Before the pandemic, cities around the country were talking about implementing congestion pricing. Experts believe that charging a fee for parts of streets and highways used the most at the busiest times of day reduces demand. They believe that this tax incentivizes drivers to switch to other modes, other routes, or even travel at different […]
6 Blog Posts From the Congestion Tolling Tag
Don’t Let Congestion Pricing Take Hold in the US
• August 24, 2020 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Bicycle, Congestion Pricing, Congestion Tolling, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, REVENUE GENERATION, road safety, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLLING, tolls, Traffic Congestion, traffic safety
The Fight over NYC Congestion Pricing Goes on. And on…
May 11, 2020 • 0 Comments • Congestion Pricing, Congestion Tolling, E-ZPass, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, Mass Transit, NMA, Parking, Ridesharing, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Could congestion pricing for New York City be over? Probably not, but it will likely not meet its January 2021 start date and not necessarily due to the COVID-19 crisis. The scheme was already in doubt in February before everything hit the proverbial fan. Metropolitan Transportation Administration Chair Pat […]
Are Cyclists Vision Zero Zealots?
• August 16, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Congestion Tolling, Driver's License, NMA, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, Road Diets, VISION ZERO
Eric Berg is an NMA director and life member since the Citizens Coalition for Rational Traffic Law days. Eric is an avid sport bicyclist as well as staunch defender of motorists’ rights. He is well positioned to provide observations from both vantage points. This thinkpiece first appeared in January 2019 as NMA E-Newsletter #524. One […]
Are Cyclists Vision Zero Zealots?: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #524
From guest writer Eric Berg. Eric Berg is an NMA director and life member since the Citizens Coalition for Rational Traffic Law days. Eric is an avid sport bicyclist as well as staunch defender of motorists’ rights. He is well positioned to provide observations from both vantage points. One of the challenges for NMA advocacy […]
National Academies Report Demands $70 Billion In Highway Tolls, Taxes: NMA E-Newsletter #521
January 7, 2019 • 0 Comments • Congestion Tolling, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, HIGH OCCUPANCY, REVENUE GENERATION, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, Traffic Congestion
“This article originally appeared on TheNewspaper.com, (“Driving Politics”) and is reprinted with their kind permission.” Federally funded report explores the possibility of turning every mile of interstate highway into a toll road. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on Thursday released a report saying motorists ought to pay up to $70 billion in higher […]
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