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Clallam County Washington Rural Road Committee Publications.

Road Work-Public Involvement--Learn about a neighborhood and community friendly road design process that involves the public from the beginning. PDF file 221K.
Road Work-Public Involvement

Road Work-Design Standards--Learn about the typical road design process and a new, neighborhood centered, more flexible approach that is safer for kids, pedestrians, and cyclists. PDF file 274K.
Road Work Design Standards

Clallam County Rural Road Standards Advisory Committee: Final Report to the Board of County Commissioners--The formal committee report and recommendations submitted 11/28/00. Word Document 39K.
Final Report


Pedestrian and Bicyclist Information.

Accommodating Pedestrians and Bicyclists: A Recommended Approach.-- Important new, neighborhood friendly federal transportation policies. Word 62K.
Federal Transportation Policies

Making Walking and Cycling Safer: Lessons From Europe. PDF 256K.
Walking Safer

Whose Roads? Defining Bicyclists' and Pedestrians' Right to Use Public Roadways. Excellent article by Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. 9 February, 2001. Word 74.5K.
Whose Roads?


Road Design and Multi-modal Safety

"Traffic Fatalities and Injuries". Important paper presented by Robert Noland at the National Transportation Research Board year 2000 annual meeting. Comprehensive multi-state data linking increased injuries and fatalaties to standard rural road "improvements" (widening, straightening). PDF 126K.
"Traffic Fatalities and Injuries"


Other articles and publications.

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