56 Alerts From the TRAFFIC CONGESTION Tag

Covert Facial Recognition Street Lights—Coming Soon to a Neighborhood near You?: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #514

November 18, 2018 • Drone, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Street Lights, Technology, TRAFFIC CONGESTION

From guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivtel Blog A recent Reuter’s article revealed that ST Engineering has been awarded $5.5 million to install facial recognition street lights in Singapore. ST’s smart street lights come equipped with sensors, LED screens and covert cameras already installed. Incredibly, ST claims their spying street lights can bring “healthcare benefits to residents.” […]

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Vision Zero—In the Trenches of New York City: NMA Weekly Newsletter #503

September 2, 2018 • 85TH PERCENTILE, Corruption, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEW YORK, New York City, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO

From New York City NMA Member Joshua Hotto Vision Zero is a huge nightmare for everyone that lives or works in NYC. Since the introduction here of Vision Zero, commute times have more than doubled. The city has introduced road diets, has converted streets for bike and bus only lanes and has gotten rid of […]

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The Zipper Merge—Coming to a Construction Zone near You: NMA E-Newsletter #499

August 5, 2018 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MONTANA, NEWSLETTER, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, ZIPPER MERGE

From Montana Member Bob Morrow The most controversial, or more accurately the least understood, highway driving maneuver sanctioned by transportation experts is the zipper merge. It is a method of combining two streams of traffic into one when there is a lane restriction ahead, such as in a construction zone. Invariably some drivers think that […]

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All Hail more Traffic Congestion: NMA E-Newsletter # 484

April 22, 2018 • CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, MASS TRANSIT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, Ridesharing, TOLLING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON D.C.

The math is simple. More cars on the streets equals more traffic congestion. Ridesharing companies such as Lyft and Uber have tipped that delicate balance between street traffic and transit alternatives. Many city officials are finally taking notice. In a recent Boston survey of 944 rideshare users over four weeks in late 2017, nearly six […]

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Commuters vs. Neighborhoods—Congestion at its Root: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #477

March 4, 2018 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, SAFETY, Technology, TRAFFIC CONGESTION

We all pay for public roads so shouldn’t we be able to travel on them when we want? A number of New Jersey towns and villages are saying NO. If you don’t live here, you don’t have the right to take a neighborhood street to beat congestion during rush hour. Part of the reason commuters […]

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