National Association of City Transportation Officials
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National Association of City Transportation Officials
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100+ North American cities & transit agencies exchanging transportation ideas, insights, and practices. www.nacto.org
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)—the third-largest transit agency in North America—is implementing transit priority measures through its RapidTO initiative, including bus priority lanes and transit signal priority.
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Spokane Transit is planning a new bus rapid transit project in the region’s busiest corridor.
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation is advancing multiple BRT corridors, building out a low-stress bike network, and continuing its nationally-recognized work in accessible design. @mcdotnow.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Jacksonville Transportation Authority is advancing multimodal infrastructure and autonomous mobility in Northeast Florida, ensuring that more communities have safe, reliable, and convenient mobility options.
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The City of Belgrade, Montana is developing a comprehensive safety action plan and rapidly deploying quick-build demonstration projects to better connect its downtown core with surrounding residential neighborhoods.
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
NACTO is excited to welcome five new members!

Belgrade, MT, and four transit agencies—the Jacksonville Transportation Jacksonville Transportation Authority, @mcdotnow.bsky.social, the Spokane Transit Authority, & the Toronto Transit Commission—have joined our network.

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November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Urban Bikeway Design Guide is more than a kit of parts to design a bike lane: it provides the how-to blueprint for creating a whole bike network for people of all ages and abilities.

Starting September 3, NACTO members are invited to in-depth trainings on the guide:
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August 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
WalkShops, WalkShops, WalkShops! #DesigningCities
May 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Day 1 of #DesigningCities: Old friends, new faces, clarion calls to action, a reception inside of a repurposed rail car (!), and, of course, #PlannersPointing.
May 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
When planning a bike network, cities should also make a plan for clearing bike lanes in all weather conditions.

Design and policy decisions that prioritize regular bikeway clearing make it possible for people to access bike networks year-round.

📸 @boston.gov PWD + @seattledot.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NACTO provides our members with valuable technical assistance, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, and forums for sharing best practices. NACTO members showcase new projects, receive feedback, explore common challenges, and learn from shared experiences.

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May 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Redmond, Washington adopted a comprehensive safety action plan on April 15 and is already moving forward with two recommended projects from that plan: conducting a citywide speed reduction study and pedestrian safety improvements along a key multilane transit corridor.
May 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
New Braunfels, Texas adopted a Street Safety Action Plan in 2024 and has since initiated or completed nine of ten priority safety projects. @newbraunfels.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Mesa, Arizona’s 2050 Transportation Master Plan maps out plans for comprehensive bike and pedestrian networks, and their upcoming Comprehensive Safety Action Plan will identify specific strategies and projects to reduce transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries. @cityofmesa.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Decatur, Georgia’s nearly-complete Safe Streets Safety Action Plan aims to enhance roadway safety for all users and eliminate traffic fatalities.
May 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Cleveland, Ohio adopted the ambitious Cleveland Moves transportation plan earlier this year, which includes plans to build 50 miles of high-comfort bikeways in three years. @cityofcleveland.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Anchorage, Alaska recently launched a Neighborhood Greenways program and is expanding Vision Zero efforts by hiring a dedicated Vision Zero coordinator.
May 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🎇Welcome to our six new NACTO members!🎇

Anchorage, Alaska
Cleveland, Ohio
Decatur, Georgia
Mesa, Arizona
New Braunfels, Texas
Redmond, Washington

NACTO’s network empowers cities to share bold ideas, test new approaches, and scale up what works.
May 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Protected bike lanes are separated from general-purpose travel lanes with both a buffer and a vertical element, such as a median, curb, or flexible delineators.
April 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Protected bike lanes, also known as separated bike lanes, provide a comfortable bike facility for people of all ages and abilities on all types of streets. They are proven tools for safer streets and are essential to every city’s bike network.
April 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Today's Urban Bikeway Design Guide excerpt: Advisory Bike Lanes.

They are most common along small residential streets with parking. Motor vehicles operate in yield conditions in a central travel lane & there are dashed bike lanes on each side of the street.

Read more: nacto.org/latest/urban...
April 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Motor vehicle volumes and speeds are not fixed. They can be changed through policy and design, resulting in safer streets for all users. Implementing bikeways will increase the comfort of people on bikes and improve safety for all users.
April 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Want to learn more about the third edition of NACTO's Urban Bikeway Design Guide?

Next week, the Center for Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety will host a free webinar about the NACTO and AASHTO bike guide updates.

Join us on Wednesday, 4/23 at 2pm ET. Register: www.pedbikesafety.org/webinars
April 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
True leadership requires more than just a recognition of the importance of transportation. It requires setting a vision, dedicating resources, laying the groundwork for success, and committing political capital, so that when the work gets tough, projects still get done.
April 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Announcing NACTO's newest design guide: the Field Guide to the Flora and Fauna of Urban Streets.

From HAWK signals to Armadillo delineators, it gives cities the tools they need to site contextually-appropriate flora and fauna, in an urban and naturalistic setting.

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April 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM