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The most valuable service on this site is the Civil Engineering Database, which covers ASCE documents published since 1975. It provides access to all its journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newsletters. The site also includes legislative updates and ASCE congressional testimony. There are online discussion forums for members only.

This document is an example of how the FDOT evaluates their Roadway Design Consultant Performance

An informative publication from FHWA on the review or existing guidelines and practices related to accessability of sidewalks and trails.

This web supplement to the print publication includes a bibliography of green building resources, a checklist for environmentally responsible design and construction, and a calendar of events. This is the website supplement to ebuild.

This site is the online homebase for the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Highway Community Exchange "Community of Practice". This CoP's site is dedicated to the open exchange of information and knowledge about a variety of issues that are important to all members of the Highway Community. Participation is open to everyone. This site will be updated continuously, so it is important to visit often. This site is accessible to FHWA staff and members of the general public. Anyone interested in these related topics are able to interact and contribute their thoughts and ideas in an open forum. Content found in this community may not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the FHWA.

This site is the online homebase for the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Highway Community Exchange "Community of Practice". This CoP's site is dedicated to the open exchange of information and knowledge about a variety of issues that are important to all members of the Highway Community. Participation is open to everyone. This site will be updated continuously, so it is important to visit often. This site is accessible to FHWA staff and members of the general public. Anyone interested in these related topics are able to interact and contribute their thoughts and ideas in an open forum. Content found in this community may not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the FHWA.

APWA Oregon Chapter and Oregon Department of Transportation are partnering to develop a joint set of construction specifications and standard drawings for the State of Oregon. You may purchase a copy of the Oregon Standard Drawings, english AutoCAD Format on CD using the link below.

APWA Oregon Chapter and Oregon Department of Transportation are partnering to develop a joint set of construction specifications and standard drawings for the State of Oregon. ODOT has created a home page for the partnering effort which contains background information, schedule, committee contacts, drafts of the joint specifications, and drawings.

Application Standard from the Ohio Department of Transportation for rumble strips. Standard contains physical design, location and typical application information.

U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) web site containing an excellent justification for local government agencies instituting pavement management programs. Concise and non-technical language makes this a good document to present to elected officials and the general public. For more information on pavement management see Micro PAVER

This report describes the findings and conclusions from a multi-year study on the impact of utility cuts on pavement performance conducted by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton in Ontario, Canada.

Savings By Design is a program for building owners and design teams that encourages high-performance non-residential building design and construction. It is sponsored by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric, under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.

This site from the University of California Berkeley library lists approximately 25 selected Internet sites with resources, text or images, for research in urban history or urban design.

APWA is a proponent of selection of engineers, architects and other professional consultants based on their qualifications and has adopted a policy statement encouraging the use of QBS as the preferred method of consultant selection. An APWA publication, Selection and Use of Engineers, Architects and Professional Consultants: A Guide for Public Agencies was developed to assist public agencies in understanding the importance of QBS and how to successfully implement a recruitment based on qualifications.

State of Kentucky, Department of Highways standard drawings for rumble strips. Standard drawings RPM-140-03 and RPM-145-02.

The Surface Transportation Policy Project (formerly TransAct) is a collection of information and resources about making communities more livable and helping the environment through innovative transportation projects and initiatives. The site includes a document library.

The TRB site includes its searchable Publications Index. A few items can be accessed online in full text, others can be purchased online. The site also includes information on how to access other transportation databases, such as TRIS and TRANSPORT, and provides links to transportation library catalogs on the Internet.

This site contains an Electronic Bulletin Board, pavement design and maintenance software, traffic and highway engineering software, research reports and publications.

This site offers a library of transportation traffic, highway and pavement engineering software.