Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in May as NMA E-Newsletter #643. Since we first posted this information, the Senate has passed an infrastructure bill that includes a federal program to gauge whether or not a federal vehicle miles traveled tax could work. In the interim, there has been little discussion about adjusting the gas […]
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Should We Lean into a Federal Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax?
• August 20, 2021 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Auto Privacy, Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, GPS, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, NMA, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, Road User Charge, Traffic Congestion, VMT, VMT Tax
You Have Trouble Parking? At Least, You’re Not a Trucker: NMA E-Newsletter #657
We need truckers—these men and women crisscross the country to bring goods to shelves everywhere, and without them, our economic engine would grind to a halt. Commercial truck driving is not an easy profession, but in 29 states, it is the most common. Finding a place to park has become one of the biggest problems […]
The Effort to Dictate How We Live: NMA E-Newsletter #655
August 2, 2021 • 0 Comments • Bicyclist, Complete Streets, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Technology, VISION ZERO
While we have warned about the Vision Zero and Complete Streets mission to force people out of their cars in many previous writings, that goal has not been stated in starker terms than those used by the Shared Mobility Principles For Livable Cities. Its mission, published by an international coalition of over 150 agencies, organizations, […]
Jane Jacobs and the Mid-Rise Mania Part 3: NMA E-Newsletter #653
July 19, 2021 • 0 Comments • Infrastructure, Mass Transit, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, REVENUE GENERATION, Traffic Congestion
Editor’s Note: The following content, reprinted in three parts over this and the previous two NMA e-newsletters, is presented with permission from Randal O’Toole’s The Antiplanner, a blog whose tagline describes its point of view: “Dedicated to the sunset of government planning.” O’Toole is a senior fellow with the Cato Institute who specializes in land-use and […]
No More Internal Combustion Engines
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach How much would it cost for every state to go 100% electric? What policies are drivers already paying for, and are there any new laws that could add to these costs? We are already paying for these policies, even if your state hasn’t decided to ban gas and diesel […]
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