City streets must do more than ever. Residents need safe, multimodal street networks to reach their everyday needs. That same street network also needs to process stormwater and snow melt, provide places to gather, and enable local economies.

To deliver on this expanded mission for streets, transportation departments and transit agencies are testing new processes, structures, and ways of working. They find new ways to collaborate with other city departments, community organizations, and residents. And they’re doing all this while facing significant hurdles—from budget cuts and hiring freezes to distrust of government within historically underserved communities.

NACTO supports cities’ efforts to achieve their bold transportation visions by building the capacity of agencies and staff to move transportation work forward. We convene peers from across the country to learn from each other and develop resources to capture best practices and lessons learned. We get into the nuts and bolts of organizational structure, community involvement practices, collaborating with state agencies, measuring what works, and convincing local decision-makers that, yes, it makes sense to build that bus lane on that street.