Engineering involves the design and installation of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, traffic signals and signs, and trails.

Policy guidance

Federal

• USDOT Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations
• ​USDOT Memo on Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design Flexibility

• FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, Program, and Project Development 

state

Bicycle Occupancy Permit Removed from PennDOT Design Manual
PennDOT issued a policy change removing the Bicycle Occupancy Permit from its design manual (see Strike Off Letter). Moving forward, local governments will need only provide a letter of request for the proposed bicycle lane that includes the necessary information for PennDOT to appropriately evaluate the request. After a review, a letter of approval will be issued by the department. This will replace the previous requirement for a formal agreement between PennDOT and the municipality.

​Bicycle and Pedestrian Policy Study (May 2016) 
The Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) commissioned this study to strengthen PennDOT’s policy for bicycles and pedestrians and establish new methods for policy implementation and follow-through. This report presents the TAC’s bicycle and pedestrian policy recommendations to the State Transportation Commission  (STC) for its consideration and endorsement.

Design guidance

Design Guidelines

• AASHTO Green Book 2018; AASHTO store 

• AASHTO Bike Guide (Updated guide anticipated in 2020)

• Bikeway Selection Guide (FHWA)

• Bicycle Facilities and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)

• Literature Review: Resource Guide for Separating Bicyclists from Traffic (FHWA)

• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) -PDF document

• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) -HTML format

• NACTO Don't Give Up at the Intersection

• NACTO Global Street Design Guide

• ​NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide

• ​​​NACTO Urban Street Design Guide

• NACTO Streets for Pandemic Response + Recovery

• ​​NACTO Transit Street Design Guide

• PennDOT Publication 111 - Pavement Markings and  Signing Standards

• PennDOT Publication 236M - Sign Index

• Proposed Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public right-of-Way

• Separated Bike Lane Planning Design Guide

• Small Town and Rural Multimodal Network Guide
  • Rural Design Guide

Bicycle parking

• Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals  / Bicycle Parking Guidelines

Trail development

• ​Pennsylvania Trail Design and Development Principles: Guidelines for Sustainable, Non-Motorized Trails (2013)

Guidance + publications on

Calming Traffic and building Complete streets

• ​​Road Diet Informational Guide

• Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Along Existing Roads - ActiveTrans Priority Tool

• Pennsylvania’s Traffic Calming Handbook

creating multimodal Networks

• ​​Achieving Multimodal Networks: Applying Design Flexibility and Reducing Conflicts​

• Case Studies in Delivering Safe, Comfortable and Connected Bicycle and Pedestrian Networks (2015)

• Case Studies in Delivering Safe, Comfortable and Connected Bicycle and Pedestrian Networks (2016) 

• Delivering Safe, Comfortable and Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks: A Review of International Practices

• ​Incorporating On-Road Bicycle Networks into Resurfacing Projects

Integrating land use + transportation

• ​PennDOT Transportation and Land Use Toolkit

• ​​Smart Transportation Guidebook

pedestrian safety

• Accessible Shared Streets: Negotiable Practices and Considerations for Accommodating Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities

• Crossing Solutions at Roundabout and Channelized Turn Lanes for Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities: A Guidebook

• Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP)

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