Tag Archives: NACTO

Streetsblog’s Angie Schmitt seeks to purge engineers

Posted on November 28, 2015 by jsallen

I just ran across a post from March 2015 by Angie Schmitt for Streetblog: The title is “Engineering Establishment Sets Out to Purge Deviant Bikeway Designs” I quote: The NCUTCD consists mostly of older engineers from state DOTs. In recent … Continue reading →

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Is the NACTO Guide a Design Manual?

Posted on April 29, 2014 by jsallen

In cities around the USA, politicians, under pressure from populist bicycling advocates, have pointed to the NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials) Urban Street Design Guide and directed their engineering staff to install treatments which it describes. I’ll say … Continue reading →

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