NACTO
8 Tips for Cities to Make the Most of Dockless Bike-Share and Scooters
The National Association of City Transportation Officials released guidelines to help cities manage these services without getting taken for a ride.
July 13, 2018
Bus Lanes Are the New Parking Lanes
Reserving curb space for people to park cars right next to their destination is no way to manage city streets.
November 21, 2017
How to Design Streets for People in the Era of Robocars
Curbless streets. Safe walking and biking for all. Bus priority. It's up to cities to demand it.
November 2, 2017
Which Bike Lanes Should Be Protected? New Guide Offers Specifics
Most U.S. street design institutions haven’t wanted to say for sure. Until now.
November 1, 2017
Congress and Auto Industry Move to Ban Cities From Regulating Self-Driving Cars
Autonomous vehicles should benefit cities, not the other way around, but legislation advancing through Congress would tie urban officials' hands when it comes to shaping AV policy.
August 2, 2017
NACTO Wants to Find Out How Cities Can Design Better Streets, Faster
The National Association of City Transportation Officials, representing more than 50 urban transportation departments across the United States, is known for street design guides that prioritize walking, bicycling, and transit. Now the organization is turning its attention to the nuts-and-bolts of how city bureaucracies can implement these designs in a timely manner, so meaningful change can happen within our lifetimes.
June 8, 2017
Global Street Design Guide Now Available Free Online
As of this week, the Global Street Design Guide, a handbook for cities around the world to design safe, sustainable streets, is available to the public as for free online.
May 18, 2017
Grassy Storm Drainage Can Be a Transportation Twofer, New Guide Shows
If your city's transportation department and its stormwater management department were to team up to put storm drainage in just the right places, it could be a very cost-efficient way to manage runoff while creating permanent, attractive separation between bike and car traffic.
May 16, 2017
Talking Headways Podcast: Designing City Streets for People
This week Corinne Kisner and Matthew Roe of NACTO tell us about their influential series of street design guides that give transportation engineers "permission" to put walking, biking, and transit first. Learn how the guides are put together and how cities are using them to prioritize people instead of cars.
March 10, 2017
American Bike-Share Is Growing Quickly — In a Handful of Cities
Americans made 28 million trips on bike share last year. But the large majority of ridership comes from just a few large cities that have made major investments.
March 9, 2017
