Highways and streets must often accommodate transit vehicles as well as passenger cars and trucks. Owners of transportation corridors, such as the State of Texas, counties, and cities are responsible for managing, funding, and coordinating the design and construction of these facilities with transit agencies. TxDOT’s Public Transportation Division (PTN), as well as metropolitan transit authorities administer transit funds to ensure operation within the legal requirements in accordance with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations.

The incorporation of public transit vehicles and transit facilities requires that the roadway footprint include loading and unloading platforms, provisions for barrier-free access to and from these platforms, sufficient lighting and clear lines of sight to discourage crime. Sufficient space for additional facilities that support multi-model connections, such as shelters, ticket vending machines, shared micromobility docks, and passenger vehicle parking should also be included. These needs to accommodate public transit go beyond the basic connectivity and mobility considerations of traditional roadway design. The design of roadways that include dedicated transit corridors must be able to integrate not only the geometric needs of both existing and proposed transit vehicles, but also must include provisions in the footprint and typical section to accommodate the pedestrians, bicyclists, and micromobility users that will be travelling alongside the roadway to connect to the transit facilities. The design must encourage safety Table of Contents Instructions Reference Links Roadway Design Manual | 22-2 and healthy development for all transportation users, including vehicle free facilities in the public right-of-way such as multi-use pathways.

discusses contextual impacts to be considered in design and implementation of transit facilities.