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Making Bikes Count: New Tips and Guidance for Better Bike Count Programs

Mar 31, 2022

NACTO’s new working paper, Making Bikes Count, is a compilation of actionable recommendations for building a better bike counting program.

Announcing the Next Stage of Growth for the Global Designing Cities Initiative

Mar 15, 2022

NACTO is proud to announce that in just seven years, the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) grew from a small startup incubated within NACTO to one of the most influential leaders on city streets around the world, and will now operate as an independent program.

Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery 2021: Leveraging Aid and Partnerships for Change

Mar 10, 2022

NACTO offered a competitive grant opportunity to ten city transportation agencies, which partnered with community-based organizations working to center local expertise in Covid-19 response and recovery.

NACTO in 2021: Cities Taking the Lead

Mar 07, 2022

At NACTO, we’re focused on making sure transportation lives up to its promise. That’s why we nurture a network of committed practitioners to share ideas and advance the field’s state of practice, push to make federal transportation policy work for cities, and continually bring national attention to the obstacles between the streets we have now and the streets we need. This is the work we do every day–and the work captured in our 2021 Annual Report.

Claudia Preciado joins NACTO as Director of Engagement

Feb 11, 2022

After a national search, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) is pleased to introduce Claudia Preciado as our new Director of Engagement. Claudia brings years of experience in the transportation sector, leveraging relationships and process improvements to help transit agencies deliver better service to their riders.

NACTO Applauds Bold Federal Goal of Zero Traffic Deaths

Jan 27, 2022

NACTO applauds USDOT for its bold goal of zero deaths on America’s roads, and for committing to reorienting the department around a proven safe systems approach to safety.

America’s road department outlines its vision for the future of the country’s streets

Dec 16, 2021

FHWA will soon distribute an unprecedented $350 billion in infrastructure spending. NACTO applauds FHWA’s commitment to ensuring that this funding goes to projects that save lives, increase equity in our communities, and make meaningful progress on the climate crisis.

Better Guidance, Better Streets, Better Cities: We’re Updating the Urban Bikeway Design Guide

Dec 16, 2021

Over the next year, NACTO will release several working papers expanding bikeway guidance and covering the most critical gaps in vetted guidance for cities, including best practices for data collection, network design, equitable network design, and scaling success to better meet the challenges of our time.

Good Things to Come: USDOT Funds Projects That Will Meaningfully Improve People’s Lives

Nov 19, 2021

Today, USDOT made a strong down payment on their commitment to advancing safety, equity, and climate goals. From transit investments in Tampa, Oakland, Boston, and Baltimore, to redesigned intersections in Tuscaloosa, St. Louis, and Atlantic City, the federal funding awarded today will go to projects that make cities safer and more sustainable, and will meaningfully improve people’s lives across the country.

A $1.2 trillion opportunity to address America’s safety, equity, and climate crises

Nov 15, 2021

Today, President Biden signed into law a $1.2 trillion dollar opportunity to directly address America’s safety, equity, and climate crises. The unprecedented funding unlocked in the infrastructure bill could be a turning point that enables the U.S. to address longstanding faults and shortcomings in the country’s transportation system.

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