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Photos: Urban Bikeway Design Guide Book Launch

Photos: Urban Bikeway Design Guide Book Launch

Jan 10, 2025

Several hundred city transportation staff, state and federal officials, advocates, private-sector consultants, and more gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the release of the third edition of the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide! The evening book launch, co-hosted by Barco Products and TYLin, took place during the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. As attendees spent […]

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NACTO Launches New Urban Bikeway Design Guide for the Next Generation of Innovative Cycling Infrastructure

NACTO Launches New Urban Bikeway Design Guide for the Next Generation of Innovative Cycling Infrastructure

Jan 07, 2025

New state-of-the-practice for designing safe, bikeable streets  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2025 CONTACT: Alex Engel, alex [at] nacto.org Jaime Jennings, jjennings [at] islandpress.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) today launched the newly revised edition of the seminal Urban Bikeway Design Guide, updated for the first time in a […]

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Statement: U.S. DOT Adopts Accessibility Guidelines for Public Transit Stops

Statement: U.S. DOT Adopts Accessibility Guidelines for Public Transit Stops

Dec 19, 2024

NACTO Executive Director Ryan Russo issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Dec. 18 announcement that it will adopt PROWAG fully, without modification.  This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation adopted the Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) finalized last year by the U.S. Access Board. The guidelines standardize accessibility features […]

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Statement: NHTSA’s Updated New Car Assessment Program Will Mean Safer Vehicles

Statement: NHTSA’s Updated New Car Assessment Program Will Mean Safer Vehicles

Dec 10, 2024

NACTO Executive Director Ryan Russo issued the following statement in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) recent updates to the New Car Assessment Program. NACTO commends NHTSA for finalizing updates to the New Car Assessment Program that will provide consumers with better information about how well new vehicles perform in reducing the […]

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New Edition of the Urban Bikeway Design Guide Coming in January

New Edition of the Urban Bikeway Design Guide Coming in January

Nov 15, 2024

Over a decade ago, cities banded together to develop a first-of-its-kind document: bikeway design guidance developed by cities, for cities. Released in 2011, the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide sparked a design revolution in cities across North America. City streets are now understood as key elements in confronting the intertwined safety, equity, and climate crises. […]

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Introducing the 2024-2025 Transportation Justice Fellows

Introducing the 2024-2025 Transportation Justice Fellows

Nov 13, 2024

Meet 11 individuals from across the U.S. shaping a more equitable transportation system. The Better Bike Share Partnership — comprised of NACTO, PeopleForBikes, and the City of Philadelphia — is proud to announce the 2024-2025 cohort of the Transportation Justice Fellowship. The fellows will focus on shared micromobility as a critical tool for expanding the […]

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NACTO establishes principles for an autonomous future centered on people

NACTO establishes principles for an autonomous future centered on people

Nov 12, 2024

When done right, autonomous vehicles offer an opportunity to make streets safer, increase access to transportation for underserved communities, and increase American industry competitiveness in the international market. When done haphazardly, incorporating AVs and AV testing into our streets will make our cities less safe, less equal, and more congested. NACTO’s new Principles for Autonomous […]

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Letter: NACTO asks U.S. DOT to adopt PROWAG without modifications

Letter: NACTO asks U.S. DOT to adopt PROWAG without modifications

Oct 22, 2024

The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) established clear protections from discrimination from people with disabilities and set clear requirements for making public facilities accessible to all. But while ADA rules revolutionized access to and within public buildings, they didn’t include detailed guidance for making our streets and sidewalks easy for people of all abilities […]

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Thousand-page document governing nearly every street in the U.S. gets a refresh

Thousand-page document governing nearly every street in the U.S. gets a refresh

Jul 23, 2024

A single federal document dictates what nearly every American street looks like–and federal regulators recently updated it for the first time since 2009.  The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) governs all road markings, speed limits, stop signs, and traffic signals nationwide. With infrequent updates and nominal changes over the decades, the document has […]

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