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... This Guide supports direct, objective conversations about street design among transportation professionals, decisionmakers, and the community. Whatever a community prioritizes -- equity, the environment, the local economy, or even parking -- this Guide can help ensure that those priorities are reflected in decisions about cross sections.
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... This process takes practitioners through the steps they will need to take and the questions they will need to answer to select a roadway cross section that suits its context and the needs of its users. These steps, relevant questions, goals, and examples are presented in brief as follows.
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... A safe street must be safe for all users. This step assesses the minimum safe roadway cross section -- not just for drivers but for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit.
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... Figure S-2. Cross-Section Elements.


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