Roadway Functional Classification

Roadway Functional Classification
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The State transportation agency shall have the primary responsibility for developing and updating a statewide highway functional classification in rural and urban areas to determine functional usage of the existing roads and streets. . . . The State shall cooperate with responsible local officials, or appropriate Federal agency in the case of areas under Federal jurisdiction, in developing and updating the functional classification.

CFR §470.105(b)(1)

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Many States and MPOs have websites devoted to functional classification and procedures they use making class changes to their networks. Listed on this page are just a few. State Links Webpage devoted to functional Classification with a lot of resources and links. (Minnesota DOT) http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/program/functionalclass.html Statewide Functional Class Update project (Alaska DOT) http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/fclass/index.shtml Functional Classification and Urban Boundary Handbook (for Florida, published 2003) http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/hwysys/fchandbook.pdf Washington State http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/TDO/functionalclass.htm Maine http://www.maine.gov/mdot/maines-transportation-systems/classification-highways%20.php Oregon http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/rics/FunctionalClassification.shtml Virginia http://virginiadot.org/projects/fxn_class/home.asp California http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/hseb/func_clas.html AZ Dot http://tpd.az.gov/gis/fclass/index.php	Slides on Functional Classification Presented at 2009 PEAR Training Retreat [Click Here] FHWA Functional Class Guidelines [PDF] 2013 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/processes/statewide/related/highway_functional_classifications/
	HPMS Reassessment September 2008 Final Report [PDF] http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hpms/2010/index.cfm October 14, 2008 Guidance Memo on Functional Class changes [PDF]
	MPO Links MARC-Kansas City MPO http://www.marc.org/transportation/functional_class.htm EWGCOG-St. Louis MPO on Great Streets and Functional Class http://www.greatstreets-stl.org/content/view/71/279/ Procedural Guidelines http://www.ewgateway.org/trans/funcclass/funcclass.htm http://www.ewgateway.org/trans/funcclass/ProcedureManual-2007.pdf CMAP-Chicago Region MPO Class Change Form http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=15838
	Audio Podcast Functional Classification by Bill Ruhsam from the Talking Traffic series [MP3 file]

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