The CSS National Dialog is currently seeking submissions of best practices in the application of Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) principles to transportation projects, programs and plans. Selected case studies will be presented at a series of one-day Workshops. Submissions are welcome from transportation agencies, planning agencies, communities and other organizations.

How to Submit

To submit your transportation project, program or plan, visit the National Dialog website: http://cssnationaldialog.org/submit.asp

Submissions accepted in the following four categories:

• Implementation of CSS in Transportation Project Design and Construction
• CSS in Transportation Planning
• Context-Sensitive Programs for Project Delivery
• Organizational and Institutional Advancements for Systematic Implementation of CSS

About the CSS National Dialog

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Center for Transportation and Environment (CTE) at North Carolina State University are sponsoring the CSS National Dialog, a broad-based ‘conversation’ on CSS. The Dialog is supported by a Steering Committee with a broad range of expertise in transportation and related policy and projects.

• Deliver CSS principles and practices to a wide array of partner organizations
• Strengthen and broaden the constituency for CSS
• Discover new opportunities for partnerships
• Bring new perspectives to the practice of planning, designing, building, operating and maintaining transportation facilities
• Foster a community of CSS practice

The Dialog will be spearheaded by a series of five, one-day workshops to be held in various locations across the country. Each workshop will focus on a particular aspect of CSS, and use and exemplary transportation project, plan or program to highlight CSS best practices and provide a springboard for discussion and interaction.

For more information on the National Dialog visit: www.cssnationaldialog.org or email: cssnationaldialog@ncsu.edu

What is CSS?

CSS is an approach to the process and outcomes of transportation decision making. Key aspects of CSS include: 

• Addressing a purpose and need that is agreed to by a full range of stakeholders
• Open, honest, early and continuous communication with stakeholders and meaningful opportunities for stakeholders to shape outcomes
• A flexible approach to design that preserves and enhances natural and community resources

Learn more at www.contextsensitivesolutions.org