LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Laws:

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR):

• 23 CFR Parts 1-999 - Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
• 23 CFR Part 752 - Landscape and roadside development
• 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination On The Basis Of Disability By Public Accommodations And In Commercial Facilities
• 36 CFR Part 68 - The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, 1995
• 40 CFR Parts 1500 - 1508: NEPA Regulations

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

• 25.2 Buy American Act—Construction Materials
• Part 36—Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts
• Part 45—Government Property
• Part 46—Quality Assurance

Executive Orders (EOs)

• Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)

Management Policies

• 2006 Management Policies -
  The Guide to Managing the National Park System



• Chapter 1 –The Foundation
• Chapter 2 – Park System Planning
• Chapter 3 – Land Protection
• Chapter 4 – Natural Resource Management
• Chapter 5 – Cultural Resource Management
• Chapter 6 – Wilderness Preservation and Management
• Chapter 7 – Interpretation and Education
• Chapter 8 – Use of the Parks
• Chapter 9 – Park Facilities
• Chapter 10 – Commercial Visitor Services

Director's Orders (DOs)

• Director's Order 2, Park Planning, Chapter 2 of Management Policies,
  Park System Planning, and Planner's Source Book
• Director's Order 12, Environmental Impact Analysis
• Director's Order 17, Tourism
• Director's Order 28, Cultural Resource Management
• Director's Order 42, Accessibility for Park Visitors
• Director's Order 52C, Park Signs
• Director's Order 87A, Park Roads and Parkways (Being Developed)
• Director's Order 87B, Alternative Transportation Systems (Being Developed)
• Director's Order 87D, Non-NPS Roads Transportation

Building Codes

• International Building Code (IBC 2003)
• International Building Code (IBC-06) (for all projects in which Predesign begins after September 30, 2006)
• International Existing Building Code (IEBC 2003)

Directives, Standards, and NPS Guidelines

• ABAAS Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards
  
• NPS Architectural Drafting Requirements (Director's Order 10A)
• DSC Quality Assurance Guidelines Park General Management Plan, EIS, EA,.
• Special Regulations for Areas of the National Park System
• Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design
• Greening Federal Facilities, An Energy, Environmental, and Economic Resource Guide for Federal Facility Managers and Designers
• Park Road Standards (1984) (PDF format, 1.7MB)
• Alternative Transportation Systems Guidebook
• Alternative Transportation Web Site
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 2003 Edition U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration
• Federal Lands Highway, Project Development and Design Manual,
  U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration
• Federal Lands Highway Construction Manual, U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration
• Flexibility in Highway Design, U.S. Department of Transportation Officials - Federal Highway Administration
• Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects, U.S. Department Of Transportation -
  Federal Highway Administration
• Part 2, Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access, U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration
• Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• Transportation Planning Guidebook, U.S. Department of Interior -
  National Park Service
• National Scenic Byways Guide, May 2002
• Inventory and Assessment of NPS Visitor Transportation Systems -
  Final Report - August 1999

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