100 North American cities & transit agencies exchanging transportation ideas, insights and practices.
Jul 22, 2020 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Released today: City Limits, a guide to safe #speedlimit setting on urban streets.
The most commonly used speed limit setting practices in the U.S. are oversimplified, outdated, & unsafe. City Limits provides an easy-to-follow context-sensitive approach. nacto.org/safespeeds/
Streets in most industrialized countries around the world are getting safer. This is not the case in the U.S., where traffic deaths are rising.
Feb 27, 2020 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
When it comes to race and power, US transportation and land use decisions are not neutral. Throughout American history, government power has been used to control Black people and exclude Black communities from opportunity. #BlackHistoryMonth
The legacy of racist decisions made by transportation planners and policymakers in the 20th century is still with us today. #BlackHistoryMonth
May 20, 2019 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Introducing NACTO's newest guidance product: Don't Give Up at the Intersection! (aka How to Design All Ages & Abilities Bicycle Crossings)
👉 nacto.org/saferintersect…
What's in our new guidance?
🚲 Protected intersections
🚴 Dedicated intersections
🚴♀️ Minor street crossings
🚥 Signal strategies
🛠️ Quick-build implementation strategies nacto.org/saferintersect…
Apr 17, 2019 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
RELEASE: 84 Million Trips Taken on Shared Bikes and Scooters Across the U.S. in 2018
More than twice as many trips were taken on shared micromobility in the U.S. as compared to the year before. nacto.org/2019/04/17/84-…
Dockless pedal bikes have largely disappeared from most U.S. cities; in part replaced by shared scooters.
What's in our new guidance?
