NACTO Executive Board
Michael Carroll, President
Deputy Managing Director,
Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems
Laura Rubio-Cornejo, Vice President
General Manager,
Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Kim Lucas, Secretary
Director,
Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure
Jeffrey Tumlin, Treasurer
Director of Transportation,
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Brad Rawson, Affiliate Member Representative
Director of Mobility,
Somerville Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development
Janette Sadik-Khan, Chair
Principal,
Bloomberg Associates
Project Funders
We’re grateful to the following funding partners who supported the development of the Urban Bikeway Design Guide, Third Edition:
- Barr Foundation
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- ClimateWorks Foundation
- NUMO
- Trek
Project Teams
The third edition of the Urban Bikeway Design Guide is based on the real-world experience of planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining bike facilities across North America and abroad. NACTO staff worked closely with bikeway planning and design professionals from NACTO member agencies, as well as engineering and design consultants and researchers.
Working Group
A group of over 150 individuals employed at more than 60 municipalities and transit agencies in the United States and Canada participated in the development of this guide:
- Phoenix, AZ
- Tucson, AZ
- Fremont, CA
- Long Beach, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- LA Metro (Los Angeles)
- Oakland, CA
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Ventura, CA
- Boulder, CO
- Denver, CO
- Fort Collins, CO
- Washington, DC
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Orlando, FL
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Atlanta, GA
- Chicago, IL
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Indianapolis, IN
- Indy Go (Indianapolis)
- New Orleans, LA
- Boston, MA
- Cambridge, MA
- Somerville, MA
- Montgomery County, MD
- Detroit, MI
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Minneapolis, MN
- Bozeman, MT
- Charlotte, NC
- Hoboken, NJ
- Albuquerque, NM
- New York, NY
- Portland, OR
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Providence, RI
- Chattanooga, TN
- Nashville, TN
- Austin, TX
- Dallas, TX
- Houston, TX
- Alexandria, VA
- Arlington, VA
- Richmond, VA
- Bellevue, WA
- Seattle, WA
- King County Metro (Seattle)
- Spokane, WA
- Vancouver, WA
- Milwaukee, WI
- Calgary, AB
- Vancouver, BC
- Translink (Vancouver)
- Halifax, NS
- Hamilton, ON
- Toronto, ON
- Montréal, QC
NACTO Project Team
Corinne Kisner,
Executive Director
Stefanie Seskin,
Director of Policy & Practice
Matthew Roe,
Technical Lead
Jenny O’Connell,
Associate Director of Programs
Cary Bearn,
Senior Program Manager, Biking
Alex Engel,
Senior Manager, Communications
Celine Schmidt,
Visual Communications Manager
Fielding Hong,
Program Manager, Capacity Building
Camille Boggan,
Program Associate
Technical Consultants
Derek Abe | Alta Planning + Design, Inc.
Zabe Bent
Tamika l. Butler, Esq. | Tamika L. Butler Consulting LLC
Jeremy Chrzan, P.E., PTOE, LEED | Toole Design Group
Joe Gilpin | Alta Planning + Design, Inc.
Michael Kelley, MPA | BikeWalkKC
Radu Nan, P.E., PTOE, RCP1 | Kittelson and Associates, Inc.
Alek Pochowski, P.E. | Kittelson and Associates, Inc.
Ryan Russo | Together Projects
Katy Sawyer, P.E. | Toole Design Group
Amy Scrivner | BikeWalkKC
Justin Soltesz, P.E. | Toole Design Group
Acknowledgments
The project team offers special thanks to Gia Biagi, Veronica O. Davis, and Rob Spillar, who served on the NACTO board during the initial phases of this project; Kris Chandler and Billy Richling for their contributions to the guide and working papers; and Najah Casimir, our talented and tireless cheerleader. So many people employed at NACTO member cities spent time listening, strategizing, and critiquing the guide. Their expertise and support made all the best parts of this guide possible.
We’re grateful for Jessie Singer’s attention to detail as our fantastic copy editor. A talented team took our ideas and turned them into helpful illustrations: Anthea Fernades, Martha Hall, Riva Heinrich, Aditya Inamdar, Lyubava Kroll, Jade Ma, Alex Reasbeck, Caroline Stjarnborg, and Craig Toocheck. Julio Ibarra turned sketches into lovely three-dimensional renderings. Ana Bercovich was instrumental in developing and executing the guide’s layout.
2022-2023 Working Papers
In 2022 and 2023, NACTO released seven working papers that heavily informed this guide. Working paper contributors included staff at member agencies, Alta Planning + Design, Sam Schwartz City Solutions, Toole Design Group, Avery Staton, and Charles T. Brown.
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