Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NACTO

Win Back Transit Riders By Speeding Up Bus Boarding

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 1, 2017 | No Comments

One surefire way for U.S. transit agencies to improve bus service is to streamline the boarding process by enabling riders to get on at any door. In a new report, NACTO makes the case for all-door boarding and looks at how American transit agencies are moving forward on implementation.

MTA Teams Up With City DOTs. Which Transit Agency Will Join Next?

By Ben Fried | Aug 30, 2016 | 3 Comments

Announcing @MTA as our first transit member! Innovative street design is essential for good transit service.https://t.co/NoHXoYTuyv — NACTO (@NACTO) August 22, 2016 Last week, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority joined the National Association of City Transportation Officials, the federation of local DOTs whose policy guidance and street design manuals are popularizing a more multi-modal approach to urban transportation […]

STREETSBLOG USA

6 Principles to Make Self-Driving Cars Work for Cities, Not Against Them

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 24, 2016 | No Comments

Self-driving cars are coming, and maybe sooner than we think. But the question of how they will shape cities is still wide open. Could they lead to less traffic and parking as people stop owning cars and start sharing them? More sprawl as car travel becomes less of a hassle? More freedom to walk and bike […]

STREETSBLOG USA

How Can Cities Move More People Without Wider Streets? Hint: Not With Cars

By Angie Schmitt | May 10, 2016 | No Comments

How can cities make more efficient use of street space, so more people can get where they want to go? This graphic from the new NACTO Transit Street Design Guide provides a great visual answer. (Hat tip to Sandy Johnston for plucking it out.) It shows how the capacity of a single lane of traffic varies according to the mode of travel […]

Show More Stories