Making buses faster and more reliable is one of the most effective ways to transform urban mobility. From red carpet bus lanes and queue jumps to signal priority and optimized stop spacing, agencies are deploying a wide toolkit of street design interventions to get buses out of traffic. Yet, for years, tracking these projects across…
NACTO’s standard-setting guidance on designing city streets for transit has returned to NACTO.org. Photo Credits: CHICAGO, IL (Chicago Department of Transportation); SEATTLE, WA (SounderBruce, Flickr) High-quality transit allows a city to grow without slowing down. But accomplishing it requires that cities set priorities and make investments, both in transit service and in the streets where…
Experienced nonprofit executive will lead NACTO during national search for a permanent executive director
Ryan Russo to conclude a two-year tenure marked by expanded member value, landmark guidance, and a stronger national voice for cities
NACTO makes available resources related to five proven safety countermeasures that were removed from FHWA website Earlier this month, the Federal Highway Administration pared down its list of proven safety countermeasures: tools and strategies backed by research to save lives. Five strategies were removed: roadway reconfigurations (“road diets”), bicycle lanes, appropriate speed limits, speed safety…
We’re excited to welcome Esmeralda Gaton to the NACTO leadership team! NACTO’s greatest strength is our network of passionate transportation professionals and city leaders who work every day to transform urban streets. Supporting and connecting this community requires dedicated, visionary leadership—making Esmeralda Gaton the perfect fit as our new Director of Engagement. Esmeralda brings over…
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…
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…