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Federal Funding for EV Charging Infrastructure Can Steer the U.S. Toward a Sustainable Future

Federal Funding for EV Charging Infrastructure Can Steer the U.S. Toward a Sustainable Future

Mar 14, 2023

Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), today issued the following statement in response to the launch of the US Department of Transportation’s new Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program. The Biden Administration’s $2.5 billion commitment to fund electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country is a […]

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U.S. Streets Keep Getting Deadlier. It Doesn’t Have to be This Way.

U.S. Streets Keep Getting Deadlier. It Doesn’t Have to be This Way.

Feb 28, 2023

Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), today issued the following statement in response to projections from the Governors Highway Safety Association that U.S. pedestrian deaths rose 5% in the first half of 2022 compared to the year before: Far too often in recent years, we’ve awoken to the […]

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USDOT’s “Reconnecting Communities” Grants Are a Step Toward More Equitable, Thriving Cities

USDOT’s “Reconnecting Communities” Grants Are a Step Toward More Equitable, Thriving Cities

Feb 28, 2023

Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) announcement awarding $185 million in grants to reconnect communities previously divided by transportation infrastructure: USDOT’s award of $185 million to reconnect communities in cities across the U.S. is […]

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NACTO in 2022: Cities Taking the Lead

NACTO in 2022: Cities Taking the Lead

Feb 02, 2023

Throughout the past year, cities grappled with a litany of challenges old and new, including a 16-year-high in U.S. traffic fatalities, economic inflation, the continued disruption wrought by the pandemic, and the ever-present crises of climate change and racial injustice. Nevertheless, 2022 also proved to be a year filled with creativity, resilience, and hope, throughout […]

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NACTO’s Statement Regarding the Police Killing of Tyre Nichols

NACTO’s Statement Regarding the Police Killing of Tyre Nichols

Jan 30, 2023

Over the weekend, we, like many, witnessed the brutal reality of state-sanctioned violence in the United States. All of us at NACTO are sickened and outraged by the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Nichols’ encounter with the police began with a traffic stop, underscoring the many ways in which racism, police violence, and […]

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NACTO Welcomes Milwaukee, SEPTA and the MBTA as New Members

NACTO Welcomes Milwaukee, SEPTA and the MBTA as New Members

Jan 30, 2023

The additions bring the total number of NACTO members to 95 cities and transit agencies that represent metro areas covering over 100 million people, and illustrate the growth of the movement to build safe, sustainable, and equitable transportation systems across North America. The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) is proud to announce that […]

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New NACTO Analysis Finds Americans Have Taken Half a Billion Bikeshare and E-Scooter Trips Since 2010

New NACTO Analysis Finds Americans Have Taken Half a Billion Bikeshare and E-Scooter Trips Since 2010

Dec 01, 2022

New data snapshot finds micromobility has become a crucial part of city transportation networks across the U.S., and that bikeshare and e-scooter systems were key to moving essential workers during the pandemic. As the bike boom continues, city approaches to regulating micromobility must evolve. Bike share, e-scooters and other micromobility systems have become a crucial […]

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Introducing Our 2022-2023 Transportation Justice Fellows

Introducing Our 2022-2023 Transportation Justice Fellows

Oct 21, 2022

Meet 12 individuals from across the country shaping a more equitable transportation system. NACTO and the Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) are proud to announce the 2022-2023 cohort of the Transportation Justice Fellowship. The Fellowship, which runs from November 2022 to June 2023, is designed for US-based early- and mid-career professionals who identify as people […]

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More Than 100,000 Comments In Support Of DOT Greenhouse Gas Rule Submitted During Comment Period

More Than 100,000 Comments In Support Of DOT Greenhouse Gas Rule Submitted During Comment Period

Oct 14, 2022

Supporters urge the Biden Administration to urgently advance this commonsense rule.  More than 100,000 comments in support of the Department of Transportation’s proposed greenhouse gas rule were submitted during the comment period that ended yesterday.  The rule will unify a hodgepodge of incomplete data from across the country into a unified standard, so states, MPOs, […]

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