Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of NACTO, issued this statement in response to the Federal Highway Administration’s memo outlining how infrastructure spending should be prioritized to meet the country’s needs and goals. 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…
In 2010, cities banded together to develop a first-of-its-kind document: bikeway design guidance developed by cities, for cities. This document, the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, sparked a design revolution in cities nationwide, where city ingenuity and values were elevated, in service of safe and vibrant streets and transportation networks. In the decade since the…
Federal law now explicitly allows cities to apply NACTO street design guidance to federally-funded projects on city streets—even if a state requires different standards. On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. In a step forward for cities seeking to streamline design and Complete Streets processes, the IIJA…