In Equity and Sustainability, NMA E-Newsletter #637, we noted the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) introduction of a proposed federal rule that would constitute the first major revision of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) since 2009. Major is putting it lightly, and lightly is not how we can afford to treat it. The […]
March 28, 2021 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
Bicycle,
Bicyclist,
Complete Streets,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FHWA,
infrastructure,
MASS TRANSIT,
MUTCD,
NACTO,
NEWSLETTER,
Parking,
PEDESTRIAN,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
Traffic Tickets Those are the buzzwords used frequently by city transportation officials as they seek to achieve “complete streets” nirvana. Before we attempt to define the overused terms, it is essential to know why they are more in vogue now in transportation and urban planning circles than ever before. In December, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) proposed […]
At best, it is a lazy assumption. At worst, there is an agenda at play, facts be damned. In late August, the engineering firm Sam Schwartz issued a release, “First Look at 2020 Traffic Fatality Rates Shows Sharp Spike,” that ascribes an uptick in the US traffic fatality rate over the first six months of […]
August 4, 2019 • CALIFORNIA,
DELAWARE,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FHWA,
Fuel,
Fuel Tax,
Gas Tax,
HAWAII,
infrastructure,
MINNESOTA,
MISSOURI,
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH CAROLINA,
OREGON,
PENNSYLVANIA,
PRIVACY,
Road User Charge,
SAFETY,
Technology,
UTAH,
VIRGINIA,
VMT,
VMT Tax In Parts One and Two of this series, Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge?, we explored what is happening on the national level and in Congress respectively. Road User Charges (RUC) are also called Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax (VMT) or Mileage-Based User Fees (MBUF). A number of states are experimenting […]
By Chad Dornsife NMA Nevada Activist, Executive Director of Best Highway Safety Practices Institute Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of what Chad half-jokingly refers to as his manifesto, written nearly ten years ago from a federalist point of view. This installment details the development of traffic laws in the United States and the origins […]
