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What Is CSS?
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Thinking Beyond the Pavement Conference: The Qualities and Characteristics of CSS
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CSS: Preserving and Enhancing Resources
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CSS: Fitting into the Physical Setting
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The CSS Process
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Evaluation: CSS Performance Measures
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CSS Project Management Tools
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CSS & Design
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Other New Directions in CSS Road Design
Flexible Design in Practice
Intersections
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Stormwater Management/Water Quality
CSS and Traffic Calming
CSS Design Controls and Criteria
Design Flexibility and Exceptions
CSS and Road Classification Systems
CSS and Safety
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
Safety for Transit Riders
CSS: Access and Mobility
CSS and Speed
CSS and Road Capacity
CSS: Implications of Traffic Modeling
CSS and Transportation Modes
Pedestrians
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How CSS Developed - CSS Quick Facts
The roots of CSS go back to the landmark National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (signed into law in 1970). NEPA established a framework for environmental planning and decision-making by Federal agencies based on a set of fundamental objectives that include environmental protection, interagency coordination and cooperation, and public participation in planning and project development. All of these are key elements of CSS. Since 1969 there have been several events that have been instrumental in the development and expansion of CSS concepts, including federal transportation legislation (ISTEA, TEA-21 and SAAFETEA-LU), the “Thinking Beyond the Pavement Conference” sponsored by FHWA and AASHTO in 1998, and the 2006 Peer Exchange sponsored by AASHTO and FHWA.
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