Every so often, some spring cleaning is required to tidy up and put one’s house in order. We are getting an early start on the seasonal ritual at the NMA offices, and in the process, turned up an interesting opinion piece written by a member who is still very active today. We won’t name names […]
November 24, 2019 • Bicycle,
Commuters,
Congestion Pricing,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
PEDESTRIAN,
SPEED LIMIT,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION One of the exciting elements of the October 5 Keep the US Moving Conference (KLAM) attended by both Gary Biller, NMA President and Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director, was meeting others who study urban commuting. Mariya Frost, Transportation Policy Analyst for the Washington (State) Policy Center, a free market think tank, was one such person. […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
