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1 Chapter 1: Introduction OVERVIEW This final report documents the tasks of NCHRP Project 15-77: Aligning Geometric Design with Roadway Context. This work involved conducting agency surveys (Task 1)
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2 • Appendices: o A: Summary of Survey Outreach o B: Literature Review Resources o C: Annotated Outline of Part IV Chapters RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENT Text in this section comes directly from the project's Request for Proposals. Background Since 1984, AASHTO's A Policy on the Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (the "Green Book")
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3 restructuring to support a flexible, multimodal, performance-based, and context sensitive design process. That project reviewed the previous research and conducted significant outreach to develop recommendations.
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4 • This organization could reduce redundancies in the existing Green Book text while also allowing more specificity in recommendations for design solutions and evaluation of trade-offs. • These chapters should promote consistency in how these context classes are defined and applied across the United States.
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5 • Clarity of the organization; • Treatment of the road's functional class; • Placement of material related to pedestrians, bicyclists, transit, and freight; • Usefulness to different audiences (e.g., designers, planners, local stakeholders) ; and • Alignment with how state and local agencies organize their design standards.
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6 The workshop should address all transportation modes and include examples of how the chapter material could be applied to real-world design projects.
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