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NACTO Releases Policy Recommendations for the Future of Automated Vehicles

NACTO Releases Policy Recommendations for the Future of Automated Vehicles

Jun 23, 2016

New disruptive technology has the potential to remake city streets, and policies must directly address their expected widespread impact on safety, mobility, and land use For Immediate Release June 23, 2016 Press Contact: Alexander Engel [email protected] 646.324.2919 The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), an organization that represents more than 40 major cities in […]

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Coming Soon: An Easy Guide to Learning More about Bike Share in Your Community

Coming Soon: An Easy Guide to Learning More about Bike Share in Your Community

Jun 21, 2016

  What do people think about bike share?  Who’s using it and how? What prevents people from riding?   NACTO’s Bike Share Intercept Survey Toolkit gives detailed instructions and a large bank of pre-tested questions for creating and carrying out methodologically sound on-the-street surveys, allowing you to learn more about the needs and attitudes of […]

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NACTO Releases New Guidance on Bike Share Station Placement

NACTO Releases New Guidance on Bike Share Station Placement

Apr 21, 2016

Provides a Framework for Cities to Increase Access, Make Streets Safer Getting station placement right is integral to the success of a bike share system. NACTO’s new guide allows planners and community groups to help design and advocate for better, easy-to-access bike share station locations and safer streets. For Immediate Release April 21, 2016 Press […]

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A Vision for Transit-Friendly Streets: <BR>Cities Unveil the <I>Transit Street Design Guide</I>

A Vision for Transit-Friendly Streets:
Cities Unveil the Transit Street Design Guide

Apr 14, 2016

For Immediate Release April 14, 2016 Press Contact: Alexander Engel [email protected] 646.324.2919 Transportation directors from North America’s largest cities have announced the release of a new design guide for building world-class transit streets—providing a framework for cities to grow without slowing down, while making city streets great places to be. The Transit Street Design Guide, […]

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Three Cities Selected for NACTO Transit Program Accelerator

Three Cities Selected for NACTO Transit Program Accelerator

Mar 31, 2016

NEW YORK (March 31, 2016) – After a highly competitive application process, NACTO and TransitCenter are thrilled to announce that Denver, Indianapolis, and Oakland have been selected as the first three focus cities for the Transit Program Accelerator, an exciting new initiative to implement the concepts of the NACTO Transit Street Design Guide. Beginning in Spring […]

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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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Can Monthly Passes Improve Bike Share Equity?

Can Monthly Passes Improve Bike Share Equity?

Sep 16, 2015

Cities can increase users, equity by offering monthly membership and payment options NACTO releases second paper in “Practitioners’ Paper” series to highlight best practices for cities aiming to address equity issues while introducing or expanding their bike share systems   NEW YORK (September 16, 2015) – Adding monthly membership options to bike share pricing plans may increase […]

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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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