Omeleto released a video in March 2021 that describes a utopian society where citizens are programmed to spy on each other. It is brilliant and disturbing. One vignette depicts a man blowing desperately into a breathalyzer device telescoping from the steering wheel of his vehicle to start it. The developers were prescient. Later that same […]
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The Relationship between Population Growth and Congestion: NMA E-Newsletter #676
By NMA Board Member Christopher DiPrima In previous newsletters (A Primer on Induced Demand Part 1 and Part 2), I outlined the complicated relationship between new highway lane capacity and induced demand – a much-misunderstood concept, which is often summarized incorrectly as, “you can’t build your way out of congestion.” In those newsletters, I described […]
Should Bikelash be Over?: NMA E-Newsletter #675
December 20, 2021 • 1 Comment • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicyclist, bike lanes, Idaho Stop, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, 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 […]
Nation’s First Real-Time CCTV Camera Network Managed by a Cable Television Company
December 3, 2021 • 0 Comments • Cameras, CBRS, CCTV, CTPSN, FOURTH AMENDMENT, Infrastructure, PRIVACY, RADAR, SAFETY, surveillance
By guest writer Joe Cadillic, of the MassPrivatel Blog One of the oldest parks in Nevada, Baker Park in Las Vegas, was remodeled for a staggering $7.3 million. But concerns over homeless people made the city of Las Vegas do something no other city in the country has ever done before. “I went to that middle school,” […]
You Have Trouble Parking? At Least, You’re Not a Trucker
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as an NMA Weekly E-Newsletter in August 2021. If you would like to subscribe to the one-topic newsletter that arrives in the inbox every Sunday morning, click here. We need truckers—these men and women crisscross the country to bring goods to shelves everywhere, and without them, our economic engine […]
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