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NACTO and the Global Designing Cities Initiative Release Global Street Design Guide


NACTO and the Global Designing Cities Initiative Release Global Street Design Guide

For Immediate ReleaseApril 14, 2016 Press Contact:Alexander Engelalex@nacto.org646.324.2919 Transportation directors from North America’s largest cities have announced the release of a new design guide for building world-class transit streets—providing a framework for cities to grow without slowing down, while making city streets great places to be. The Transit Street Design Guide, published by the National…

NACTO and the Global Designing Cities Initiative Release Global Street Design Guide

NEW YORK (July 25, 2014) – Less than a year after the National Association of City Transportation Officials released its Urban Street Design Guide, the US Department of Transportation endorsed this vision for safe, sustainable, city-friendly street designs. Federal support for the Guide ensures that practitioners have both the permission and the flexibility to design streets that support…

NACTO and the Global Designing Cities Initiative Release Global Street Design Guide

New York, NY, December 18, 2013 Less than two months after National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) President and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik‐Khan kicked off a nationwide endorsement campaign for the Urban Street Design Guide, Washington State DOT and a group of 23 cities have led the charge with strong…

NACTO and the Global Designing Cities Initiative Release Global Street Design Guide

Washington, D.C., September 23, 2013 The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) unveiled a new design manual for city streets today. A blueprint for the 21st century streetscape, the Urban Street Design Guide demonstrates how streets of every size can be reimagined and reoriented as safe, sustainable public spaces for people walking, driving, biking,…