Sexton joins visionary leaders representing 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 Tim Sexton, Minneapolis Public Works Director, to the organization’s board. Michael Carroll, Deputy Managing Director for Philadelphia’s Office…
Cities and transit agencies across North America are improving transit service with tools like dedicated bus lanes, transit signal priority, queue jumps, optimized bus stop spacing, and automated camera enforcement. But it’s hard to grasp the full scale of these activities, because no one is tracking transit priority programs across state and regional lines. Until…
Altamonte Springs, Florida; Falls Church, Virginia; Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, join network of more than 100 city transportation agencies The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) is proud to announce that the cities of Altamonte Springs, Florida; Falls Church, Virginia; Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, have joined the more…
New practitioners’ paper aims to help cities as they face escalating challenges from the deployment of robotaxi services Robotaxis are here, and cities are the current and future testing and deployment grounds of this new technology. Company narratives promote robotaxis as a “miraculous remedy” to the traffic-safety crisis on U.S. streets and a transformative mobility…
Shaw Street was busy with bikes, but it wasn’t working for everyone. There were too many motor vehicles using the street for riding to be comfortable for people who weren’t confident biking, including children, older adults, and new cyclists. But in 2020, the City of Toronto undertook a project that decreased vehicle volumes by up…