By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director On a recent Saturday evening, I spoke at a concerned-citizen Zoom meeting on the planned express toll lanes for US Highway 69 in Overland Park, Kansas. In researching the topic and listening to local residents and commuters, I thought it would be appropriate to write about the difficulty in […]
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Overland Park, KS: Future of US Highway 69 and the Proposed Express Toll Lanes: NMA E-Newsletter #647
June 7, 2021 • 0 Comments • Congestion Pricing, ETL, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, Mass Transit, NMA, Road Diets, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, traffic safety
The War on Parking Escalates
• May 28, 2021 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, Parking, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, VISION ZERO
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in February 2021 as the weekly NMA E-Newsletter #633. If you like to receive this weekly one topic newsletter in your mailbox every Sunday, subscribe today! Even before the pandemic, the war on parking was ramping up in America. The curb was escalating as the place of most conflict, […]
The “Voltswagen”
• April 29, 2021 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Car Care, Electric Vehicle, Eric Peters, Mass Transit
The name change even if April Foolsy is indicative of what this change is all about. The Volkswagen literally translates into German ‘the people’s car.’ It was Germany’s open emulation of America’s people’s car, the Ford Model T. In terms of their looks and layouts, they were as different as a square and a circle. Henry’s […]
Equity and Sustainability: NMA E-Newsletter #637
March 29, 2021 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, FHWA, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, MUTCD, NACTO, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Congestion, Traffic Tickets
Those are the buzzwords used frequently by city transportation officials as they seek to achieve “complete streets” nirvana. Before we attempt to define the overused terms, it is essential to know why they are more in vogue now in transportation and urban planning circles than ever before. In December, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) proposed […]
The War on Parking Escalates: NMA E-Newsletter #633
March 1, 2021 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, Parking, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, VISION ZERO
Even before the pandemic, the war on parking was ramping up in America. The curb was escalating as the place of most conflict, and that battle has only increased. The mission to eliminate curb parking by repurposing the space for bike and bus lanes is supported more by wishful Vision Zero thinking than any serious […]
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