search menu flickr twitter phone angle-left angle-right angle-up angle-down file-pdf link-ext doc-inv sitemap location map calendar credit-card clock facebook-squared minus plus cancel ok instagramm download inkwell
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 […]

Read More

A micromobility record: 157 million trips on bike share and scooter share in 2023

A micromobility record: 157 million trips on bike share and scooter share in 2023

Jul 22, 2024

Despite all-time high ridership–9% more than the prior record in 2019–micromobility systems continue to be volatile, and affordability is an increasing concern for most Trips taken on bike share and scooter share systems in the U.S. and Canada reached an all-time high in 2023, according to a new analysis by the National Association of City […]

Read More

Transportation Justice Fellows look back on their micromobility equity work

Transportation Justice Fellows look back on their micromobility equity work

Jun 26, 2024

Members of this year’s Transportation Justice Fellowship share their experiences with the program, which was designed to support and amplify professionals of color working in the mobility field. This announcement was originally shared on the Better Bike Share Partnership website, and an abbreviated version is below. Read the full post here. Back row from left: […]

Read More

Statement: State Lawmakers and the MTA Board Must Go Ahead With Congestion Pricing

Statement: State Lawmakers and the MTA Board Must Go Ahead With Congestion Pricing

Jun 07, 2024

NACTO Chair Janette Sadik-Khan and Executive Director Ryan Russo issued the following statement in response to New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement that she is directing the MTA to “indefinitely pause” congestion pricing. Congestion pricing as envisioned for Manhattan south of 60th street would provide wins for everyone: not just for people who walk, […]

Read More

Reflections on #NACTO2024: Moving the Movement Forward

Reflections on #NACTO2024: Moving the Movement Forward

Jun 07, 2024

Scenes from the 2024 Designing Cities Conference in Miami-Dade County: Peer sessions, dynamic speakers, and Walkshop tours inspire attendees to make their cities safer, more sustainable, and more equitable. USDOT Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg hops on a bike to tour Miami’s Underline, Commodore Trail, and Rickenbacker Causeway. Passionate panelists and participants stay 45 minutes past […]

Read More

NACTO Announces Appointment of Ryan Russo as Executive Director

NACTO Announces Appointment of Ryan Russo as Executive Director

Mar 27, 2024

Former Oakland DOT leader and NYC DOT Deputy Commissioner is nationally respected for innovative, equity-based transportation programs Russo succeeds Corinne Kisner, who led NACTO’s growth into one of the nation’s most influential transportation policy and practice organizations The Board of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) today announced the appointment of Ryan Russo […]

Read More

NACTO Statement: Biden-Harris Administration Funds Billions in Visionary Transportation Projects to Reconnect Communities and Provide Access to Opportunity

NACTO Statement: Biden-Harris Administration Funds Billions in Visionary Transportation Projects to Reconnect Communities and Provide Access to Opportunity

Mar 14, 2024

Alana Brasier and Stefanie Seskin, Directors of Engagement and Policy and Practice for the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) announcement of $3.3 billion in federal transportation grants to reconnect communities: Transportation infrastructure should be designed to connect us and […]

Read More

NACTO Statement on the Release of the 11th Edition of the MUTCD, Which Governs How Nearly Every Street in the U.S. Is Designed

NACTO Statement on the Release of the 11th Edition of the MUTCD, Which Governs How Nearly Every Street in the U.S. Is Designed

Dec 20, 2023

Corinne Kisner, Executive Director, and Janette Sadik-Khan, Chair of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) recent publication of the 11th edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD):  The new edition of the MUTCD makes important steps toward […]

Read More

USDOT’s Greenhouse Gas Performance Measure Increases Transparency at a Critical Time

USDOT’s Greenhouse Gas Performance Measure Increases Transparency at a Critical Time

Nov 28, 2023

Corinne Kisner, Executive Director, and Janette Sadik-Khan, Chair of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), today issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s recent release of a long-awaited rule requiring States to measure and set targets for greenhouse gas emissions associated with travel on the Interstate Highway System, and that […]

Read More