51 Alerts From the 85TH PERCENTILE Tag

Immediate Attention: Contact Governor Gavin Newsom TODAY about AB43–the Traffic Safety Bill

September 27, 2021 • 85TH PERCENTILE, Action Alert, ALERT, speed limits

Dear California NMA Members, AB43 is a “hair on fire” situation. The bill, generically titled “Traffic Safety,” was passed by the state Senate and Assembly earlier this month by votes of 30 to 5 and 68 to 5 respectively, with a few abstentions in both chambers. AB43 was forwarded to Governor Newsom on September 17th and […]

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A Shot Across the Bow: NMA E-Newsletter #645

May 23, 2021 • 85TH PERCENTILE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, MUTCD, NEWSLETTER, NMA, SPEED LIMIT, Stop Signs, Traffic Control Devices

A number of recent NMA e-newsletters and national email alerts to members have focused on the seismic event brewing with the national standard for traffic control devices: The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) proposed federal rule to massively overhaul the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Among the myriad recommendations are changes to speed zoning […]

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All Hands on Deck: NMA E-Newsletter #640

April 18, 2021 • 85TH PERCENTILE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, MUTCD, NEWSLETTER, NMA, Road Safety, SPEED LIMIT

In Equity and Sustainability, NMA E-Newsletter #637, we noted the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) introduction of a proposed federal rule that would constitute the first major revision of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) since 2009. Major is putting it lightly, and lightly is not how we can afford to treat it. The […]

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Equity and Sustainability: NMA E-Newsletter #637

March 28, 2021 • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, infrastructure, MASS TRANSIT, MUTCD, NACTO, NEWSLETTER, 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 […]

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20 is Plenty (except when it isn’t): NMA E-Newsletter #609

September 13, 2020 • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ITE, NEWSLETTER, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, speed limits, VISION ZERO

The warning signs have been around for a long time. The scramble to fall in line with Vision Zero demands that traffic fatalities be eliminated regardless of the cost to taxpayers, and society in general, has even affected organizations like the Institute of Transportation Engineers that are supposed to be protecting the engineering standards that […]

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