Transit streets are great streets. With ridership booming, cities are transforming their streets to actively prioritize transit, creating more effective service and unlocking opportunities for world-class public space. This session will preview the forthcoming NACTO Transit Street Design Guide, a detailed resource developed by practitioners from city transportation departments and transit agencies across North America. Following an introduction to the principles of this new NACTO Guide, experts who contributed to the Guide’s development will present case studies from San Francisco, Chicago, and Houston.
About the Guide
NACTO will preview the Transit Street Design Guide at the Designing Cities Conference in Austin on the 29th of October.
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School Street Programs at Scale: The Journeys of Rio de Janeiro and Cuenca
Following their participation in the 2025 Streets for Kids Leadership Accelerator, GDCI selected Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Cuenca, Ecuador, to receive dedicated technical assistance. Over the course of a year, GDCI worked alongside local teams to refine, strengthen, and scale the impact of their school streets initiatives. Here is a look back at the journey and key takeaways from this process.
Introducing BICI Global Advisor Cities: Learning from the world’s leading cycling cities to shape the next generation of safe, connected cycling networks.
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Introducing the Selection Committee for the Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI)
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