NACTO’s standard-setting guidance on designing city streets for transit has returned to NACTO.org. 

High-quality transit allows a city to grow without slowing down. But accomplishing it requires that cities set priorities and make investments, both in transit service and in the streets where transit operates. NACTO’s Transit Street Design Guide lays out a vision for putting transit—and the people who use it—at the heart of city street design. 

NACTO worked with practitioners and leaders from dozens of cities and transit agencies across North America to develop the Guide. First published in print in 2016, the Guide shows how cities can create transit-friendly streets in neighborhoods and downtowns alike. It includes design recommendations and specifications for stations and stops, transit lanes and transitways, and intersections. And it details the strategies to use to make the whole network work together. 

The Transit Street Design Guide is available for free on the NACTO website. But having a hard copy still adds value for professionals who reference it regularly: pick one up from our publisher, Princeton University Press, for $55.