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Design Guides

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


Design Guide

Transit Street Design Guide

NACTO’s standard-setting guidance on designing city streets for transit. Adapted from the Transit Street Design Guide, published by Island Press.

Design Guide

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. Adapted from the Urban Street Design Guide published by Island Press.

Design Guide

Global Street Design Guide

A global baseline for designing streets and public spaces


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