Designing Cities 2020: Virtual Convening

Designing Cities 2020: Virtual Convening will be held online from December 2 to 10. NACTO will spread out programming over a few hours per day, with a focus on candid, practical, city-led small group discussions. NACTO will be able to offer: Free viewing of plenary sessions by the general public Free access to highly interactive discussion […]

Free

Designing Cities 2022: Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville

The NACTO Designing Cities Conference brings together 900 officials, planners, and practitioners to advance the state of transportation in cities. NACTO’s Designing Cities Conference is the premier forum for policymakers and practitioners working in urban transportation, with city practitioners at its core. Hosted annually in a NACTO member city, Designing Cities brings together 900 participants […]

Designing Cities 2023: Denver

Now in its eleventh year, the NACTO Designing Cities Conference brings together 1,000 officials, planners, and practitioners to advance the state of transportation in cities. This will be our first spring conference! We are grateful to our host city, Denver, for paving the way (literally) in partnerships — with plenty of examples in the federal, […]

$250 – $625

Designing Cities 2025: Washington, D.C.

Marriott Marquis 901 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

The annual NACTO Designing Cities Conference brings together over 1,000 people passionate about advancing the state of transportation in North American cities—engineers, planners, government agency leaders, elected officials, advocates, and other transportation professionals of all career levels. In 2025, it's headed to Washington, D.C. from Wednesday, May 28 to Saturday, May 31. Visit the conference […]