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GCat: Environment and Planning
MCat: System Policy - Planning
Cat: Rural Planning

Multi-modal transportation facilities for small and medium-sized communities. Planning, development and implementation.

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ADA Guide for Small Towns [pdf] [34363] ?

Guidance for small towns to comply with ADA requirements.

Agricultural Emergency Traffic Control for Rural Roads [pdf] [35114] ?

Guide to emergency quarantine and isolation controls of rural roads.

Assessment of Local Models and Tools for Analyzing Smart-Growth Strategies [pdf] [31717] ?

Report on models used by cities and counties in California for assessing smart-growth land-use strategies.

Best Practices to Enhance the Transportation-Land Use Connection in the Rural United States [pdf] [32207] ?

Examines how to integrate land use and transportation in rural communities.

Center for Excellence in Rural Safety [30332] ?

For rural transportation practitioners and policymakers.

Converting Rural Intersections from Stop to Signal Control [pdf] [34412] ?

Safety impacts of converting rural intersections from stop-controlled operation to signal control.

Cultural Factors in Improving Rural Safety [32881] ?

Rolicy suggestions for developing safety interventions for the psychosocial factors of rural areas.

Developing and Updating Security Plans [33564] ?

Pilot course instructors guide for rural and community-based public transportation systems.

Effects of Rising Gas Prices on Bus Ridership [pdf] [34511] ?

For rural and small urban transit systems.

Evaluation of Crash Rates on Rural Two-Lane Highways [pdf] [34986] ?

Causes and countermeasures to crashes on two-lane highways.

Federal Surface Transportation Programs and Transportation Planning for Federal Land Management [pdf] [32386] ?

Guidebook for federal land management agencies and staff to participate in FHWA and FTA programs.

Gauging the Safety Effects of Rumble Strips at Rural Intersections [pdf] [31840] ?

Safety effects of rumble strips installed on the approaches to rural intersections.

Guidebook for Freight Policy, Planning, and Programming in Small- and Medium-Sized Metro Areas [30477] ?

Explores how freight policy, planning, and programming processes can be most effective in small and medium communities.

How to Predict the Safety Performance of Rural Multilane Highways [pdf] [34177] ?

Detailed methodology and guidance.

Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM) [33953] ?

Software for two-lane rural highways.

Realized Travel Demand and Relative Desired Mobility of Elderly Women in Rural North Dakota [pdf] [32304] ?

Demand and mobility for women age 65 and older in rural and small urban North Dakota.

Rural America at a Glance [pdf] [32078] ?

Brochure of statistics and recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas.

Rural Community Coordinated Transportation Services [pdf] [33119] ?

Toolkit to coordinate rural transportation services.

Rural Community TDM [30950] ?

Strategies that can help improve transportation in lower-density, rural areas.

Rural Highway Safety Clearinghouse [34306] ?

Information about safety on rural roads.

Rural Interstate Corridor Communications [35258] ?

Report to US Congress.

Rural Transit Technology Overview [32752] ?

Fact sheets on rural transit technology and technology costs.

Rural Transportation Website [30539] ?

Promote effective transportation planning, its connection to economic development in rural - small metropolitan regions.

Service-Delivery Systems for Rural Passenger Transportation [32884] ?

Manual to plan passenger transportation in rural areas.

Short Line Railroads [33557] ?

Preserving rail infrastructure and service in rural regions.

Strategies to Expand and Improve Deployment of ITS in Rural Transit Systems [pdf] [31251] ?

Lessons learned to assist small and rural agencies considering ITS.

Traffic-Calming Treatments for Major Routes in Small Rural Communities [pdf] [32740] ?

Report evaluates gateway and single-measure low-cost treatments in rural Iowa.

Transit Employee Compensation Guidelines [pdf] [34447] ?

Guidance for transit providers in rural and small urban areas.

Tribal Transportation Programs [pdf] [30854] ?

Explores innovations and model practices among tribal transportation programs.


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