Throughout the past year, cities grappled with a litany of challenges old and new, including a 16-year-high in U.S. traffic fatalities, economic inflation, the continued disruption wrought by the pandemic, and the ever-present crises of climate change and racial injustice. Nevertheless, 2022 also proved to be a year filled with creativity, resilience, and hope, both…
NACTO applauds the Biden-Harris Administration for not only providing urgently-needed funding through Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) to dozens of communities to stem the traffic safety crisis, but also for working with cities across the country to design the program to maximize the number of lives it will save on local streets. Safe…
Over the weekend, we, like many, witnessed the brutal reality of state-sanctioned violence in the United States. All of us at NACTO are sickened and outraged by the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Nichols’ encounter with the police began with a traffic stop, underscoring the many ways in which racism, police violence, and…
The additions bring the total number of NACTO members to 95 cities and transit agencies that represent metro areas covering over 100 million people, and illustrate the growth of the movement to build safe, sustainable, and equitable transportation systems across North America.
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!…