New Jersey CSD program.There is a link to a standard CSDproject flowchart and a link to one project example, Route 35 Coopers Bridge over the Navesink River.

Web site: http://www.nmshtd.state.nm.us/main.asp?secid=13855
Title: New Mexico Department of Transportation Context Sensitive Solutions website.
Summary: This website provides an introduction to New Mexico's CSS group, links to its Value Engineering and Consultant Management units, and an online slide show offering an overview of the CSS and public involvement process

Web site: https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/divisions/engineering/design/dqab/css
Title: New York State Department of Transportation Context Sensitive Solutions website.
Summary: This website provides an introduction to New York's CSS program including a list of key program points. It has a Tools and Resources page that lists many links to various CSS websites and examples from around the state and the country.There is also a gallery with "before" and "after" images from a number of CSS projects in New York.

Web site: http://65.207.30.22/css/www/
Title: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Context Sensitive Solutions website.
Summary: This website provides links to more than 40 project examples in Pennsylvania, and to pdf pages discussing various CSS tools. Overviews of Pennsylvania's CSS policy and project development process are included, along with other links to other agencies and resources. The site is also accessible via a link on the main PennDOT web page: http://www.dot.state.pa.us/

Web site: http://www.udot.utah.gov/index.php/m=c/tid=144/
Title: Utah Department of Transportation Context Sensitive Solutions website.
Summary: This website provides an overview of Utah's CSS program. It has links to other CSS web resources and examples of Utah CSS projects. MDOT CSS Manual C-3

Web site: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/biz/csd/
Title: Washington State Department of Transportation Context Sensitive Solutions website.
Summary: This website provides an overview ofWashington's CSS program. There are links toWashington projects, FHWA CSD websites, other states' websites on Context Sensitive Solutions, TRB website, and the Urban Land Institute.

Web site:   http://www.newbergdundeebypass.org/
Title: Oregon Department of Transportation, Newberg Dundee Transportation Improvement Project website.
Summary: The Newberg Dundee Transportation Improvement Project (NDTIP) integrates several related transportation efforts. The NDTIP includes strategies to develop a balanced transportation system that includes roadway, multimodal, and land use elements. The website has multiple links to elements of the project including project overviews, maps, and fact sheets.

Web site: http://itd.idaho.gov/manuals/Online_Manuals/Design/CSS/CSS_Guide.pdf
Title: Idaho Transportation Department Context Sensitive Design Guide.
Summary: This guide gives an overview of Idaho's CSD program and an overview of Context Sensitive Design for the general public.

Web site: http://www.contextsensitivesolutions.org/content/gen/homepage/
Title: Context Sensitive Solutions.org website.
Summary: This site is a resource for state and local transportation agencies and practitioners, as well as community stakeholders. The objective of the site is to promote communication, information-sharing, and participation by multiple stakeholders in transportation projects. This website was created by Project for Public Spaces in collaboration with Scenic America to assist the Federal Highway Administration. One section of this website contains links to numerous case studies of CSS projects.

Web site: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bikeped/Design.htm
Title: FHWA website titled Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel: A Recommended Approach.
Summary: This site offers a policy statement adopted by the United States Department of Transportation. USDOT hopes that public agencies, professional associations, advocacy groups, and others adopt this approach as a way of committing themselves to integrating bicycling and walking into the transportation mainstream. C-4 Resources

Web site: http://www.mlui.org/transportation/
Title: Michigan Land Use Institute website, Transportation page.
Summary: This website lists various news articles related to communityfocused transportation in Michigan. There are links to pages that focus on public transit, policy reform local action and case studies.

Web site: http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/194/documents/Streetscape.pdf
Title: DenverGov.org Streetscape Design Manual web link.
Summary: This web link opens a pdf link to an 80-page document titled Streetscape Design Manual, created by the City and County of Denver, Colorado, in 1993. It is a useful document that has chapters covering material such as street trees, ground covers, lighting, and paving.

Web site: http://trb.org/publications/circulars/ec067.pdf
Title: Transportation Research Board's Transportation Research Circular: Context Sensitive Design Around the Country, some examples. Number E-C607, July 2004.
Summary: This document contains case studies of CSD projects from around the United States. They are examples of CSD projects presented in January 2003 at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Web site: http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.asp?ABBR=PB2002105408
Title: Guidelines for Aesthetic Design in Highway Corridors: Tools and Treatments for Texas Highway. Research rept. Sep 00-Aug 01. (Texas Transportation Inst., College Station.; Federal Highway Administration, Austin, TX. Texas Div., Texas Dept. of Transportation, Austin. Research and Technology Implementation Office)
Summary: This study evaluated the nature of aesthetic treatments and elements, which have been used or may have application within the highway roadway. It also studied the literature concerning aesthetics and current practice within the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and other State Department of Transportation (DOTs).

Web site: ftp://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/gsd/manuals/lad.pdf
Title: Landscape and Aesthetics Design Manual. Texas Department of Transportation, 2001. MDOT CSS Manual C-5


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