Residential Roadway Width - Best Practices

Status: Complete
Report Date: 09/15/2025

Summary:

As the transportation network continues to evolve, change, and adapt, local agencies are looking for best practices regarding residential roadway design. THis study reviews current Minnesota design standards (specifically, the State Aid Design Standards), and compares them to other design standards being used nationally, to develop a suggested best practice for residential roadway width. MnDOT has published both an interactive PDF version that could not be made accessible, and an accessible version in a conventional format.

Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator: John Brunkhorst

Co-Principal Investigator: Tim Arvidson

Technical Liaison: Matt Leonard

Project Coordinator: David Glyer

Panel Members:
Aaron Nelson - City of Eagan
Brian Giese - Pope County
Cari Pedersen - City of Duluth
Melvin Odens - Kandiyohi County
Michael Schumann - City of Hutchinson
Rich Sanders - Polk County
Ronald Dahlquist - State Aid for Local Transp

Final Deliverables:

Residential Roadway Width - Best Practices (Guidebook #2025RIC08)
Residential Roadway Widths: Best Practices Guidebook (ADA version) (Guidebook #2025RIC08ADA)