The CSS Champions Technical Assistance Program provides resources to agencies that are championing CSS principles in projects that are at critical junctures in the project development process (PDP).
The CSS Champions program works with situations that involve:
Projects that can transform transportation project development culture and mindset within communities and agencies
Practitioners who are leading change from within
Models for collaboration across several levels and silos of government
Demonstrate a clear benefit(s) to using CSS in the project development process
This technical assistance program is made possible by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperation Research Program (STEP).
The purpose of this CSS Champions Technical Assistance Project is to guide public infrastructure design along Brighton Boulevard as the corridor evolves from a primarily industrial area to a mixed-use area with industrial, higher density residential and commercial/retail development.
The CSS Champions program, in conjunction with DelDOT and Delaware Greenways hosted a day-long Byways Workshop to build support and provide guidance in applying the manual and a day-long Defining Context Workshop with DelDOT staff aimed at incorporating a better understanding of context into the project development process.
Champions: Delaware Department of Transportation, Delaware Greenways
The CSS Champions program in Brunswick is intended to highlight and further the town's efforts to apply CSS principles in order to improve walkability on Maine Street (which is a state route) and adjoining streets in Downtown Brunswick.
Champions: Brunswick Town Council & Town Staff, Downtown Brunswick and Outer Pleasant Street Corridor Master Plan Implementation Committee, Brunswick Downtown Association, Maine Department of Transportation
