Administration Commits to Proven Best Practices in USDOT’s National Roadway Safety Strategy NACTO applauds USDOT for its bold goal of zero deaths on America’s roads, and for committing to reorienting the department around a proven safe systems approach to safety. These promising commitments include: “This Administration knows first-hand the physical, economic, and emotional impact of…
Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of NACTO, issued this statement in response to the Federal Highway Administration’s memo outlining how infrastructure spending should be prioritized to meet the country’s needs and goals. FHWA will soon distribute an unprecedented $350 billion in infrastructure spending. NACTO applauds FHWA’s commitment to ensuring that this funding goes to projects that…
In 2010, cities banded together to develop a first-of-its-kind document: bikeway design guidance developed by cities, for cities. This document, the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, sparked a design revolution in cities nationwide, where city ingenuity and values were elevated, in service of safe and vibrant streets and transportation networks. In the decade since the…
Federal law now explicitly allows cities to apply NACTO street design guidance to federally-funded projects on city streets—even if a state requires different standards. On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. In a step forward for cities seeking to streamline design and Complete Streets processes, the IIJA…
Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of NACTO, issued the following statement in response to USDOT’s award of nearly $1 billion in RAISE grants.
Directing this unprecedented funding to the right projects could improve everyday life for millions of people Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of NACTO, issued the following statement in response to President Biden signing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law: Today, President Biden signed into law a $1.2 trillion dollar opportunity to directly address America’s…
Success hinges on how funding is implemented at the state and federal level Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of NACTO, issued the following statement in response to the House’s passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Late last evening, the House voted to advance the long-awaited Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, granting the U.S. new,…
Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), today issued the following statement in response to USDOT data showing a dramatic jump in American traffic fatalities and Transportation Secretary Buttigieg’s pledge to implement a Safe Systems Approach to traffic safety: America’s cities applaud Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for plainly calling…
As cities locked down over spring 2020, people took to their people-powered wheels. From skyrocketing private bike sales (and the ascendance of e-bikes) to record-breaking ridership on bike share systems, last year’s boom showed the essential role bikes, scooters, and other forms of micromobility play in keeping people—and cities—moving. It also highlighted the need for…
While traffic safety continues to deteriorate across the US, California took action with three recently-passed laws that will begin to tackle unsafe speeds, make transit faster and more reliable, and provide safer places for people with open and slow streets. Safer Speed Limits in the Country’s Largest State In a major win for safety and…