Planning Department

Rural Road Standards: Resources

 

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LOCAL RESOURCES

City of Elk Grove

• City of Elk Grove Trails Master Plan
• City of Elk Grove Bicycles and Pedestrian Master Plan
  

Sacramento County

• Sacramento County Improvement Standards (June 1, 1999)
  

REGIONAL RESOURCES

Institute of Transportation Engineers

• Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities
  

Metro

• Creating Livable Streets: Street Design Guidelines

Local Government Commission

• Emergency Response: Traffic Calming and Traditional Neighborhood Streets
  Streets and Sidewalks, People and Cars: The Citizen’s Guide to Traffic Calming
  

 

STATE AND FEDERAL RESOURCES

• Caltrans
• Highway Design Manual
  
• Main Streets: Flexibility in Design and Operations
  
• Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) Implementation Plan
  
• U.S Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration
• Flexibility in Highway Design (“The Green Book”)
  
• Planning for Transportation in Rural Areas (July 2001)
  
• Serving Rural America
  
• FHWA and Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS)
  

 

OTHER JURISDICTIONS - CASE STUDIES

City of Asheville, North Carolina

• Traffic Policy

Clallam County, Washington

• Road Word Design Standards
  

Calaveras County, CA

• Road Development Manual

South Lake Tahoe, CA

El Dorado County

• Case Study
  
• Flexibility In Highway Design

Multnomah County, Oregon

Portland

• Design And Construction Manual
  

City of Norco, CA

Riverside County

• Standard Drawings

Rice County, Minnesota

• Final Plan

Santa Clara County, CA

San Martin Community Design Plan

• San Martin Design Guidelines

San Diego County, CA

• Rural Road Standards
  
• Caltrans Standards

City of Seattle, Washington

• Rural Roads Manual

Snohomish County, Washington

• Engineering Design And Development Standards

Ventura County, CA

• Rural Road Standards

State of Vermont

• Vermont State Design Standards

Yuba County, CA

• Drawing Standards

EQUESTRIAN ZONES

City of Glendale, CA

Los Angeles County

• Zoning Code

City of Saratoga, CA (Chapter 15)

• Municiple Code

Last updated: 8/3/09 5:04 PM