At the one-year anniversary of COVID-19’s official arrival in the United States, state governments face unprecedented budget shortfalls as they search for ways to raise revenues for transportation projects in the absence of the proper funds. The pandemic has kept people off of roads across the country, and transportation departments from Pennsylvania to Wyoming are […]
188 Blog Posts From the Traffic Congestion Tag
Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates Spring 2021 Update
March 24, 2021 • 0 Comments • ATFI, Congestion Pricing, Fuel Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls, Traffic Congestion, VMT
Can a Driver be too Courteous?
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as an NMA E-Newsletter #316 in February 2015. If you would like to receive the NMA E-Newsletter every Sunday in your inbox, subscribe HERE. Can a single driver influence the actions of an entire freeway full of cars? Maybe a better question is should a single driver exert such […]
The Zipper Merge—Coming to a Construction Zone near You
By guest writer Bob Morrow, NMA Montana Member Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in April 2018 as NMA E-Newsletter #499. If you would like to receive the weekly one-topic NMA Newsletter, subscribe today! The most controversial, or more accurately the least understood, highway driving maneuver sanctioned by transportation experts is the zipper merge. It […]
The Orwellian Era of Transportation Planning: NMA E-Newsletter #629
February 1, 2021 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Complete Streets, Mass Transit, Parking, Road Diets, SPEED LIMIT, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, Traffic Signals, VISION ZERO
By Christopher M. DiPrima, NMA Board Member George Orwell’s seminal 1984 has defined political discourse for over 70 years. Among the book’s most prescient concepts is doublethink, the practice of using contradictory terminology to obscure the government’s actions. In 1984, the Ministry of Peace propagates war; the Ministry of Plenty rations goods; the Ministry of […]
Officials Pitch Wishful Thinking as Fact in Washington State Plan to Reduce Driving: NMA E-Newsletter #626
January 11, 2021 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Mass Transit, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, Traffic Congestion, VMT, WASHINGTON
By guest writer Mariya Frost, Director, Coles Center for Transportation Washington Policy Center Editor’s note: This post first appeared on the Washington Policy Center Blog. The state Department of Commerce is very clear about its views on driving: officials must reduce or altogether eliminate people’s need to drive. In their latest draft of the state energy […]
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