By Lauren Fix A group of House Republicans introduced legislation Wednesday that would restrict California’s ability to ban traditional gas-powered cars as part of the state’s electric vehicle push. The four Republicans, led by Representative John Joyce of Pennsylvania, said the bill — the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act — is designed to protect American consumers’ […]
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War on Parking Just Got Real
December 30, 2022 • 0 Comments • CALIFORNIA, Congestion Pricing, LEGISLATION, Mass Transit, Parking, tolls, Traffic Congestion
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA weekly E-Newsletter #717 in October 2022. Back in the 1960s: Joni Mitchell once sang: “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” But city planners who once were blamed for creating space for cars are now reversing direction. The new […]
Taking the Politics Out of Speed Limit Setting: NMA E-Newsletter #724
November 28, 2022 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, CALIFORNIA, Complete Streets, GPS, MASSACHUSETTS, NMA, OREGON, road safety, Speed Limits, Technology, VISION ZERO
All traffic is local, and nothing gets people riled up more than speed limits. The 85th percentile has been the standard for measuring speed limits for years. Due to pressure from groups such as Vision Zero and Complete Streets, this standard of measuring speed is losing ground in states such as California, Oregon, and Massachusetts, […]
Motorists Vote 2022: An Overview of US Motorist-Related Ballot Initiatives from the November 8th Vote: NMA E-Newsletter #723
November 21, 2022 • 0 Comments • CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, FLORIDA, Infrastructure, MAINE, Mass Transit, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NMA, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, TEXAS, Voting, Washington State, WEST VIRGINIA
Here is how Americans voted on ballot initiatives that the NMA outlined in Newsletter #719. The following election results came from Ballotpedia unless listed otherwise. Here are some articles from the national perspective on motorist and transportation issues: Voters Across the Country Support Public Transportation at the Ballot Box (APTA Center for Transportation Excellence) It’s […]
Will Gas Stations Survive the Evolution Towards Electric Vehicles? NMA E-Newsletter #722
We still need gas stations as long as we drive internal combustion engines (ICE). That’s obviously a given. According to Kelley Blue Book, though, automakers sold 576,000 EVs in the last nine months–a whopping 70-percent increase during the previous year. If we continue buying electric vehicles (EVs) at this pace, we will need electric […]
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