Sec. 1107. Complete and context sensitive street design
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Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph
(1)by striking planned future traffic of the highway in a manner that is conducive to and inserting future operational performance of the facility in a manner that enhances ; and in paragraph
(2)by inserting , taking into consideration context sensitive design principles after each locality ; in subsection (b)— by striking The geometric and inserting ; and Design criteria for the Interstate system.— The geometric by striking the types and volumes of traffic anticipated for such project for the twenty-year period commencing on the date of approval by the Secretary, under section 106 of this title, of the plans, specifications, and estimates for actual construction of such project and inserting the existing and future operational performance of the facility ; in subsection (c)(1)— in subparagraph
(C)by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph
(D)by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: context sensitive design principles. ; by striking subsection
(o)and inserting the following: Projects (other than highway projects on the National Highway System) shall— be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with State laws, regulations, directives, safety standards, design standards, and construction standards; and take into consideration context sensitive design principles. A local jurisdiction may deviate from the roadway design publication used by the State in which the local jurisdiction is located for the design of a project on a roadway (other than a highway on the National Highway System) if— the deviation is approved by the Secretary; and the design complies with all other applicable Federal laws. In the case of a roadway under the ownership of the State, the local jurisdiction may only deviate from the roadway design publication used by the State with the concurrence of the State. The Secretary may approve a deviation under this paragraph on a project, multiple project, or programmatic basis. ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall collaborate with American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials to ensure that any roadway design publications approved by the Secretary under this section provides adequate flexibility for a project sponsor to select the appropriate design of a roadway, consistent with context sensitive design principles. Not later than 1 year after the Secretary publishes the final guidance described in paragraph (3), each State shall adopt policies or procedures to evaluate the context of a proposed roadway and select the appropriate design, consistent with context sensitive design principles. The Secretary and States shall encourage local governments to adopt policies or procedures described under subparagraph (A). The policies or procedures developed under this paragraph shall take into consideration the guidance developed by the Secretary under paragraph (3). Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall publish guidance on the official website of the Department of Transportation on context sensitive design. The guidance described in this paragraph shall be finalized following an opportunity for public review and comment. The Secretary shall periodically update the guidance described in this paragraph, including the model policies or procedures described under subparagraph (B)(v). The guidance described in this paragraph shall— provide best practices for States, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, local governments or other project sponsors to carry out context sensitive design principles; identify opportunities to modify planning, scoping, design, and development procedures to more effectively combine modes of transportation into integrated facilities that meet the needs of each of such modes of transportation in an appropriate balance; identify metrics to assess the context of the facility, including surrounding land use or roadside characteristics; assess the expected operational and safety performance of alternative approaches to facility design; and taking into consideration the findings of this guidance, establish model policies or procedures for a State or other project sponsor to evaluate the context of a proposed facility and select the appropriate facility design for the context. In publishing the guidance described in this paragraph, the Secretary shall emphasize— procedures for identifying the needs of users of all ages and abilities of a particular roadway; procedures for identifying the types and designs of facilities needed to serve each class of users; safety and other benefits provided by carrying out context sensitive design principles; common barriers to carrying out context sensitive design principles; procedures for overcoming the most common barriers to carrying out context sensitive design principles; procedures for identifying the costs associated with carrying out context sensitive design principles; procedures for maximizing local cooperation in the introduction of context sensitive design principles and carrying out those principles; and procedures for assessing and modifying the facilities and operational characteristics of existing roadways to improve consistency with context sensitive design principles. Amounts made available under sections 104(b)(6) and 505 of this title may be used for States, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, or regional transportation planning organizations to adopt policies or procedures to evaluate the context of a proposed roadway and select the appropriate design, consistent with context sensitive design principles. . Section 1404(b) of the FAST Act ( 23 U.S.C. 109 note) is repealed.
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Complete and context sensitive street design
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