AASHTO: New Rule Makes It Too Hard to Ignore Cyclists and Pedestrians

For years, state DOTs have exploited a loophole of federal government policy that allowed them to build massive, publicly funded projects without accommodating non-motorized users as long as they could show that “due consideration” had been given to bicyclists and pedestrians.
But last year, US DOT gave that requirement some teeth, issuing a directive specifying that [...]

Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/04/12/aashto-new-rule-makes-it-too-hard-to-ignore-cyclists-and-pedestrians/

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