In January, NACTO published the third edition of Urban Bikeway Design Guide, its first update in a decade. The new edition goes beyond a kit of parts to a more complete how-to manual for designing safe, bikeable, inviting streets. Soon, we’ll make the Urban Bikeway Design Guide available for free on our website. In the meantime, we’re posting…
In January, NACTO published the third edition of Urban Bikeway Design Guide, its first update in a decade. The new edition goes beyond a kit of parts to a more complete how-to manual for designing safe, bikeable, inviting streets. Soon, we’ll make the Urban Bikeway Design Guide available for free on our website. In the meantime, we’re posting…
In January, NACTO published the third edition of Urban Bikeway Design Guide, its first update in a decade. The new edition goes beyond a kit of parts to a more complete how-to manual for designing safe, bikeable, inviting streets. Soon, we’ll make the Urban Bikeway Design Guide available for free on our website. In the…
Ryan Russo, executive director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), issued the following statement in response to an internal, unpublished directive from the U.S. DOT secretary’s office. New, unpublished guidance from the U.S. Department of Transportation goes against the will of Congress and millions of city residents by subjecting hundreds of already-approved…
Five years ago, the world changed. In just a few short weeks, the threat of infection from COVID-19, stay-at-home orders, and social distancing requirements radically altered daily life. Globally, everyone experienced huge shifts in daily activities, from moving about the community to getting groceries to traveling to work. Essential and critical workers, including most employees…
Board Includes Visionary Leaders from Columbus, Philadelphia, Portland OR, Los Angeles, and Somerville MA The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)–an association of 100 cities and transit agencies across North America–today announced the unanimous election of Millicent D. Williams, Director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation, and Kelly Scocco, Director of the Columbus Department…
NACTO Board President Michael Carroll championed the critical need for cities to have access to direct federal funding during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing last week. Carroll, the City of Philadelphia’s Deputy Managing Director for Transportation and Infrastructure, stressed how programs such as Safe Streets and Roads for All empower…
Welcome to NACTO’s new and improved website! We’ve grown a lot since we last redesigned our website. In 2015, NACTO had 39 members and eight staff. In the last decade, we’ve added almost 60 new members and a dozen staff positions. With that growth came changes to what we do and how we talk about…
Ryan Russo, executive director, and Janette Sadik-Khan, chair of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) issued the following statement on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act have funded much-needed projects that connect Americans to opportunity in…
Several hundred city transportation staff, state and federal officials, advocates, private-sector consultants, and more gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the release of the third edition of the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide! The evening book launch, co-hosted by Barco Products and TYLin, took place during the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. As attendees spent…