FHWA just published the Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Program website. This resource will help small towns and rural communities support safe, accessible, comfortable, and active travel for people of all ages and abilities. It will provide a bridge between existing guidance on bicycle and pedestrian design and rural practice, encourage innovation in the development of safe and appealing networks for bicycling and walking, and show examples of project implementation.

LHTAC worked in cooperation with the Idaho Association of Highway Districts (IAHD), the Association of Idaho Cities (AIC) and the Idaho Association of Counties (IAC) to negotiate with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) to develop a process to assist local jurisdictions in issuing permits for Over-Legal loads. As a result, ITD has adopted an “Opt-in” process that allows Local Highway Jurisdictions (LHJ’s) to enter into an agreement that will allow ITD to issue permits on routes approved by the local jurisdictions. (more…)