A recent episode of the “ITE Talks Transportation” podcast featured an in-depth review of the new “Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 5th Edition,” released by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in December 2024.
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Developed by AASHTO’s Committee on Design and the Technical Committee on Non-motorized Transportation, the latest edition of what is colloquially known as the “AASHTO Bike Guide” provides preeminent engineering design guidance on the physical infrastructure needed to support bicycling for travel and recreation in the United States.
That includes information on the planning, design, and operation of bikeways along streets, roads, and highways, as well as on off-street paths in urban, suburban, and rural settings.
Bill Schultheiss, vice president and director of design and engineering at Toole Design, and Katy Sawyer, principal engineer at Toole Design, highlighted the importance of community engagement in planning bicycle infrastructure on this episode of the “ITE Talks Transportation” podcast, produced by the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
Schultheiss – who participated in a similar discussion at the 2025 National Bike Summit March 11-13 in Washington, D.C., with Kevin Marshia, director of engineering for AASHTO – and Sawyer discussed how planners can effectively navigate national, state, and local guidelines when developing bikeway plans.
They also provided insights on fostering collaboration between planners and engineers to support “context-sensitive” multimodal transportation solutions where bikeways are concerned.
To listen to the full podcast episode, click here.
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