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Transit Street Design Guide

ABOUT ISLAND PRESS

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ABOUT NACTO

The National Association of City Transportation Officials is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that represents large cities on transportation issues of local, regional, and national significance. NACTO views the transportation departments of major cities as effective and necessary partners in regional and national transportation efforts and promotes their interests in federal decision making. The organization facilitates the exchange of transportation ideas, insights, and best practices among large cities, while fostering a cooperative approach to key issues facing cities and metropolitan areas. As a coalition of city transportation departments, NACTO is committed to raising the state of practice for street design and transportation by building a common vision, sharing data, peer-to-peer exchange in workshops and conferences, and regular communication among member cities.

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Copyright 2016 National Association of City Transportation Officials

ISBN: 978-1-61091-747-6

Library of Congress Catalog Control Number: 2016933373

NACTO EXECUTIVE BOARD

Seleta Reynolds, President General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Scott Kubly, Vice President Director, Seattle Department of Transportation

Crissy Fanganello, Secretary Director of Transportation for Public Works, City and County of Denver

Danny Pleasant, Treasurer Director of Transportation, City of Charlotte

Robin Hutcheson, Affiliate Member Representative Director of Transportation, Salt Lake City

Janette Sadik-Khan, Chair

NACTO MEMBER CITIES

Atlanta

Austin

Baltimore

Boston

Charlotte

Chicago

Denver

Detroit

Houston

Los Angeles

Minneapolis

New York

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Pittsburgh

Portland

San Diego

San Francisco

San Jos

Seattle

Washington, DC

INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS

Montral, QC

Puebla, Mexico

Toronto, ON

Vancouver, BC

AFFILIATE MEMBERS

Arlington, VA

Boulder, CO

Burlington, CT

Cambridge, MA

Chattanooga, TN

El Paso, TX

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Hoboken, NJ

Indianapolis, IN

Louisville, KY

Madison, WI

Memphis, TN

Miami Beach, FL

Oakland, CA

Palo Alto, CA

Salt Lake City, UT

Santa Monica, CA

Somerville, MA

Vancouver, WA

Ventura, CA

NACTO PROJECT TEAM

Linda Bailey

Executive Director

Matthew Roe

Director, Designing Cities Initiative

Corinne Kisner

Director of Policy and Special Projects

Craig Toocheck

Program Analyst/Designer, Designing Cities Initiative

Aaron Villere

Designing Cities Fellow

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Transit Street Design Guide would not have been possible without the support and guidance of TransitCenter and the Summit Foundation. Many thanks to Darryl Young of the Summit Foundation and David Bragdon, Shin-pei Tsay and Stephanie Lotshaw of TransitCenter. The project team would like to thank all of the members of the steering committee, as well as contributors and representatives of partner organizations, who contributed their expertise to the development of this guide, including the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the American Public Transportation Association.