NACTO has created seven new films showcasing bold projects in its member cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix and more that make streets safer, more welcoming and balanced among a wide variety of uses.

"We fully support the Obama Administration's proposal to invest $50 billion in America’s aging roads, bridges, and transit immediately, as a prelude to a larger six-year transportation bill," said NACTO President Janette Sadik- Khan. "As transportation officials from 15 of America's largest cities, we are uniquely aware of the impact the downturn in the US economy has had on our roads, bridges and transit systems. Many cities have been forced to delay critical projects while demand grows and interim maintenance measures grow more and more expensive."

The Administration's proposal would fund critical infrastructure projects and create good-paying, local jobs. NACTO supports the Administration's plan to require a cost-benefit analysis of proposed transportation projects to better meet national goals, such as road and bridge maintenance, improving public transit, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

As discussions in Congress continue over the reauthorization of the federal transportation program, the Administration's proposal sets a high bar for performance-based transportation investments. NACTO looks forward to working with the Administration and Congress to enact this important proposal.

Congressman Earl Blumenauer; New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan; and artist/musician David Byrne will join city officials from Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. in Washingon, D.C. to launch Cities for Cycling, a new effort by city governments to promote best practices in urban cycling and to increase the use of bicycles to improve urban mobility, livability and public health while reducing traffic congestion and CO2 emissions. Learn more about Cities for Cycling.

NACTO has been convening and facilitating best practice workshops to proliferate and deepen the adoption of new mass transit, safety, public realm, bicycle transportation, greening and project delivery practices in cities and towns across the United States. NACTO has posted fifteen presentations from the first three workshops in 2009. Learn more.