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NACTO releases print Urban Bikeway Design Guide
New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, along with US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Congressman Earl Blumenauer, announced the release of the print version of the National Association of City Transportation Official’s Urban Bikeway Design Guide.
In March, Commissioner Sadik-Khan had announced the online release of the guide at the National Bike Summit.
“This is a guide cities should use,” said Secretary LaHood in front of the Union Station Bike Station. He went on to enumerate all of the exciting things that are happening in cities from New York to Chicago to Portland. The Secretary also said today that he won’t serve a second term as Transportation Secretary — certainly bad news for bicyclists.
“The Urban Bikeway Design Guide is a really critical piece for cities across the country who want to encourage bicycling as part of the transportation mix,” League President Andy Clarke said after the event, “And it fills a real void in available information on designing and implementing more innovative roadway designs and designs that work in our cities. The on-line guide is already a valuable resource to aspiring Bicycle Friendly Communities – the print version just makes it seem even more real and impressive!”
From left, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, and League President Andy Clarke show off their new NACTO design guides.
The NACTO Urban Bikeways Design Guide takes a ride on Capital Bikeshare.
Darren Flusche
League Policy Director
Flusche joined the League in April 2009 and has a B.A. in history from Syracuse University and a Masters of Public Administration with a concentration in public policy analysis from New York University.
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October 14th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Thanks for that reminder about NACTO. Some of their stuff to be sure gives me heartburn, but some is quite good. As a member of my county’s transportation advisory board (and often enough the chair) I applaud efforts to think critically (emphasis on “think critically”) about what and when to provide in the way of urban cycling infrastructure.
I just send one of their suggested treatments to my county engineer as a suggested solution to a particularly troublesome location.
Keep feedin’ us this good stuff, Darren!
October 18th, 2011 at 1:55 pm
[...] Design Guide. New York City transportation commissioner and president of NACTO, Janette Sadik-Khan, says it contains “everything you need to know to bring world-class bikeways to city [...]