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Linda Bailey
Acting Executive Director

David Vega-Barachowitz
Director, Designing Cities

The National Association of City Transportation Officials is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that represents large cities on transportation issues of local, regional, and national significance. NACTO views the transportation departments of major cities as effective and necessary partners in regional and national transportation efforts and promotes their interests in federal decision-making. The organization facilitates the exchange of transportation ideas, insights, and best practices among large cities, while fostering a cooperative approach to key issues facing cities and metropolitan areas. As a coalition of city transportation departments, NACTO is committed to raising the state of the practice for street design and transportation by building a common vision, sharing data, peer-to-peer exchange in workshops and conferences, and regular communication among member cities.


National Association of City Transportation Officials

120 Park Ave, 23rd Floor; New York, NY 10017

(Address at publication: 55 Water Street, 9th Floor; New York, NY 10041)
www.nacto.org

Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for and may be obtained from the Library of Congress.

ISBN: 978-1-61091-494-9

© Copyright 2013 National Association of City Transportation Officials

Consultant Team: Nelson\Nygaard

Consulting Associates, Sherwood Engineers

Design: Pure+Applied

Original Web Design: BlinkTag

Updated Web Design: Social Ink

NACTO Board of Directors (2013):

New York, NY
Janette Sadik-Khan
NACTO President Commissioner
Department of Transportation

San Francisco, CA
Edward D. Reiskin
NACTO Vice President Director of Transportation
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Chicago, IL
Gabriel Klein
NACTO Treasurer Commissioner
Department of Transportation

Phoenix, AZ
Wylie Bearup
NACTO Secretary Director
Street Transportation Department

Atlanta, GA
Richard Mendoza Commissioner
Department of Public Works

Baltimore, MD
Frank Murphy
Acting Director
Department of Transportation

Boston, MA
Thomas J. Tinlin
Commissioner
Transportation Department

Detroit, MI
Ron Freeland
CEO
Department of Transportation

Houston, TX
Jeffrey Weatherford
Deputy Director of Public Works
Public Works and Engineering Department

Los Angeles, CA
Jaime de la Vega
General Manager
Department of Transportation

Minneapolis, MN
Jon Wertjes
Director of Traffic & Parking Services
Department of Public Works

Philadelphia, PA
Rina Cutler
Deputy Mayor
Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities

Portland, OR
Steve Novick
Commissioner
Bureau of Transportation

Seattle, WA
Peter Hahn
Director
Department of Transportation

Washington, DC
Terry Bellamy
Director
Department of Transportation

Affiliate Members:
Arlington, VA
Austin, TX
Cambridge, MA
Hoboken, NJ
Indianapolis, IN
Memphis, TN
Oakland, CA
Ventura, CA


Acknowledgments
This project would not have been possible without the support and guidance of the Summit Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Many thanks to Darryl Young and Nick Turner. The project team would also like to thank the members of the steering committee. Also thanks to David Miller, Heather Boyer, and Julie Marshall of Island Press.


summit_logo_rgb.jpgRockefeller Foundation


Project Steering Committee

Joshuah Mello, A.I.C.P.
Assistant Director of Planning: Transportation
Atlanta Department of Planning and Community Development

Michele Wynn
Public Works Manager
Atlanta Department of Public Works

Gary W. Schatz, P.E., PTOE
Austin Transportation Department

Theo Ngongang
Planning Division Chief
Baltimore Department of Transportation

Vineet Gupta
Director of Policy and Planning
Boston Transportation Department

Chris Wuellner
Division of Project Development
Chicago Department of Transportation

Nathan Roseberry, P.E.
Senior Bikeways Engineer
Chicago Department of Transportation

Jeffrey Weatherford, P.E.
Deputy Director of Public Works
Houston Department of Public Works and Engineering

Carl Smitha, P.E.
Managing Engineer
Houston Department of Public Works and Engineering

Jay Kim, P.E.
Assistant General Manager
Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Don Elwood, P.E.
Director of Transportation Planning and Engineering
Minneapolis Department of Public Works

