Title
2024 Membership with the National Association of City Transportation Officials
Description
This report requests the Transportation, Infrastructure and Planning Subcommittee recommend City Council approval of the 2024 annual membership with the National Association of City Transportation Officials for an amount not to exceed $33,125.
THIS ITEM IS FOR CONSENT ACTION.
Report
Summary
The Street Transportation Department has been a member of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) for more than a decade. NACTO is an association of 98 major North American cities and transit agencies formed to exchange transportation ideas, insights, practices, and cooperatively approach national transportation issues. The core of NACTO's mission is to build a strong network of peers and foster open communication and collaboration between cities. NACTO provides its members valuable technical assistance, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, and forums for sharing best practices. Through its annual Designing Cities conference, on-the ground Cities for Cycling Road Shows, targeted street design workshops, and virtual design charrettes, NACTO offers its member cities opportunities to showcase new projects, receive feedback from their peers, explore common challenges, and learn from shared experiences. NACTO offers its members valuable interaction with other cities on best practices. Member benefits include:
- Best Practices - A forum to share best practices in street design, network planning, and transportation practices from around the U.S., and for peer-to-peer exchange of innovative policies and ideas;
- Communication - Improved communication and dialogue between City staff working on a variety of transportation issues;
- Membership on Review Committees - Including those for the Urban Street, and Transit Street Design Guides;
- Participation in NACTO’s Standing Policy Committee on National Transportation Issues - This committee reviews NACTO’s federal transportation strategy and meets annually with the Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC; and
- Connection - Regular updates on NACTO projects and events.
NACTO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization 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, promoting their interests in federal decision-making. They facilitate 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.
NACTO’s member cities include: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, and Washington, DC. International NACTO member cities include: Calgary, Halifax, Hamilton, Toronto, and Vancouver. The cost for full membership to NACTO is $33,125. This rate is for core cities in U.S. metropolitan regions with two million or more residents.
Contract Term
This request is for a one-year membership with NACTO for 2024.
Financial Impact
The membership fee is $33,125 for 2024. The Street Transportation Department will pay 80 percent of the fee, and the Public Transit Department will pay 20 percent. Funding is available in the Street Transportation and Public Transit departments' operating budgets.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Alan Stephenson and Mario Paniagua, and the Street Transportation and Public Transit departments.