November 3, 2019 • Bicycle,
Bicyclist,
Complete Streets,
Congestion Pricing,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ITE,
LEGISLATION,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
Parking,
PEDESTRIAN,
SAFETY,
Scooter,
TOLL,
VISION ZERO Last week in Part 1, we shared some posts made on the Institute of Transportation Engineers Member Forum that started a debate about the efficacy of the Vision Zero goals. The discussion in that thread — “A ‘War on Cars’? Let there be Peace!” — was too varied and interesting to fit into the contents […]
October 27, 2019 • Bicycle,
Bicyclist,
Complete Streets,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
infrastructure,
ITE,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
PEDESTRIAN,
ROAD-USER FEES,
SAFETY,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
VISION ZERO Buckle up and get comfortable. This will be a bit of a journey. We recently became aware of a fascinating thread on the ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) Member Forum titled, “A ‘War on Cars’? Let there be Peace!” Access to the Forum is restricted, but we were able to capture much of the debate […]
October 20, 2019 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
BAC,
Bicycle,
Complete Streets,
Congestion Pricing,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
HAWAII,
ILLINOIS,
ITE,
LEGISLATION,
MOVE OVER LAW,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
NMA Foundation,
NORTH CAROLINA,
OREGON,
PEDESTRIAN,
RADAR,
Road Diets,
SAFETY,
Scooter,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET CAMERA,
TRAFFIC CALMING,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
VISION ZERO,
YELLOW LIGHT,
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING July, August, and September were not nearly as active in resolving NMA-tracked legislation as in the second quarter, but October began with some very important events that will have positive ramifications for motorists well into the future. Let’s start with the final disposition of bills in the third quarter: Bills Opposed by the NMA […]
October 13, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement,
CIVIL,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED TRAP,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
Traffic Tickets An hour away from Cincinnati, the known speed trap village of New Miami sits just north of Hamilton, the Butler County seat. Over six years ago, drivers in a class action sued this sleepy village of nearly 2,400 residents over its questionable speed camera practices. Even though the village’s program was found unconstitutional in 2014, […]
October 6, 2019 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
Bicyclist,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel,
Motorcycle,
NEWSLETTER,
RENTAL CAR,
Road Diet,
SAFETY,
Scooter By guest writer Jim Millick Automakers have made some big announcements this past year regarding cars—I’m talking about sedans, coupes and smaller runabouts that we have all owned in the past. The car companies have decided to stop manufacturing most related models. The SUV (“sport” utility vehicle) and pickup trucks, which the U.S. Environmental Protection […]
