At the end of 2025, Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services celebrated the completion of a three-year project: a new roundabout at the gateway to Kailua Beach Park, a popular destination. The Kalapawai roundabout provides vital safety and circulation improvements for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers alike. As a part of the County and City’s Complete Streets…
At NACTO, our work is driven by the people in our community working to make the world kinder. Unfortunately, last week we lost one of our own: Louisa Gag. Louisa, a lifelong resident of Boston, was struck and killed by a truck driver while riding her bike to work. Louisa’s friends and colleagues remember her…
Neighborhood routes are core components of a connected walking and bike network, offering people comfortable and quiet routes for everyday trips. But a network is only as good as its intersections, and a comfortable trip quickly becomes stressful—or even dangerous—when a low-traffic neighborhood street intersects with a busier, multilane road. Portland, Oregon, uses half signals…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is considering a new pedestrian safety measure for the federal government’s safety rating system (the “five-star” ratings that indicate to consumers whether a vehicle is safe). The proposed measure would incorporate whether a vehicle’s advance driver assistance systems technologies include pedestrian detection when the car is in reverse.…