Nicholaas Peterson
Senior Project Manager
New York City Department of Transportation

Michael Flynn, A.I.C.P., LEED PA
Director, Capital Planning and Project Initiation
New York City Department of Transportation

Jamie Parks, A.I.C.P.
Senior Transportation Planner
Oakland Public Works Department

Stephen Buckley, A.I.C.P., P.E.
Director of Policy and Planning
Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities, Philadelphia

Ariel Ben-Amos
Senior Planner/Analyst
Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities, Philadelphia

Shane Silsby, P.E.
Deputy Street Transportation Director
Phoenix Streets Department

Christine Fanchi, P.E.
Transportation Engineer
Phoenix Streets Department

Peter Koonce, P.E.
Division Manager
Signals and Street Lighting Division
Portland Bureau of Transportation

Kurt Krueger
Development Review Manager
Portland Bureau of Transportation

Seleta Reynolds, A.I.C.P.
Manager, Livable Streets Division
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Susan McLaughlin, A.I.C.P., LEED AP
Transportation Planning and Urban Design Strategy Advisor
Seattle Department of Transportation

Kevin O’Neill, A.I.C.P.
Planning and Urban Design Manager
Seattle Department of Transportation

Darby Watson
Urban Design Lead
Seattle Department of Transportation

Sam Zimbabwe, LEED AP
Associate Director, Policy, Planning, and Sustainability
District Department of Transportation

Jim Sebastian, A.I.C.P.
Manager, Active Transportation Policy, Planning, and Sustainability
District Department of Transportation

Mike Goodno
Bicycle Program Specialist
District Department of Transportation

Linda Bailey
Acting Executive Director
National Association of City Transportation Officials

David Vega-Barachowitz
Director, Designing Cities
National Association of City Transportation Officials


Consulting Team

Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates
Michael King, R.A. (project manager)
Stephanie Wright, A.I.C.P. (deputy project manager)
Paul Supawanich, A.I.C.P.
Will Sherman
Technical Reviewers: Chester (Rick) Chellman, P.E., Paul Moore, P.E., Michael Moule, P.E.
Interns: Sam Frommer; Alyssa Pichardo

Pure+Applied
Urshula Barbour
Paul Carlos
Nick Cesare
Karilyn Johanesen
Carrie Kawamura

Sherwood Design Engineers
Tom Bacus, P.E.
Theodore C. Lim, LEED AP, BD+C

BlinkTag Web Development
Brendan Nee
Trucy Phan

Social Ink Web Development
Matthew Pinto
Yonathan Reinberg

Graphic renderings by Frances Hsia, National Association of City Transportation Officials

Case Studies compiled by Corinne Kisner, National Association of City Transportation Officials

Special Thanks To: NYC DOT: Joshua Benson, Carly Clark, Thomas Maguire, Daniel Moidel, Margaret Newman, Jon Orcutt, Sean Quinn, Matthew Roe, Ryan Russo, Bruce Schaller, Lacy Shelby, Karin Sommer, Randy Wade, Emily Weidenhof, Andy Wiley-Schwartz; Ron Thaniel, NACTO; Neil Kopper, Austin Department of Public Works; Katherine Watkins, City of Cambridge Department of Public Works; Romel Pascual, City of Los Angeles; Stephen Villavaso, CicLAvia

Photo Credits: NYC DOT; University City District, Philadelphia; Michael King, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates; David Vega-Barachowitz, NACTO; Michael Flynn, NYC DOT; Joshua Mello, City of Atlanta; Susan McLaughlin, Seattle DOT; Ariel Ben-Amos, City of Philadelphia; Olugbenro Ogunsemore; GREENGARAGE; Sherwood Engineers; Paul Supawanich

The graphic content and renderings produced for the Urban Street Design Guide drew upon many inspirations, foremost of which was the Boston Complete Streets Guidelines, produced by the Boston Transportation Department with Toole Design Group, and Utile, Inc. Architecture + Planning. Renderings in the design guide are intended to reflect real, built projects in cities across the United States and internationally.