Recent Streetsblog USA posts about NACTO

Red-painted bus lanes could become common practice across the country now that the feds removed bureaucratic impediments to the approval process.

Feds to Cities: Paint the Town Red!

By Aaron Short | Dec 13, 2019 | No Comments

The Federal Highway Association approved new guidance this week that will dramatically expedite the process for approving the use of red paint to indicate a dedicated bus lane.

The Dinosaur: John Forester Defends Anti-Bike Lane Credo

By John Greenfield | Oct 3, 2019 | No Comments

The author of "Effective Cycling" and founder of the vehicular cycling movement still insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that bikeways makes cyclists less safe.

An outstanding intersection design in Chicago. Photo: NACTO

Transportation Leaders Demand Safer Crossings

By Aaron Short | May 21, 2019 | 5 Comments

More and more roads have protected bike lanes — but intersections are where the rubber (and sometimes pedestrians and cyclists) hits the road.

Safety Officials to Cities: Stop Buying Such Huge Trucks

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 10, 2018 | 13 Comments

Some strategies to make large vehicles safer in urban environments and save lives.

Protestors form a people-protected bike lane outside the NACTO conference this morning. Photo by People Protected LA

L.A. Mobility Advocates Protest Lack of Progress

By Joe Linton | Oct 3, 2018 | No Comments

Mayor Garcetti touted L.A.'s "transportation renaissance" while demonstrators criticized the Mayor's lack of progress on Vision Zero

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