The following documents are recommended to assist local jurisdictions with bike & pedestrian facility planning, design, and other bicycle-related planning issues, such as safety, promotion, and education programs.

Design Guides & Standards

• AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operations of Pedestrian Facilities (2004)
• AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 4th Edition (2012)
• Accessible Shared Streets: Notable Practices and Considerations for Accommodating Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities (October 2017)
• APBP Essentials of Bike Parking (2015)
• FHWA Metropolitan Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning Handbook (2017)
• FHWA Guide for Improving Pedestrian Safety at Uncontrolled Crossing Locations (2017)
• FHWA Guidebook for Measuring Multimodal Network Connectivity (2018)
• FHWA Guidance: Bicycle and Pedestrian Provisions of Federal Transportation Legislation (2015)
• FHWA Various Bicycle & Pedestrian Publications (2014, 2015, 2016)
  (Bike Network Mapping Idea Book, Bicycle Network Planning & Facility Design Approaches in the Netherlands and the United States, Guidebook for Developing Pedestrian and Bicycle Performance Measures, Incorporating On-Road Bicycle Networks into Resurfacing Projects, Case Studies in Delivering Safe, Comfortable, and Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks, Separated Bike Lane Planning & Design Guide)
• FHWA Separated Bike Lane Planning & Design Guide (2015)
• FHWA Road Diet Informational Guide (2014)
• FHWA Non-Motorized User Safety: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners (2012)
• FHWA Ohio Division: National Network Safety Analysis For Reduction of the Lane Width on the National Network (2011)
• FTA Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit (August 2017)
• How to Develop a Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Action Plan (August 2017)
• ITE Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context Sensitive Approach: An ITE Recommended Practice (2010)
• NACTO Transit Street Design Guide (2016)
• NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide (2014)
• NACTO Urban Street Design Guide (2013)
• NOACA's Street Design Flexibility Guidelines (2018)
• ODOT Location & Design Manual, Volume 1 (July 2015) See sections 306 & 401.8 for pedestrian design; See section 308 for bike design
• Small Town and Rural Design Guide Facilities for Walking and Biking (December 2016)
• TRB Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) (2010) Various sections discuss Multimodal Level of Service
• United States Access Board Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way (2011)
• Your Move Ohio Bicycle and Pedestrian Resources for Engineers (2017) Your Move Ohio is a joint effort of the Ohio Departments of Health and Transportation to encourage Ohioans to choose active transportation.

Documents & Reports

• Alta Planning + Design: Advisory Bike Lanes in North America (2017)
• Alta Planning + Design, Lessons Learned: Evolution of the Protected Intersection (2015)
• City of Cleveland Complete and Green Streets Typologies Plan (2013)
• City of Cleveland Complete and Green Streets Ordinance 798-11 (2011) 
• Cuyahoga County Complete Streets Toolkit (2014)
• FHWA Memo: MUTCD – Clarification of Existing Standards and Guidance on New and Innovative Traffic Control Devices (2017)
• FHWA Case Studies in Delivering Safe, Comfortable, and Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks (December 2015)
• FHWA-Ohio Division: National Network of Trucks Lane Width Design Exception Example - Columbus (2015)
• FHWA Review of International Best Practices (2015)
• FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding, Design, and Environmental Review: Addressing Common Misconceptions (2015)
• FHWA Memo: Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design Flexibility (2013)
• FHWA Memo: Application of Colored Pavement in Marked Crosswalk (2013)
• FHWA Costs for Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure Improvements (2013)
• ODOT Active Transportation Guide (2014)
• ODOT Funding for Pedestrian & Bicycle Facilities in Ohio (2013)
• Theodore Petritsch, PE, PTOE, The Influence of Lane Widths on Safety and Capacity: A Summary of the Latest Findings
• U.S. DOT Summary Report: DOT Pedestrian and Bicyclist Road Safety Assessments (October 2015)
• US DOT Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations (2010)

Webpages

• FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures
  4 of 9 countermeasures (Corridor Access Management, Medians and Ped Crossing Islands, Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons, and Road Diets) are applicable to bicycle and pedestrian safety
• FHWA PEDBIKESAFE Countermeasures Selection Tools
• FHWA Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
• FHWA Bicycle-Pedestrian Count Technology Pilot Project
• MUTCD & Bicycle Facilities
• NOACA Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative (TLCI) Planning & Implementation Grants
• ODOT’s Bike & Pedestrian Design Resources 
• ODOT Safe Routes to School 
• ODOT’s Bicycle-friendly Loop Detector Replacement Program 
• Small Town and Rural Design Guide Facilities for Walking and Biking
• TRB Publications about Pedestrians and Bicyclist