Alternative Transportation
Design and Planning
- MnDOT Bikeway Facility Design Manual
- MnDOT Bicycle Modal Plan
- MnDOT Bicycle Resources
- Road Design Manual
- Minnesota State Aid
- Traffic calming
- SAFETEA-LU
- Americans with Disabilities Act
Safety
- Share the Road
- Hand signals, lights and helmets
- Traffic Safety and Planning
- MN Crash Facts
- Safe Routes to School
- Minnesota Comprehensive Safety Plan
Maps
- Minnesota Bike Maps
- Twin Cities Bikeways
- State Trails
- Trail Guide to the Twin Cities' Mississippi River National Park
- Anoka County
- Dakota County
- Duluth
- Grand Forks/East Grank Forks
- Hennepin County
- Iowa
- Minneapolis
- Rochester
- St. Paul
- Washington County
- Adventure Cycling, US Bike Route Maps
Organizations
- Nonmotorized Transportation Advisory Committee
- Minnesota Deaf Blind Association
- Pedestrian Information Center
- Natl Center for Bike/Walk
- Metro Commuter Services
- Bicycle Information Center
- Metropolitan Council
- City and county Websites
- Ramsey County Active Living
- Edina Bicycle Task Force
Metropolitan Planning Organization Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans
- Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (Duluth)
- Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments
- Grand Forks, East Grand Forks
- LaCrosse Area Bike Plan
- Metropolitan Council (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments
- St. Cloud Area Planning Organization
Resources for Pedestrian Design
Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations in roadway projects are supported by Federal Legislation, Minnesota State Statutes and MnDOT policy and practice. MnDOT translates Federal and State laws for accommodating bicycles and pedestrians into policies and practices through:
Technical Guidance for Bikeways and Pedestrian Facilities
- MnDOT Bicycle Modal Plan
- MnDOT Highway Project Development Process (HPDP)
- MnDOT Manuals such as the Road Design Manual, and the Mn MUTCD.
- Americans with Disabilities Act Standards
- ADA Tool Kit
- MN State Aid
- Metro State Aid
- MnDOT Bicycle Transportation Planning and Design Guidelines (1996)
- Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - This AASHTO guide can be ordered from the AASHTO bookstore. (AASHTO) 1999
- Accessible Transportation
- Traffic Control
See chapter 9 for Traffic Controls for Bicycle Facilities and chapter 6, figure 6D-1 for Pedestrian Accessibility Considerations in Temporary Traffic Control Zones Check List. - FHWA's Roundabouts: An Informational Guide
- Bicycle Safety
- Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access
Part 1: Review of Existing Guidelines and Practices
Part 2: Best Practices Design Guide - Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities (2004), AASHTO
- Federal Highway Administration Guidance
- Environmental Justice
- Minnesota State Aid Rules
- Bridges (LFRD Bridge manual)
Bridges with bicycle and pedestrian accommodations that cross rivers and interstates and other high volume roads create a connected bicycle and pedestrian network. - Curb ramp and detectable warning design requirements See: Pedestrian Curb Ramp Standard Plate 7036F1 and 7036F2