By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in November 2019 as the NMA E-Newsletter #567. One of the exciting elements of the October 5 Keep the US Moving Conference (KLAM) attended by both Gary Biller, NMA President and Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director, was meeting others who study urban commuting. Mariya Frost, Transportation […]
85 Blog Posts From the PEDESTRIAN Tag
Indivisibility of Cars and Commuting
January 24, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, commuting, Congestion Pricing, Mass Transit, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, Speed Limits, Traffic Congestion
Shenanigans Abound in the Washington State Ballot Initiative over Car Fees: NMA E-Newsletter #575
January 20, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, Mass Transit, PEDESTRIAN, REVENUE GENERATION
Motorists are not cash cows, and it is time elected officials stop treating us as such! In Washington State, Tim Eyman decided he didn’t think it was fair for everyone in the state to pay for big city transit projects through ever increasing vehicle registration fees (or car tabs, as the locals call them). Anger […]
Do Vision Zero Programs equal more Traffic Accidents?
January 17, 2020 • 2 Comment • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, Bicyclist, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as Newsletter #559 on September 29, 2019. This post includes a few updates. Many cities and states around the country have adopted a Vision Zero program which strives for zero traffic deaths, usually by a specific year. Some of the oldest programs, though, […]
So This is What Complete Streets Comes Down To?: NMA E-Newsletter #573
January 6, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, LEGISLATION, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, SAFETY, VISION ZERO
The Complete Streets Act of 2019, U.S. House Bill 3663, is creating a lot of rhetorical questions on our part. In NMA E-Newsletter #552, the title question was “An Appropriate Balance for Whom?” in response to the bill’s declaration that the needs of walkers and bike riders must be accommodated before those of drivers on […]
The Problem with Road Diets
• November 29, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Complete Streets, Mass Transit, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, road safety, Speed Limits, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in the NMA Driving in America Blog in February 2018. Over 80 percent of adult Americans drive and driving is the number one way most Americans travel today. Five out of the top 10 most congested cities in the world are from the U.S. and that is why cities […]
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