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#NACTO2023 Conference Cliff Notes: How Transportation Agencies Can Rethink Staff Hiring and Retention

Jul 05, 2023

“Conference Cliff Notes” is a series of short blog posts summarizing takeaways and ideas from NACTO’s 2023 Designing Cities Conference in Denver. Read more about the conference here. Cities can’t transform their transportation systems if they don’t have the staff to develop and complete projects. But municipal hiring and retention in many cities is slow, […]

USDOT Continues Support for Local Transportation Initiatives With Transformational Safety, Equity, and Climate Impacts

Jun 29, 2023

Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of NACTO, issued the following statement in response to USDOT’s recent award of more than $2.2 billion in RAISE grants: NACTO commends the Biden-Harris administration for funding over 150 groundbreaking local transportation initiatives nationwide, which will significantly enhance the quality of life for millions of people across the country. These projects […]

#NACTO2023 Conference Cliff Notes: What Does the Future Hold for Open Streets and Outdoor Dining?

Jun 28, 2023

“Conference Cliff Notes” is a series of short blog posts summarizing big takeaways and interesting ideas from NACTO’s 2023 Designing Cities Conference in Denver. You can read more about the conference here. In the early days of COVID-19 pandemic, outdoor dining and open street initiatives became a public health lifeline that allowed people to connect […]

Traffic Fatalities Drop Slightly, But Remain at Historic Highs

Jun 22, 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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that show 9,330 people died in traffic crashes in the U.S. in the first three months of 2023, a 3.3% decrease from the same period […]

BBSP Receives 3-Year Grant to Continue Making Shared Micromobility More Equitable

Jun 14, 2023

This is the fifth grant to support the work of the Better Bike Share Partnership since its inception in 2014. This announcement was originally shared on the Better Bike Share Partnership website. Read the full post here. PeopleForBikes is pleased to announce the award of a three-year grant from The JPB Foundation to support the […]

Reflections on #NACTO2023: The Opportunity to Dream Big and Do Big Together

Jun 09, 2023

An engaged, vibrant community has always been at the core of NACTO’s work. And nowhere is the unique importance and power of that community clearer than at our annual Designing Cities Conference. This year, for #NACTO2023, we gathered 1,200 transportation planners, engineers, policymakers and other practitioners in Denver. Practitioners from over 200 cities across North […]

Denver to Host National Transportation Conference

May 14, 2023

Conference spotlights citywide mobility projects, kicks off Sunday with Viva Streets DENVER – The City and County of Denver will host the premier Designing Cities Conference next week, bringing together hundreds of acclaimed planners and practitioners from across the country to advance the state of transportation to make streets safer, more sustainable, and more accessible. […]

NACTO’s Transportation Justice Fellows Put Equity Into Action

May 09, 2023

Achieving transportation justice means ensuring communities have access to a safe, affordable, and equitable transportation system that connects them to the places, people, and resources they need to thrive. This year’s cohort of Transportation Justice Fellows are exploring ways to bring that vision into reality. NACTO and the Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) launched the […]

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

Mar 14, 2023

The Biden Administration’s $2.5 billion commitment to fund electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country is a crucial step toward creating a transportation system that protects our planet and creates economic opportunity for communities that need it most.