This report presents guidelines for quantifying the benefits of applying the principles of Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) to transportation projects. The report will be of immediate interest to the staff of state and municipal agencies with responsibility for planning, programming, developing, and operating transportation projects of all types and sizes. Appendices A through E for NCHRP Report 642 are available online: Appendix A: Literature review summaries (at: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_642AppendixA.pdf); Appendix B: Team member and stakeholder Surveys (at: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_642AppendixB.pdf); Appendix C: Rationale for principle-benefit association (at: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_642AppendixC.pdf); Appendix D: Documentation of case studies (at: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_642AppendixD.pdf); Appendix E: Case study scores (at: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_642AppendixE.pdf); Project: Project information (at: http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=412). (Author/publisher)
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