NACTO Statement on the Relief Package: A Reprieve for Transit, Yet a Long Road Ahead for Cities
In the face of immense need, Congress finally passed a bill that provides $14 billion in sorely-needed relief for transit agencies.
In the face of immense need, Congress finally passed a bill that provides $14 billion in sorely-needed relief for transit agencies.
On behalf of 80 city transportation departments and transit agencies across the U.S., NACTO congratulates Mayor Pete Buttigieg on his nomination as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
Over 2020, as the demand for rapid response projects grew and city budgets shrank, NACTO launched a competitive grant opportunity to ten cities working to put the Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery principles into action. We sought applications from city transportation agencies that, in partnership with community-based organizations, were reimagining streets, implementing ideas, and…
In the United States, 80% of people live in cities and urbanized areas. Today, America’s cities and the people who live in them are struggling, and are facing the intertwined crises of a global pandemic, systemic racism, and accelerating climate change. Across the country, city governments are laying off or furloughing staff, further limiting the…