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Citywide Speed Limit Reductions: Creating Violators in the Name of Safety: NMA E-Newsletter #691

April 10, 2022 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, speed limits, SPEEDING, VISION ZERO

By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist An email claimed that a speed limit reduction in Portland, Oregon “resulted in lower observed vehicle speeds and fewer vehicles traveling at higher speeds.” I was suspicious because it is well known that speed limits and speed limit signs do not have a strong effect on traffic speed. My […]

Calm Before the Storm: NMA E-Newsletter #689

March 27, 2022 • Bicyclist, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, ROUNDABOUT, speed limits, TRAFFIC CALMING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO

The city of Sarasota is located on the Gulf Coast of Florida, just south of Tampa. Its population has declined in recent years to about 55,000, according to the 2020 U.S. census, within 24 square miles of territory. During the winter months, the number of residents swells somewhat with the snowbird migration from the north. […]

Become the Tracker, not the Tracked: NMA E-Newsletter #684

February 20, 2022 • Driver Courtesy, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, HOV, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, School Bus Cameras, Speed Cameras, speed limits, TOLLING, VISION ZERO

Legislation is commonly used to codify public policy, whether good, bad, or indifferent. Perhaps more than you might expect, bills introduced in the U.S. Congress and state legislatures can have undue influence on how we drive, where we drive, and what controls are in place to punish offenders. We developed the NMA Bill/Regulation Tracker (Tracker) […]

And So It Begins—Vision Zero from the Top Down: NMA E-Newsletter #682

February 6, 2022 • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, Corruption, CROSSWALK, DMV, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, infrastructure, LEGISLATION, MASS TRANSIT, MUTCD, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, NMA, NSC, PEDESTRIAN, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Safety, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, speed limits, Street Lights, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, VISION ZERO

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced that his department wants to drastically reduce deadly traffic accidents through vehicle and street design changes. The USDOT also plans to use $14 billion in funding from the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill to encourage the states to make extensive use of speed cameras to enforce lowered […]

Should Bikelash be Over?: NMA E-Newsletter #675

December 19, 2021 • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicyclist, Bike Lanes, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Idaho Stop, infrastructure, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Speed Bumps, speed limits, Stop Signs, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO

Even before the pandemic, bike lanes were springing up all over the country in cities large and small. Most motorists weren’t happy, mainly because fewer travel lanes typically translated into longer trips through congested traffic. During the pandemic, the rate of cities building bike lanes and banning cars on streets rose dramatically. The anti-car crowd […]

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