As Director of Policy and Practice, Stefanie shapes NACTO’s strategy to change the paradigm for city transportation policy and street design across North America. She provides strategic direction for NACTO’s technical design portfolio and guides major policy initiatives. She manages a multidisciplinary team of policy, design, and communications staff working to serve, empower, and partner with NACTO’s member cities and transit agencies.
Stefanie comes to NACTO from the Boston Transportation Department, where she served as Active Transportation Director. In that role, Stefanie led a 13-person team that implemented multimodal infrastructure projects, programming, and policy initiatives.
Among other programs, Stefanie oversaw the city’s neighborhood traffic-calming program, oversaw bike network expansion efforts, and directed the City of Boston’s public bike share system. Prior to joining the City of Boston in 2016, Stefanie was Deputy Director of the National Complete Streets Coalition.