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NACTO’s(Urban(Design(Guidelines(
Changing(the(DNA(of(California(Streets(
!
Edward(Reiskin(
Director,!SFMTA!
President,!NACTO!
!
SPUR!
July!9,!2014!
What(Is(NACTO?(
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•  Founded!1996!
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•  Peer!Network!of!Large!Central!
CiHes!(35)!
•  Advancing!Sustainable!
TransportaHon!and!Street!Design!!
•  Focus!on!Local!InnovaHon!and!
ExperHse!
•  City!Counterpart!to!AASHTO!
(American!AssociaHon!of!State!
Highway!and!TransportaHon!
Officials)!
!
Prevailing(design(guidelines(define(every(street(
as(a(highway(
What(do(we(expect(of(our(streets?(
THEN!
!
Speed!
Mobility!!
Safety!
Credit:!Tom!Maguire,!NYC!DOT!
NOW!
!
MulHWModal!OpHons!
Public!Health/Safety!
Economic!Development!
Environmental!Quality!
Community!Building/Livability!
Equity!
People(are(Driving(Less,(
Biking,(Walking,(and(Taking(Transit(More(
We(must(align(our(Policy(Goals(
With(our(Engineering(Specs(
Boston!Complete!Streets!
Guidelines,!2012!
New!York!City!
Street!Design!
Manual,!2nd!Ed.!
2013!
San!Francisco!
Beaer!Streets!
Plan,!2010!
Urban
Bikeway
Design
Guide
National Association of
City Transportation Officials
Second Edition
Published(March(2011(
Second(EdiRon(Fall(2012(
Published(
September(2013(
Urban(Bikeway(Design(Guide((2011T12(
Atlanta(
Salt(Lake(City(
AusRn(
CharloUe(
Cycle(Tracks(
2009(
PreTNACTO(Guide(
*NACTO!Members!only!
Cycle(Tracks(
2014(
PostTNACTO(Guide(
*NACTO!Members!only!
The(Urban(Street(Design(Guide(
Streets!Are!
Public!Spaces!
Great!Streets!are!
Great!for!Businesses!
Design!for!
Safety!
Streets!are!
Ecosystems!
Streets!Can!
Be!Changed!
Act!Now!!
Streets(Are(Public(Spaces!
University!City!District!
Great(Streets(are(Great(for(Business!
NYC!DOT!
Streets(can(be(Changed!
Atlanta(
Design(for(Safety!
Nelson\Nygaard!
Streets(are(Ecosystems!
Act(Now!!
NACTO.ORG/USDG(
ExisRng(
Interim(
ReconstrucRon(
ImplemenRng(the(Guide:(The(Next(Steps(
April&11,&2014&
Caltrans(Backs(InnovaRve(Street(Design(Guides(to(
Promote(Biking(and(Walking(
“California’s!transportaHon!system!must!be!mulHmodal!and!support!bicycles!and!
pedestrians!as!well!as!automobiles.!Caltrans’!endorsement!of!these!innovaHve!
street!design!opHons!is!an!important!part!of!modernizing!our!approach!to!
improving!transportaHon!for!all!Californians.”!!
!
!–!CalTrans!Director!Malcolm!Dougherty!
Urban(Street(Design(Guide(Endorsements(
States(
California!
Massachuseas!
Minnesota!
Tennessee!
Utah!
Washington!
CiRes(
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Arlington,!VA! Denver!
Atlanta!
El!Paso!
AusHn!
Fort!Lauderdale!
BalHmore!
Hoboken!
Bellevue,!WA! Indianapolis!
Boston!
Louisville!
Boulder!
Minneapolis!
Brownsville,!TX! New!York!
Charloae!
Oakland!
Chaaanooga! Philadelphia!
Chicago!
Piasburgh!
Davis!
Phoenix!
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Portland,!OR!
Portsmouth,!NH!
Providence!
Rochester,!NY!
Saint!Paul!
Salt!Lake!City!
San!Diego!
San!Francisco!
Seaale!
Somerville,!MA!
Tacoma,!WA!
Washington,!DC!
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ImplemenRng(NACTO(Principles(in(San(Francisco(
Who(We(Are(
A(MulRmodal(TransportaRon(Agency(
35!
Transit!Complete!Streets!!!
Improved!Transit!Reliability!
Bicycle!Network!Safety!Upgrades!
Walkable!Streets!&!Spaces!
Vision!Zero!Traffic!Safety!!
Designing(CiRes(Conference(
San(Francisco(
October(22T25,(2014(
NACTO’s(Urban(Design(Guidelines(
Changing(the(DNA(of(California(Streets(
!
Edward(Reiskin(
Director,!SFMTA!
President,!NACTO!
!
SPUR!
July!9,!2014!