NTEC has created and compiled a variety of publications to help you understand Transportation Enhancements. All publications are available free of charge.

Many of NTEC's publications can be ordered as printed & bound publications. Bound copies are excellent for use when making presentations or as handouts for community members.

Please submit your order at the bottom of this page.

Enhancing America's Communities: A Guide to TE
(2007, 40 pp. color illustrated, 3rd ed.). This 40 page brochure covers the history of the TE program, how TE funds are distributed, and the project development process. It also provides fifteen case studies of outstanding TE projects across the country. 

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Previous edition available as download only:  2002 edition

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Previous years available as downloads only: 
1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006

Connections
NTEC's quarterly newsletter, contains TE-related news from capitol hill; technical articles on TE project development; new TE-related resources; and examples of outstanding new TE projects. 

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newsletter please fill out the form here.

Past issues available for download:
Summer 2007 |Spring 2007 |Winter 2006    Archive...

NTEC created three short technical assistance briefs in 2000 to improve the implementation of the TE program.

These are:
Innovative Financing for TE Projects     
Innovations in State TE Management    
Finding Matching Funds for Trails Projects    

FHWA Guidance on Transportation Enhancements
This technical document guides states in the proper implementation of the TE program, and includes information on eligibility, environmental review, real estate acquisition, and more.  NTEC staff can also provide answers to specific questions concerning the Guidance. Includes 10 previous FHWA Guidance Memoranda that remain valid as appendices.  Dec. 1999, 66pp.

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Questions and Answers
FHWA staff have answered many specific questions relating to the eligibility of TE projects. These questions are compiled in question and answer format:

• Q&A from the Guidance
• Q&A from the June 2003 TE managers meeting
• Q&A from the July 2005 TE managers meeting 

Guiding Principles and Questions
This document supplements the current Guidance and assists potential project sponsors, the states, and FHWA divisions in resolving project eligibility questions arising under the TE activities. Web-only.

Financing Federal-Aid Highways
FHWA Publication No. PL-99-015. 44 pp.  This technical report follows the financial process from inception in an authorization act to payment from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), and includes discussion of the congressional and Federal agency actions that occur throughout.

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A Summary of Bicycle and Pedestrian Provisions of the Federal Aid Program
FHWA Publication No. PD-98-049. Booklet, 15 pp.

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A Summary of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
FHWA Publication No. PL-98-038.  Booklet, 50 pp.

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Quick Guide to Transportation Enhancements
2000, 2 pp.  Color Illustrated.  Web Only

Clarification of Policy on the Indirect Costs of State and Local Government
2004 Memorandum, 3 pp.  download

Federal Surface Transportation Programs and Transportation Planning for Federal Land Management Agencies
The guidebook is designed to assist Federal land managers, staff, and
partners in developing relationships and in maximizing participation in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) surface transportation programs. With the technical assistance available through the FHWA and the FTA, the agencies can help further regional and local community goals and better fulfill their mission including resource protection and environmental quality.
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Building on the Past, Traveling to the Future "A Preservationist’s Guide to the  Transportation Enhancement Provision"
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2001, 80 pp.  Illustrated.   Profiling 27 projects in 19 states, this 80-page guide shows how the enhancement provisions have been tapped to support community and regional goals, from downtown revitalization to heritage area projects to rural landscape preservation.
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