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Matthew Roe joins NACTO as Director of the Designing Cities Initiative

Sep 19, 2014

NACTO is proud to introduce Matthew Roe as the new Director of the Designing Cities Initiative. Matthew is an urban transportation planner with nearly a decade of experience in city street design, planning, and policy, with a focus on knowledge-driven, low-cost pedestrian safety projects. In his new position, he will be working with city professionals […]

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SFMTA Appoints New Director of Sustainable Streets

Sep 04, 2014

SFMTA Press Release, September 4, 2014 The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which oversees all transportation in the city, including the Municipal Railway (Muni), announced today the appointment of Tom Maguire as Director of SFMTA’s Sustainable Streets Division (SSD). Maguire, currently the Assistant Commissioner in New York City’s Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Division of […]

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FHWA Officially Supports City-Friendly Street Designs

Jul 25, 2014

NEW YORK (July 25, 2014) – Less than a year after the National Association of City Transportation Officials released its Urban Street Design Guide, the US Department of Transportation endorsed this vision for safe, sustainable, city-friendly street designs. Federal support for the Guide ensures that practitioners have both the permission and the flexibility to design streets that support […]

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Nominates Seleta Reynolds as LADOT General Manager

Jun 20, 2014

NEW YORK (June 20, 2014) – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti today nominated Seleta Reynolds as General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), positioning Los Angeles to excel in livable transportation and fulfill the promise of programs such as People Street, the Great Streets Initiative, and the LA Bike Program. The National Association of City […]

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Tennessee Becomes First Southern State to Endorse Urban Street Design Guide

Jun 16, 2014

In early June, the Tennessee State Department of Transportation (TDOT) became the sixth State DOT to officially endorse NACTO’s Urban Street Design Guide, a blueprint for designing safe, sustainable and multi-modal urban streets. The endorsement, which follows similar actions by Washington, Massachusetts, California, Utah, and Minnesota, represents the first by a southern state DOT and cements […]

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Great Cities Start with Great Streets: The Urban Land Institute Endorses the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide

Jun 11, 2014

NEW YORK (June 11, 2014) — The Urban Land Institute, a global research and education institute dedicated to responsible land use and creating sustainable communities, is endorsing the Urban Street Design Guide, published last year by the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO). The guide embraces the unique and complex challenge of designing urban streets, emphasizing […]

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City of Vancouver joins NACTO to exchange innovative transportation solutions

Jun 10, 2014

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) announced today that the City of Vancouver has joined NACTO, making Vancouver the second Canadian city to join this collaborative peer network committed to advancing urban transportation and city street design. “Vancouver’s ambitious targets for green transportation are closely aligned with NACTO’s mandate to provide 21st century transportation […]

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NACTO Urban Intersection Design Principles featured in ITE Journal

May 28, 2014

The May 2014 issue of ITE Journal featured an article synthesizing principles for urban intersection design, as recommended in the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide. According to authors Michael King and Rick Chellman, “the intersection of two or more streets can be a point of conflict or meeting—a location to manage movement, or a chance encounter between friends. This dichotomy […]

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NACTO Welcomes Toronto as First International Member City

May 13, 2014

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) announced today that the City of Toronto has joined as NACTO’s first International Member. In joining NACTO, Toronto further demonstrates the city’s commitment to sustainable transportation policies and livable city street design standards. “I’m extremely pleased that the City of Toronto is the first international member to […]

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Gabe Klein joins NACTO’s Strategic Advisory Board

May 07, 2014

New York, NY, May 7, 2014 The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) announced today that Gabe Klein is joining its strategic advisory board. This board is comprised of distinguished thought leaders with expertise in city transportation, urban design, and public policy, and it provides strategic counsel as NACTO continues to advance a new […]

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