Before the pandemic, cities around the country were talking about implementing congestion pricing. Experts believe that charging a fee for parts of streets and highways used the most at the busiest times of day reduces demand. They believe that this tax incentivizes drivers to switch to other modes, other routes, or even travel at different […]
188 Blog Posts From the Traffic Congestion Tag
Don’t Let Congestion Pricing Take Hold in the US
• August 24, 2020 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Bicycle, Congestion Pricing, Congestion Tolling, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, REVENUE GENERATION, road safety, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLLING, tolls, Traffic Congestion, traffic safety
Are Tolls already a Done Deal when Officials ask for Public Comments?
• August 10, 2020 • 0 Comments • Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Gas Tax, Gas Taxes, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls, Traffic Congestion
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, funding new roads and bridges has been challenging. Inevitably, the idea of creating tolls to fund new builds or rebuilds comes up for discussion. Sometimes toll roads are ramrodded through with little public input as happened in Florida recently. Residents in San Clemente, California, have been organizing for years against […]
Rails-to-Trails and other Insights
August 7, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Gas Tax, infrastructure funding, Traffic Congestion
By NMA Member Art Delagrange I retired at 55. Now approaching 80, I haven’t been able to cycle the last few years, but before that, I spent much time cycling, mostly on rail/canal trails. I have operated locomotives on rails that later became a trail and a shared rail & trail. I think rails to […]
The Selling of a Narrative
July 31, 2020 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, SPEEDING, SUPER SPEEDER, Traffic Congestion, traffic safety, Traffic speed, Traffic Tickets
By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as a weekly E-Newsletter #591 from May 2020 and it was only sent to NMA members. If you would like to receive this weekly email, consider joining the NMA today. The media has never shied away from peddling stories that sell. Often in doing […]
Driving Across the Country in the Time of the COVID-19 Crisis and Civil Unrest
By Bob Morrow, Montana NMA Member In late May, I had to fly from Montana back to the Buffalo, New York area to pick up my dad’s car and drive it back to Montana. Dad is 84 and can’t drive anymore. I grew up near Buffalo, but I’ve been living in Montana for most of […]
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