New Initiative Will Identify Structural Changes to Speed Up Transportation Innovations in Cities Nationwide For Immediate ReleaseJune 6, 2017 Press contact:Alexander Engelalex@nacto.org646.324.2919 The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), an organization that represents more than 50 major cities in the United States, today announced a year-long initiative, Green Light for Great Streets, to identify…
Digital release, translations makes the guide available at no cost to planners For Immediate ReleaseMay 16, 2017 Press Contact:Abhimanyu Prakashabhimanyu@nacto.org+1 917.893.1325 View the Guide online >Download sample images (20 MB ZIP)> The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and the Global Designing Cities Initiative today announced the launch of the Global Street Design Guide as a…
Over 28 Million Bike Share Trips Were Taken in the U.S. in 2016 For Immediate ReleaseMarch 9, 2017 Press contact:Alexander Engelalex@nacto.org646.324.2919 The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), an association of 51 cities in North America, today released the first-ever nationwide count of bike share rides in the United States. NACTO’s data shows that…
New Guide is the First-Ever Worldwide Standard for Designing Safe, Sustainable City Streets
NACTO research in seven cities shows that pairing bike share with protected bike lanes encourages riding, increases the visibility of people on bikes, and reduces overall biking risk
Getting station placement right is integral to the success of a bike share system. NACTO’s new guide allows planners and community groups to help design and advocate for better, easy-to-access bike share station locations and safer streets.
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…
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…
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…
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,…