Innovative Federal Program Funds Transformative Small Projects at Scale to Stem America’s Traffic Safety Crisis Jan 31, 2023 NACTO applauds the Biden-Harris Administration for providing urgently-needed funding through Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) to dozens of communities to stem the traffic safety crisis. Read More
NACTO’s Statement Regarding the Police Killing of Tyre Nichols Jan 30, 2023 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 structural inequity are transportation problems. Read More
NACTO Welcomes Milwaukee, SEPTA, and the MBTA as New Members Jan 30, 2023 NACTO is proud to announce that the City of Milwaukee, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) have become NACTO members. Read More
New NACTO Analysis Finds Americans Have Taken Half a Billion Bikeshare and E-Scooter Trips Since 2010 Dec 01, 2022 NACTO’s 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, cities’ approaches to regulating micromobility must evolve. Read More
Introducing Our 2022-2023 Transportation Justice Fellows Oct 21, 2022 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 professionals who identify as people of color and are engaged in embedding mobility justice in transportation agencies and beyond. Read More
More Than 100,000 Comments In Support Of DOT Greenhouse Gas Rule Submitted During Comment Period Oct 14, 2022 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. Read More
Reflections on #NACTO2022: The Power of Coming Together and the Work that Lies Ahead Oct 06, 2022 After Labor Day weekend, amidst the rush of back-to-school and an unprecedented transit crisis, NACTO brought 1,200 transportation practitioners to Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville for the return of our Designing Cities Conference. Read More
NACTO Opposes Automaker Requests for Safety Exemptions for Autonomous Vehicles Sep 22, 2022 Ford and GM’s requests for exemptions from federal standards to test autonomous vehicles on city streets raise serious safety and regulatory concerns. Read More
New NACTO Report: Improving Bus Service is Key to Fighting Climate Change Aug 18, 2022 The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) published a new report today that argues the city bus is the most powerful tool local leaders have to mitigate the impact of catastrophic climate change. Read More
Traffic Deaths are Surging, But We Have the Tools to Make Americans Safe Aug 17, 2022 Today, the United States’ latest safety numbers brought tragic–yet unsurprising–news: far too many people in the U.S. die in preventable traffic crashes, and the country’s traffic safety crisis is getting worse, not better. Read More