NCHRP Report 612:

Safe and Aesthetic Design of Urban Roadside Treatments

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Size: 74 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2008

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Michael P Hunter; Karen K Dixon; Hong Zhu; Michael Liebler; Berry Mattox; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 612: Safe and Aesthetic Design of Urban Roadside Treatments explores recommended design guidelines for safe and aesthetic roadside treatments in urban areas. The report also examines a toolbox of roadside treatments designed ...
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Front Matter	i-ix
Summary	1-2	(skim)
Scope of Study	3-4	(skim)
Roadside Safety: Current Practices	5-6	(skim)
Examining Roadside Safety in Urban Environments	7-7	(skim)
Preventing Vehicles from Leaving the Travelway	8-10	(skim)
Safety of Urban Roadside Elements	11-35	(skim)
Literature Review Conclusion	36-36	(skim)
Urban Control Zone Assessment	37-45	(skim)
Case Study Task and Summary of Findings	46-48	(skim)
General Recommendations	49-49	(skim)
Conclusions	50-50	(skim)
Suggested Research	51-51	(skim)
References	52-55	(skim)
Appendix A - Urban Control Zone Corridor Study Reports	56-56	(skim)
Appendix B - Case Study Reports	57-57	(skim)
Appendix C - Toolkit for Urban Roadside Design	58-63	(skim)
Appendix D - Draft Chapter 10 for AASHTO Roadside Design Guide	64-64	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	65-65	(skim)

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 612: Safe and Aesthetic Design of Urban Roadside Treatments explores recommended design guidelines for safe and aesthetic roadside treatments in urban areas. The report also examines a toolbox of roadside treatments designed to balance pedestrian, bicyclist, and motorist safety and mobility.

NCHRP Report 612 includes four appendices, three of which are available online. The fourth, Appendix C, is included with the report.
Appendix A includes detailed information about the urban control zone corridor sites.
Appendix B includes the summary statistics for the report's case study sites.
Appendix C includes an urban roadside design toolbox, and
Appendix D provides draft language for the urban chapter in the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide.

Tables 19 and 20 on p. 43 of NCHRP Report 612 include incorrect information. The corrected tables are available online.

NCHRP Report 612:

Safe and Aesthetic Design of Urban Roadside Treatments

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