Between 2017 and 2026, the City of Austin successfully slowed speeds by 20 miles per hour by prioritizing pedestrian safety on a two-lane road next to a park. After a pedestrian island was installed at the intersection of Springdale Road and Norwood Hill Road, traffic speeds decreased by more than 10 mph on average in…
Over 12 years, the Better Bike Share Partnership helped transform shared mobility through equity-centered policy, partnerships, and community investment. After more than a decade of work, the Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) is coming to a close. Over 12 years, BBSP reshaped the shared micromobility field by increasing equitable access, strengthening community partnerships, and creating…
The NACTO community is mourning a profound loss. Last Friday, Riley O’Neil, a Complete Streets Planner with the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), was struck and killed while riding his bike in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. Losing a colleague to the very traffic violence he worked so tirelessly to prevent is a heartbreaking shock. Many across…
Last month, over 1,000 city transportation practitioners headed to Minneapolis for the 14th NACTO Designing Cities Conference. Buildings and bridges glowed in NACTO green. Hundreds of people gathered after dark to cheer for the Minneapolis overnight painting crew as they striped road lines. And participants spread out across the city and region to experience and…