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CONTEXT-SENSITIVE
DESIGN
2002 Texas Department
of Transportation
Design Conference
What is “Context”?
“…a joining together = to weave together the
whole situation, background or environment,
relevant to a particular place or event”
What is “Context-Sensitive
Highway Design”?
ASCE Defines it as:
• Collaborative, Inter-disciplinary Approach
Involving All Stakeholders
• Ensures Transportation Projects are in Harmony with
Communities
• Preserve Environmental, Scenic, Aesthetic
and Historical Resources
• Maintains Safety and Mobility
Why use CSD?
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Ensure Appropriate Design Elements are in the Project
Provide Unifying Vision for the Project
Build Consensus for Project
Establish Ownership with Stakeholders
Provide a Project that is Responsive to the Entire
Community, not Just Those Using the Driving Lanes
Context Sensitive Design:
Site Specific Solutions
• Addresses Purpose and Need
• Addresses Equally:
- Safety
- Mobility
- Preservation of Scenic, Aesthetic,
Historic, Environmental, and
Values
Community
Project Development :
Planning Phase
• Develop Purpose/Need for Project
• Multi-disciplinary Project Team
• Identify Stakeholders
• Develop Public Involvement Plan
• Identify Social, Economic, Cultural,
and Environmental Resources
Multi-disciplinary Project Team
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Roadway design engineers
Bridge engineers
Area engineer
Landscape architects
Maintenance engineers
Construction engineers
Planners
Legal Expert
Identify Stakeholders
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Local Officials
Local Government Agencies
Affected Property Owners
Special Interest Groups
Utility Companies
Community Leaders
Civic Organizations
• Include both Opponents & Proponents
Project Development :
Design Phase
• Meet Purpose and Need while Minimizing Impacts to
Human and Natural Environmental Resources
• Use Flexibility in Creating Designs
• Enhance the Project Area
• Design Exception Process if Necessary
• Look for Partnering Opportunities
TxDOT’s Commitment to
Context Sensitive Design
• McAllister Freeway Project - San Antonio
• Central Expressway Project - Dallas
• Wichita Falls Overhead Project
• Kelly Parkway - San Antonio
• Green Ribbon Project - Houston
• US 183/Loop 1 Landscape - Austin
Project Experiences
• Improved Project Design
• Increased Interaction Among Disciplines
• Cultivate Partnership with Public
• Reinforce Public Trust
• Accomplished Using TxDOT’s Project Development Process
Questions? Comments?
Suggestions?
Contact information:
Mark Mathews, ASLA
Design Division
[email protected]