A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets

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A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets is a key engineering reference manual that sets widely used standards and guidelines for the geometric design of roads and streets in the United States.

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instanceOf design standard ⓘ
engineering reference manual ⓘ
technical guideline ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AASHTO Green Book ⓘ
appliesTo arterial roads ⓘ
collector roads ⓘ
freeways ⓘ
local roads ⓘ
rural highways ⓘ
urban streets ⓘ
countryOfUse United States ⓘ
definesStandardFor bicycle accommodation ⓘ
clear zone considerations ⓘ
cross-section elements ⓘ
design speed ⓘ
horizontal alignment ⓘ
horizontal curve radius ⓘ
interchange design ⓘ
intersection design ⓘ
lane width ⓘ
passing sight distance ⓘ
pedestrian accommodation ⓘ
roadside design criteria ⓘ
shoulder width ⓘ
sight distance ⓘ
stopping sight distance ⓘ
superelevation ⓘ
vertical alignment ⓘ
vertical curve length ⓘ
field highway engineering ⓘ
roadway design ⓘ
transportation engineering ⓘ
hasEdition multiple revised editions ⓘ
intendedAudience professional engineers ⓘ
transportation agencies ⓘ
language English ⓘ
objective enhance safety of road users ⓘ
improve operational efficiency of highways and streets ⓘ
promote uniformity in highway and street design ⓘ
primarySubject geometric design of highways ⓘ
geometric design of streets ⓘ
publishedBy American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ⓘ
publisherAcronym AASHTO ⓘ
status de facto national standard for geometric design in the United States ⓘ
updateProcess periodically updated to reflect current practice and research ⓘ
usedBy consulting engineering firms ⓘ
highway design engineers ⓘ
state departments of transportation in the United States ⓘ
transportation planners ⓘ

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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials → publishes → A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets ⓘ
AASHTO Green Book → hasOfficialTitle → A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets ⓘ