Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NACTO

New York State DOT: Thanks, But We’ll Pass on 21st Century Street Designs

By Brad Aaron | Jun 26, 2014 | 28 Comments

It looks like we have our answer as to whether New York State DOT will follow six other states in adopting NACTO standards for safer, multi-modal streets. In March, NYS DOT Deputy Chief Engineer Richard W. Lee wrote NACTO to say that, while it would keep the Urban Street Design Guide on hand, the agency won’t […]

If Tennessee Can Adopt Livable Street Designs, So Can New York State DOT

By Brad Aaron | Jun 25, 2014 | 11 Comments

States and cities across the country have adopted standards from the National Association of City Transportation Officials’ Urban Street Design Guide, a blueprint for safe, multi-modal streets that made its debut last fall. New York City is among those cities that have incorporated NACTO guidelines, and this month Tennessee became the sixth state to do so. But Matthew […]

California Endorses the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide

By Melanie Curry | Apr 11, 2014 | No Comments

It wasn’t a total surprise, but exciting nevertheless for bicycle advocates gathered at the NACTO “Cities for Cycling” Road Show in Oakland last night. Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty announced that the agency will endorse the use of the National Association of City Transportation Officials Urban Street Design Guide, giving California cities the state DOT’s blessing to install modern […]

Washington DOT Officially Adopts NACTO Street Design Guide

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 18, 2013 | No Comments

One state down, 49 to go. The Washington state Department of Transportation is the first state DOT to adopt the Urban Street Design Guide put out by the National Association of City Transportation Officials’ (NACTO). The manual provides instruction on creating treatments like protected bike lanes, transit-priority streets, and parklets, which aren’t included in the […]

Charlotte and Denver Join Urban Innovators at NACTO

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 28, 2013 | No Comments

The group that brought you the Urban Bikeway Design Guide and the Urban Street Design Guide is expanding. The National Association of City Transportation Officials added Charlotte and Denver to its list of member cities this week, bringing the total to 18. In addition, NACTO has added Louisville, Kentucky, and Somerville, Massachusetts, to the list of 12 […]

NACTO Urban Street Design Guide Sets Out to Change the DNA of Our Cities

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 24, 2013 | No Comments

In a direct challenge to the long-standing authority of state DOTs to determine how transportation infrastructure gets designed, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) yesterday launched its Urban Street Design Guide. NACTO’s Urban Bikeway Design Guide has already empowered cities around the country to embrace protected bike lanes and other innovative designs that […]

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