Nationally there has been considerable success in the implementation of individual CSS activities, particularly within the project development process as it relates to highway design and incorporation of multimodal options; but few state DOTs have fully integrated CSS into the planning process. To maximize success, CSS principles must be integrated into the full range of planning processes (long range, area wide, sub area and corridor) that feed and inform project development. This is implicit in the concept of CSS, and has been a driving force in the broadening of the concept from context sensitive design into context sensitive solutions. CSS is not just a matter of adjusting physical designs, but should take a broad perspective on the range of solutions addressing mobility, social, and environmental issues within a community and region.

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