By Gary Biller, NMA President On a recent trip to Sacramento to walk the halls of the state capitol with Jay Beeber and engage legislative staffers on why an arbitrary lowering of speed limits in the name of Vision Zero is a colossally bad idea, I had the opportunity to have a nice dinner with […]
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 […]
September 1, 2019 • Electric Vehicle,
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Fuel Tax,
Gas Tax,
GPS TRACKING,
infrastructure,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
PRIVACY,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Road User Charge,
VMT,
VMT Tax We recently completed a series of newsletters (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) about the renewed calls for levying a set of surcharges–or thinly disguised taxes–on motorists to help rescue the Federal Highway Trust Fund. National calls are picking up in momentum for the implementation of a system of travel fees layered on top […]
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,
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MASS TRANSIT,
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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 […]
