GDOT Context Sensitive Design Online Manual
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Purpose of the GDOT CSD Online Manual

The purpose of this Online Manual on Context-Sensitive Design (CSD) / Context-Sensitive Solutions (CSS) is three-fold:

 

First, this Online Manual provides GDOT management, staff, consultants, and other practitioners with the latest research and development information regarding CSD/CSS best practices in Georgia and throughout the country. 

 

Second, it sets out policy guidelines and procedures for communication strategies, design flexibility, environmental sensitivity, and stakeholder involvement which GDOT project managers and design engineers can use to achieve successful context-sensitive solutions.

 

Third, this Online Manual offers project examples in Georgia and in other states that demonstrate good CSS practices.  These examples offer lessons learned to further the work GDOT will do in promoting excellence in transportation planning and design.

 

GDOT project managers and other practitioners can use the guidelines and approaches found in this Online Manual as a basis for reviewing its current project development and design practices and engineering these processes. 

 

CSS is an important part of future planning and design projects in Georgia, and our goal is that GDOT will be among the transportation leaders in the exchange of CSS ideas and concepts.