New data snapshot finds micromobility has become a crucial part of city transportation networks across the U.S., and that bikeshare and e-scooter systems were key to moving essential workers during the pandemic. As the bike boom continues, city approaches to regulating micromobility must evolve.
Meet 12 individuals from across the country shaping a more equitable transportation system.
Supporters urge the Biden Administration to urgently advance this commonsense rule.
After Labor Day weekend, amidst the rush of back-to-school and an unprecedented transit crisis in our host cities, NACTO brought 1,200 transportation experts, policymakers, advocates, and practitioners to Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville for the return of our Designing Cities Conference. It was both the 10th anniversary of the conference, and our first one back in…
Ford and GM’s requests for exemptions from federal standards raise serious concerns.
The report offers strategies and best practices for cities to transform bus service in two years. The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) published a new report today that argues the city bus is the most powerful tool local leaders have to mitigate the impact of catastrophic climate change. The report, entitled “Move! That!…
Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), made the following statement in response to a record 7% increase in traffic fatalities in the U.S.: Today, the United States’ latest safety numbers brought tragic–yet unsurprising–news: far too many people in the U.S. die in preventable traffic crashes, and the country’s…
Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), made the following statement in response to Biden’s signage of the Inflation Reduction Act into law: NACTO congratulates the Biden Administration and Congressional leadership for passing and signing into law the Inflation Reduction Act–a landmark achievement that will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas…
Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of NACTO, issued the following statement in response to USDOT’s award of more than $2 billion in RAISE grants: NACTO applauds the Biden-Harris administration for funding more than 150 innovative transportation projects across the country that will meaningfully improve peoples’ lives. These projects will make the country’s transportation system measurably safer,…
The working paper encourages policymakers to overhaul laws, including eliminating those used to unfairly criminalize people on bikes.