September 29, 2019 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
Bicycle,
Bicyclist,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
Road Diets,
SAFETY,
Speed Cameras,
SPEED LIMIT,
TRAFFIC CALMING,
Traffic Safety,
VISION ZERO Many cities and states around the country have adopted a Vision Zero program which strives for zero traffic deaths, usually by a specific year. Some of the oldest programs, though, are finding that the ideal of zero traffic deaths is becoming ever more elusive and expensive over time. Instead of decreasing, traffic deaths involving accidents […]
September 15, 2019 • Bicycle,
Bicyclist,
Congestion Pricing,
e-bikes,
e-scooters,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
PEDESTRIAN,
Ridesharing,
Road Diets,
SAFETY,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED TRAP,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
VISION ZERO In our experience, we have never seen the likes of what is going on in New York City with the war on cars. Not only has the city become one giant speed trap with over 2000 “school zone” speed cameras, soon the city/state plans to implement congestion pricing below 60th street. The government expects motorists […]
In “An Appropriate Balance for Whom?” (NMA E-Newsletter #552), we discussed HB 3663, a recently introduced bill to Congress that would require each state to fund its own program to prioritize walking and bicycle riding over vehicular traffic when designing new or upgrading existing roads. Data from the 2016 U.S. Census showed that more than […]
August 11, 2019 • Bicycle,
Complete Streets,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LEGISLATION,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
NMA,
PEDESTRIAN,
TICKET QUOTA,
VISION ZERO Eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced House Bill 3663 in mid-July. The proposed piece of legislation is titled, “Complete Streets Act of 2019.” It is no less than a mandate that all states implement policies to address “critical gaps in pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit infrastructure.” The Complete Streets protocol would prioritize […]
April 7, 2019 • ALPR,
Bicycle,
CALIFORNIA,
Congestion Pricing,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
infrastructure,
MASS TRANSIT,
MASSACHUSETTS,
NEW JERSEY,
NEW YORK,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
OREGON,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Ridesharing,
Scooter,
TOLL,
TOLLING,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
UTAH,
VMT Tax By 2021, New York City will begin charging drivers who enter Manhattan below Central Park under the guise of congestion pricing. No one is surprised. City and state officials have been trying to make this happen for years. The rare alignment of views between the governor, the mayor, and the state legislature─each likely motivated by […]
