Civil Municipal Magazine - Dec 2023

10 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 12 that traffic control device standards and guidelines are responsive to the needs of the traveling public, and to new technologies. “The MUTCD is an essential guide to help state and local transportation practitioners create safe and efficient networks for everyone who drives, walks, bikes or rolls,” said U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg. “We look forward to ongoing engagement and partnership with the transportation community so that the MUTCD becomes a living document which enables communities to embrace the designs and technologies that best serve their needs.” With this long-awaited update to the MUTCD, we are helping our state and local partners make it safer to walk, bike, and drive, and embracing new technologies with the potential to make our transportation system safer and more efficient.”