NACTO Names Carrie Santos Interim Executive Director
Experienced nonprofit executive will lead NACTO during national search for a permanent executive director
NACTO Names Carrie Santos Interim Executive Director
NACTO Names Carrie Santos Interim 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 Names Carrie Santos Interim Executive Director
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…
NACTO Names Carrie Santos Interim Executive Director
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…
NACTO Names Carrie Santos Interim Executive Director
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…
NACTO Names Carrie Santos Interim Executive Director
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…
NACTO Names Carrie Santos Interim Executive Director
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…
NACTO Names Carrie Santos Interim Executive Director
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…
NACTO Names Carrie Santos Interim Executive Director
Bill Would Provide Continuity, While Leaving Longstanding Transportation Funding Issues Unaddressed Last week, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee advanced its bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act (BA250) with a vote of 62-2. This bill gives us a first look at Congress’s priorities for transportation funding ahead of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) expiration…
NACTO Names Carrie Santos Interim Executive Director
During a recent webinar, the Portland Bureau of Transportation shared how they propose to regulate robotaxi services for public benefit Robotaxis aren’t in the future—they’re operating in dozens of cities. And more are coming soon. As cities have learned from previous arrivals of new technologies—from ride-hail to free-floating bikes and scooters—these new services integrate well…