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House AV Legislation Would Leave Cities on the Side of the Road

House AV Legislation Would Leave Cities on the Side of the Road

Jul 24, 2017

Update: Where is the legislation now? The draft legislation has moved to bill form (HR 3388), unanimously passing the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The bill as stands addresses many of the preemption concerns that NACTO and our coalition of partners have raised with Congress. However, NACTO remains concerned that data sharing was not addressed […]

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NACTO Announces New Executive Board Leadership

Jan 19, 2016

NEW YORK (January 19, 2015) – NACTO is excited to announce the election of Los Angeles Department of Transportation General Manager Seleta Reynolds as the Board’s President, as well as Seattle Department of Transportation Director Scott Kubly as the Board’s Vice President. The Board’s previous President, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Director Ed Reiskin, has stepped down […]

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NACTO Executive Board Appoints Seleta Reynolds as Interim Vice President

Jun 18, 2015

NEW YORK (June 18, 2015) – The NACTO Board is excited to welcome Los Angeles Department of Transportation General Manager Seleta Reynolds as she joins the organization’s leadership through an interim appointment. Following former NACTO Vice President Rina Cutler’s departure from her position as Deputy Mayor for Transportation and Utilities at the City of Philadelphia, […]

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Walkable Station Spacing Is Key to Successful, Equitable Bike Share

Walkable Station Spacing Is Key to Successful, Equitable Bike Share

Apr 28, 2015

Cities can improve ridership, equity by increasing station density to 28 stations per square mile NACTO introduces “Practitioners’ Paper” series to highlight best practices for cities aiming to address equity issues while introducing or expanding their bike share systems   NEW YORK (April 28, 2015) — Bike share use increases exponentially with station density, according […]

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Austin to host 2015 Designing Cities Conference

Austin to host 2015 Designing Cities Conference

Feb 04, 2015

This fall, NACTO will hold the fourth annual Designing Cities conference in Austin, Texas. Designing Cities convenes transportation leaders and practitioners from across the country to discuss key trends in urban street design and transportation policy. Local leaders working on the ground to revitalize city streets will exchange best practices with major city transportation stakeholders […]

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Better Bike Share Partnership Aims to Increase Equity and Access in Bike Share

Jan 22, 2015

January 22, 2015 April Corbin, equity writer, People for Bikes This article is cross-posted at betterbikeshare.org, the website of the Better Bike Share Partnership. Bike Share Isn’t Equitable. Let’s Change That. In North America, 2013 was the year of bike sharing. Now, we are working to make 2015 the year of equitable bike share. The […]

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Kate Fillin-Yeh Joins NACTO to Lead Bike Share Program

Nov 06, 2014

NACTO is pleased to introduce Kate Fillin-Yeh as the Bike Share Program Director. Kate is an urban planner with eight years of experience designing and implementing bike share programs and a passion for cities and figuring out how they can best provide smart urban services to a wide range of constituents. Kate will be leading […]

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Skye Duncan Joins NACTO as Global Street Design Director

Oct 30, 2014

NEW YORK (Oct 30, 2014) — NACTO is pleased to introduce Skye Duncan as its new Global Street Design Director. Skye is an urban designer with over a decade of experience in architecture, urban design, planning and landscape architecture, and she will lead the team initiating a new Global Cities Design Program, a multi-year initiative that will […]

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NACTO Announces Global Designing Cities Program

NACTO Announces Global Designing Cities Program

Oct 23, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (Oct 23, 2014) — The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) announced today that it will develop and publish a new Global Street Design Guide, the first-ever worldwide standard for designing city streets and prioritizing safety, pedestrians, transit and sustainable mobility. The guide is the first project of what will become the […]

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Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty Honored with 2014 NACTO Excellence in Leadership Award

Oct 22, 2014

Press contact: Corinne Kisner, 646-629-4165 SAN FRANCISCO (October 22, 2014) — The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) celebrated the vision and accomplishments of Malcolm Dougherty, Director of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), awarding him the 2014 Excellence in Leadership Award for his support of a flexible approach to urban street design in the nation’s […]

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