Over the weekend, we, like many, witnessed the brutal reality of state-sanctioned violence in the United States. All of us at NACTO are sickened and outraged by the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Nichols’ encounter with the police began with a traffic stop, underscoring the many ways in which racism, police violence, and…
New data snapshot finds micromobility has become a crucial part of city transportation networks across the U.S., and that bikeshare and e-scooter systems were key to moving essential workers during the pandemic. As the bike boom continues, city approaches to regulating micromobility must evolve.
Supporters urge the Biden Administration to urgently advance this commonsense rule.
The report offers strategies and best practices for cities to transform bus service in two years. The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) published a new report today that argues the city bus is the most powerful tool local leaders have to mitigate the impact of catastrophic climate change. The report, entitled “Move! That!…
Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), made the following statement in response to a record 7% increase in traffic fatalities in the U.S.: Today, the United States’ latest safety numbers brought tragic–yet unsurprising–news: far too many people in the U.S. die in preventable traffic crashes, and the country’s…
Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), made the following statement in response to Biden’s signage of the Inflation Reduction Act into law: NACTO congratulates the Biden Administration and Congressional leadership for passing and signing into law the Inflation Reduction Act–a landmark achievement that will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas…
Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of NACTO, issued the following statement in response to USDOT’s award of more than $2 billion in RAISE grants: NACTO applauds the Biden-Harris administration for funding more than 150 innovative transportation projects across the country that will meaningfully improve peoples’ lives. These projects will make the country’s transportation system measurably safer,…
The working paper encourages policymakers to overhaul laws, including eliminating those used to unfairly criminalize people on bikes.
The leaders of the three cities–which are jointly hosting the conference from September 7th-10th–share their vision for the future of transit and streets in the region. Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui of Cambridge, and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne of Somerville announced today that they will attend and give keynote speeches at the 2022…
Corinne Kisner, Executive Director, and Janette Sadik-Khan, Chair of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), today issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement of a proposed new rule requiring States to measure and set targets for greenhouse gas emissions from transportation that are in line with the Paris agreement:…