Creating transportation facilities that serve the appropriate users and fit the surrounding environment is critical to making communities that function and are livable.  Context Sensitive Solutions is a philosophy in which planners and designers first learn what is important to people living nearby and using the facility as well as what is important to preserve the built and natural environment. They then use that information to design highways, sidewalks, trails, transit, streetscapes, buildings and other amenities to address the transportation need in a way that is in harmony with the environment and community values. CSS is not just an approach to aesthetics but an approach that builds solutions of lasting value that can often be less costly for construction and maintenance.