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Design Guides

NACTO’s design guides represent actionable best practices for safe, multimodal urban streets. About Design Guidance.

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Transit Street Design Guide

Reliable public transportation depends on a commitment to transit at every level of design. The Transit Street Design Guide sets a vision for how cities can harness the immense potential of transit to create active and efficient streets in neighborhoods and downtowns alike. Developed through a peer network of NACTO members and transit agency partners,…

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Urban Bikeway Design Guide

Adapted from Urban Bikeway Design Guide, Third Edition, published by Island Press

Design Guide

Designing Streets for Kids

Designing for children and caregivers on city streets

Design Guide

City Limits

A consistent, scalable approach to setting speed limits

Design Guide

Urban Street Stormwater Guide

How cities can use streets to address climate change

Design Guide

Bike Share Station Siting Guide

Guidance on how and where to locate bikeshare stations

Design Guide

Urban Street Design Guide

A blueprint for designing 21st century streets

Design Guide

Global Street Design Guide

A global baseline for designing streets and public spaces

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