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National Association of City Transportation Officials

So you know how sometimes you need to get from one place to another, like when you go to school or your friend's house? Well, sometimes there are people who help make sure that you can get there safely and easily. These people are called the National Association of City Transportation Officials, or NACTO for short.

NACTO is a group of really smart adults who work together to make sure that roads, sidewalks, and other ways of getting around in cities are safe and friendly for everyone. They come up with ideas and rules that help keep people safe while they are walking, biking, driving, or taking public transportation.

Sometimes they create things like special bike lanes that keep bikers safe from cars or crosswalks that have a special signal that tells people when it's safe to cross the street. They also make sure that the buses and trains that we take to get around are running smoothly and on time.

NACTO helps people who make decisions about how cities are built and what kinds of transportation options we have. This means that they help make our cities better places to live, work, and play, and they help us get where we need to go safely and easily.