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原文传递 Highway Functional Classification: Concepts, Criteria and Procedures

题名：	Highway Functional Classification: Concepts, Criteria and Procedures
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关键词：	Transportation sy##Research projects##Classification##Statutes##Design##Maintenance##Bypasses##Small cities##Vehicular traffic##Highway transportation##Economic impact##
摘要：	The Highway Functional Classification: Concepts, Criteria and Procedures, 2013 Edition, describes the procedures and processes for assigning functional classifications to roadways and adjusting urban area boundaries. This document builds upon and modifies prior guidance documents. Our nations roadway system is a vast network that connects places and people within and across national borders. Planners and engineers have developed elements of this network with particular travel objectives in mind. These objectives range from serving long-distance passenger and freight needs to serving neighborhood travel from residential developments to nearby shopping centers. The functional classification of roadways defines the role each element of the roadway network plays in serving these travel needs. Over the years, functional classification has come to assume additional significance beyond its purpose as a framework for identifying the particular role of a roadway in moving vehicles through a network of highways. Functional classification carries with it expectations about roadway design, including its speed, capacity and relationship to existing and future land use development. Federal legislation continues to use functional classification in determining eligibility for funding under the Federal-aid program. Transportation agencies describe roadway system performance, benchmarks and targets by functional classification. As agencies continue to move towards a more performance-based management approach, functional classification will be an increasingly important consideration in setting expectations and measuring outcomes for preservation, mobility and safety. As a result of the decennial census, the US Census Bureau issues urban area boundary maps. Transportation agencies should review these census boundaries and either accept them as is or adjust them for transportation planning purposes. This guidance document provides recommended practices for assigning functional classifications and adjusting urban area boundaries concerning roadways that Federal, State and local transportation entities own and operate. Assigning functional classifications and adjusting urban area boundaries requires work elements common to many large-scale business enterprises: there are technical methods and tools to create an efficient and cost-effective end product; there are also procedural elements that require coordination and negotiation across agencies and individuals. This guidance document encompasses both of these elements.
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