By Thomas Beckett, NMA Arkansas Member Editor’s Note: In 2020, for the Driving in America blog, Thomas has already written three posts on how a small state like Arkansas is working to fund infrastructure projects. His last post is about raising speed limits in the state. Check out all four below. Driving in America—Arkansas Report […]
25 Blog Posts From the Fuel Tax Tag
Wanna Bet? How Casino Gambling Will Pay the Way for Highway Funding in Arkansas, Part 1
September 4, 2020 • 0 Comments • Fuel Tax, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Limits
More Fallout in Pennsylvania over Turnpike’s Elimination of 500 Jobs
June 22, 2020 • 0 Comments • Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Fuel Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, ROAD-USER FEES, SAFETY, Technology, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The technology revolution grinds on, and more jobs will be eliminated as more companies realize they can automate functions. That’s exactly what happened in Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 Crisis. Due to the pandemic, the state’s turnpike commission stopped accepting cash payments for tolls due to safety and announced this […]
Motorists Vote 2020: Arkansas Ballot Issue 1
May 1, 2020 • 0 Comments • Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, Mass Transit, REVENUE GENERATION, Traffic Congestion
By NMA member, Tom Beckett Editor’s Note: A couple of months ago, Tom wrote the NMA National Office an email with some information on what is going on in his home state of Arkansas with regards to infrastructure funding. We asked him to write more formally about the situation, and we feel his insight gives […]
Driving in America—Arkansas Report Part 1
February 7, 2020 • 2 Comment • Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, REVENUE GENERATION, Toll Roads, Traffic Congestion
By NMA Member Tom Beckett This is the first of a series of occasional reports on the activity of the Arkansas legislature regarding highway transportation. I’ll cover not only various legislative acts but also other things of motorist interest that come to my attention here in the Natural State. To begin, an overview of how […]
Driving in America: Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates Update
November 8, 2019 • 0 Comments • ATFI, Congestion Pricing, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, Technology, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, Traffic Congestion, VMT
Editor’s Note: The National Motorists Association and the Alliance for Toll-free Interstates or ATFI are in agreement about tolls. ATFI recently emailed this newsletter out to supporters, outlining the latest tolling in America news from the summer and fall of 2019. The NMA has permission to repost its email newsletter in the Driving in America […]
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