Design and Access Management Guidelines for Truck Routes: Planning and Design Guide (2020) / Chapter Skim
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84 The Green Book indicates that the design of every roadway project should consider the needs of all travel modes: automobiles, bicycles, pedestrians, transit, and trucks (AASHTO 2018)
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Balancing Truck Considerations with Other Modes 85 A key to achieving the appropriate balance between the infrastructure and operational needs of trucks and pedestrians is appropriate corridor planning identifying particular corridors as priorities for truck movements and other corridors as priorities for pedestrian movements (see Section 3.1 on Planning)
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86 Design and Access Management Guidelines for Truck Routes: Planning and Design Guide • Providing wider lanes, especially wider curb lanes, to accommodate greater separation between bicycles and trucks. The greatest challenges in balancing the needs of trucks and bicyclists occur on urban arterials and on extensions of rural highways through small towns.
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Balancing Truck Considerations with Other Modes 87 Key design considerations for truck routes and other corridors where both truck and bicycle movements are present include the following: • When locating bicycle routes, avoid industrial areas (e.g., UPS entrances)
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