A commercial cargo bicycle pilot in New York City that was so successful, it was made permanent https://nacto.org/latest/urban-delivery-by-bike-how-new-york-city-established-a-supportive-regulatory-environment-for-delivery-by-bike/

#CarbonEmissions #CargoBike #Delivery #NACTO

Ariana Green, Principal Transportation Planner, and Alissa Guther,
Transportation Planner, of Transportation Agency for #MontereyCounty, attended the 2025 National Association of City Transportation Officials
(#NACTO) Designing Cities Conference in Washington, D.C. The conference provided an
opportunity to connect with fellow #ActiveTransportation, #PublicHealth, and #SafeRoutes
champions from across the country and share best practices. Sessions attended
and key takeaways: (see pages 46-48 https://www.tamcmonterey.org/files/ba21450c9/Agenda+Packet+-+2025-08-22T103550.309.pdf).

https://apnews.com/article/speed-limits-85-rule-safety-ohio-0bcc07bd9bd0c9cae2cffc11512cd95f “People are traveling and living differently than they did 40 years ago, and we want to put safety more at the focus” #SafeStreets #TwentyIsPlenty #NACTO #WarOnCars

I've finally set up a reduced-distraction desktop on my computer, so I'm doing some writing (in lieu of doomscrolling)

and by hoping to find a description of a "mountable curb" on #NACTO, I learn that they've updated their Urban Bikeway Design Guide!

Can't wait until it's available on the website.

https://nacto.org/publication/urban-bikeway-design-guide/

We miss Bike Portland and others on the bird site—but not enough to make us return to that platform.

ICYMI, it was thanks to #BikePortland that we are aware of the following #ProtectedBikeLane design guide from City of Portland, Oregon: https://www.portland.gov/transportation/engineering/documents/portland-protected-bicycle-lane-design-guide/download

When Jonathan Maus / Bike Portland wrote about that guide 10/15/21 (https://bikeportland.org/2021/10/15/lets-build-it-portlands-protected-bike-lane-design-guide-is-finally-out-339994) he said: "According to League of American Bicyclists / #BikeLeague Policy Director Ken McLeod, guides like this one are ‘rare.’ He says none of the other top cycling cities in America like Madison, Boulder, or Davis have such detailed operating instructions for protected bike lanes. Their plans usually just reference national guidebooks like #NACTO’s Urban Bikeway Design Guide."

#BikeTooter #ActiveTransportation #transportation #bike #infrastructure #UrbanPlanning #PlanningEngineers #UrbanDesign #TransportationEngineers

Great talk with #cville transportation planner Ben Chambers today. I learned that our team presented at #nacto on our important #saferoutestoschool progress here. We aren’t Paris yet, but we are moving forward. https://www.charlottesville.gov/565/Safe-Routes-to-School

@TheWarOnCars Better regulation is needed a) of the cars by NHTSA, such as speed governors blocking unsafe acceleration and top speed or best case, blocking all speeding in every speed zone, incl school and construction
reg. of hood height/ram bars, lifts, front end blind zone
b) scrap MUTCD car centric l8z engineer junk that plops down highway designs through cities and pretends they can be 30mph zones-- and switch to #NACTO. Stroad diets all around. Raised crosswalks. Safer lane width. DO IT.

Stefanie Seskin served as #Boston's Director of Active Transportation for 8 years before leaving to join #NACTO this fall. In this interview, she talks about her new role, and reflects on how much #Boston's streets have changed in the past 8 years:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/10/19/an-exit-interview-with-stefanie-seskin-bostons-8-year-director-of-active-transportation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

A wishlist for the new #MUTCD, via @Streetsblog and #nacto https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/08/16/six-changes-to-look-out-for-in-the-next-edition-of-the-mutcd

Vignesh is a great follow
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RT @viggyswam
Check out how effective dedicated signal timing for cyclists can improve safety at the intersection

#infrastructure #protectedcorner #MUTCD #Engineering #quickbuild #NACTO #tacticalurbanism #intersection
https://twitter.com/viggyswam/status/1639688759703748610

Today’s gospel according to #NACTO

“(Sharrows) is not a facility type and should not be considered a substitute for bike lanes…”

Amen #BetterbyBicycle #CommutersNaman #MakeItSaferMakati

#Milwaukee joins #NACTO

https://nacto.org/2023/01/30/nacto-welcomes-milwaukee-septa-and-the-mbta-as-new-members/

#SafeStreets

#AmericaWalks seminar hosts dynamic #NACTO chief #JanetteSadikKhan and #Urbanist @davidzipper

JSK starts with A people centered approach to our #streets. Vehicle safety and road design. "Flying driverless cars are NOT the future of transportation. [Xanax version of the future looks frighteningly like Seattle's waterfront.] But reality is people trying to get across the street in Orlando.

Excited for the #AmericaWalks free webinar with dynamic #NACTO chief #JanetteSadikKhan and #Urbanist @davidzipper

January 19th at 2pm Eastern.
register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KwtkjI_dRJmq2p-rNN0t7w

New report from #NACTO shows how "Shared #micromobility has proven itself to have ... value as a resilient and essential part of our transportation systems."

Currently, most US systems try to cover whole cities with 1,000 or fewer bikes. Empty bike racks often end up frustrating people who cannot complete trips.

Soon, city leaders will wake up to #bikeshare as a low-cost, effective way to address climate and equity, and the bikeshare systems of many cities will grow.

https://nacto.org/shared-micromobility-2020-2021/?mc_cid=0a4218a6a7&mc_eid=f7e9ac2673