New practitioners’ paper aims to help cities as they face escalating challenges from the deployment of robotaxi services Robotaxis are here, and cities are the current and future testing and deployment grounds of this new technology. Company narratives promote robotaxis as a “miraculous remedy” to the traffic-safety crisis on U.S. streets and a transformative mobility…
On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed the $1.2 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148), officially ending the partial government shutdown and securing funding for federal transportation programs through September 30, 2026. This bipartisan package is a mixed bag for city transportation officials. While it avoids the worst-case scenarios presented in earlier proposals, it…
It’s been two years since the Federal Highway Administration published the 11th Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), which was the first update to the manual in almost 15 years. In the years since the MUTCD was adopted, NACTO has worked to understand the changes in the 11th edition, communicated the…
Across North America, cities are building bike networks with imagination, resilience, adaptability, and drive. They’re planning high-quality bikeways that rely on more than paint to protect their users. They’re creating infrastructure for riders of all ages and abilities. They’re not giving up at intersections. And they’re not undertaking these changes in a vacuum—they’re learning from…
New Orleans plans to use an infusion of federal funds to expand micromobility options, spread the joy of biking, and build a sense of public ownership of Blue Bikes, its community-run bike share system. With demand surging beyond its fleet size and trip numbers rivaling those in cities with larger bike fleets, the system’s popularity…
Belgrade, Montana; the Jacksonville Transportation Authority; the Montgomery Department of Transportation; the Spokane Transit Authority; and the Toronto Transit Commission join network of more than 100 city transportation agencies
Cities are realizing the potential of the curb for more than just parking: bus stops, bike lanes, commercial loading, passenger pick up and drop off, vehicle parking, daylighting, bike share stations, turn lanes, and more. Allocating space efficiently and safely among these many uses is a continuous and important topic. On November 10, NACTO convened…
A safe streets project in the City of Columbus, Ohio, is demonstrating how cities can deliver federally funded projects that make a tangible difference. In November 2024, the City of Columbus used Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) funding to install a demonstration project on a two-mile portion of East Broad Street. Broad Street…
The 2026 Member Program Committee application is closed as of September 20, 2025. Want to shape the content at our next conference? We’re looking for ten people employed at our member agencies to join our Member Program Committee. All aspects of the NACTO Designing Cities conference are carefully planned, with a focus on the most…
Legislative and administrative activities in Washington, D.C., over the past few weeks have changed how cities and transit agencies interact with federal funding and processes. Most notably, the President signed into law H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), a budget reconciliation bill that had been approved by the Senate 51-50 and by the House…