As private companies deploy more and more autonomous vehicles (AVs) on U.S. streets, safety remains a top priority for cities and their residents. That’s why NACTO is emphasizing the critical need for strong local oversight and greater transparency in the federal government’s framework for overseeing vehicles equipped with automated driving systems (ADS). The U.S. Department…
Five years ago, the world changed. In just a few short weeks, the threat of infection from COVID-19, stay-at-home orders, and social distancing requirements radically altered daily life. Globally, everyone experienced huge shifts in daily activities, from moving about the community to getting groceries to traveling to work. Essential and critical workers, including most employees…
Board Includes Visionary Leaders from Columbus, Philadelphia, Portland OR, Los Angeles, and Somerville MA The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)–an association of 100 cities and transit agencies across North America–today announced the unanimous election of Millicent D. Williams, Director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation, and Kelly Scocco, Director of the Columbus Department…
NACTO Board President Michael Carroll championed the critical need for cities to have access to direct federal funding during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing last week. Carroll, the City of Philadelphia’s Deputy Managing Director for Transportation and Infrastructure, stressed how programs such as Safe Streets and Roads for All empower…