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Front Matter i-x
I Toolkit Instructions 1-2
1 Introduction 3-4
2 Why This Toolkit? 5-5
3 Supporting Change Management in a Paradigm Shift 6-6
4 How to Select Tools for Your Agency or Initiative 7-14
5 What to Expect with Each Tool 15-17
References for Part I 18-18
Disclosures 19-20
II The Toolkit 21-22
Tool 1 Train Elected Officials and Decision Makers 23-27
Tool 2 Align Emergency Services Goals 28-31
Tool 3 Establish Accountability and Monitoring 32-36
Tool 4 Leverage Public Health Expertise and Co-Benefits 37-41
Tool 5 Engage Community and Media 42-45
Tool 6 Consider Upstream Conditions 46-50
Tool 7 Expand Funding Sources and Allocations for Safety 51-54
Tool 8 Advance Treatment-Specific Policy and Legislation 55-59
Tool 9 Implement Safe System Speed Management Program 60-64
Tool 10 Establish Right-of-Way Reallocation Framework 65-68
Tool 11 Set Safety Floors for Treatment Selection 69-73
Tool 12 Revise or Remove Level of Service as a Performance Metric 74-78
Tool 13 Enable Contextual Speed Limit Setting 79-82
Tool 14 Enable Automated Traffic Enforcement 83-86
Tool 15 Promote Safe Vehicle Design and Technology 87-90
Tool 16 Review Design Guidelines and Standards 91-95
Tool 17 Create Proactive Transition Plan 96-98
Tool 18 Expand Functional Classification 99-103
Tool 19 Establish a Hierarchy of Treatment Selection 104-108
Tool 20 Implement TSMO Strategies for "Win-Win" Approaches 109-112
Tool 21 Update Transportation Impact Assessment Guidelines 113-117
Tool 22 Evaluate All-Day Operations to Right-Size Capacity 118-120
Tool 23 Right-Size Infrastructure with Demand Forecast Adjustments 121-123
Tool 24 Assess System-Wide Risk Factors during Future-Year Scenario Planning 124-128
Tool 25 Promote Multimodal Network Design and Application 129-136
Tool 26 Remove Parking Minimums and Implement Shared Parking Procedures 137-139
Tool 27 Partner with Unhoused Population Resources 140-143
Tool 28 Provide Affordable Housing and Balance Jobs and Housing 144-148
Tool 29 Implement Mixed-Use and TOD Strategies 149-152
Tool 30 Enable Priced Parking and Congestion Pricing 153-156
III Toolkit Background and Development 157-158
Project Context and Toolkit Development 159-164
Abbreviations and Acronyms 165-168

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