13 Alerts From the Bicycle Tag

Transportation Engineers Debate Vision Zero, Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #564

November 3, 2019 • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, Congestion Pricing, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ITE, LEGISLATION, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, Scooter, TOLL, VISION ZERO

Last week in Part 1, we shared some posts made on the Institute of Transportation Engineers Member Forum that started a debate about the efficacy of the Vision Zero goals. The discussion in that thread — “A ‘War on Cars’? Let there be Peace!” — was too varied and interesting to fit into the contents […]

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Transportation Engineers Debate Vision Zero, Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #563

October 27, 2019 • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, ITE, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, PEDESTRIAN, ROAD-USER FEES, SAFETY, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO

Buckle up and get comfortable. This will be a bit of a journey. We recently became aware of a fascinating thread on the ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) Member Forum titled, “A ‘War on Cars’? Let there be Peace!” Access to the Forum is restricted, but we were able to capture much of the debate […]

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NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 3rd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #562

October 20, 2019 • 85TH PERCENTILE, BAC, Bicycle, Complete Streets, Congestion Pricing, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, ITE, LEGISLATION, MOVE OVER LAW, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NMA Foundation, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, PEDESTRIAN, RADAR, Road Diets, SAFETY, Scooter, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TICKET CAMERA, TRAFFIC CALMING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING

July, August, and September were not nearly as active in resolving NMA-tracked legislation as in the second quarter, but October began with some very important events that will have positive ramifications for motorists well into the future. Let’s start with the final disposition of bills in the third quarter:   Bills Opposed by the NMA […]

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Do Vision Zero Programs equal more Traffic Accidents?: NMA E-Newsletter #559

September 29, 2019 • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, Bicyclist, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, SPEED LIMIT, TRAFFIC CALMING, Traffic Safety, VISION ZERO

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, are finding that the ideal of zero traffic deaths is becoming ever more elusive and expensive over time. Instead of decreasing, traffic deaths involving accidents […]

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War on Cars at a Fever Pitch in NYC: NMA E-Newsletter #557

September 15, 2019 • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Congestion Pricing, e-bikes, e-scooters, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, New York City, NEWSLETTER, PEDESTRIAN, Ridesharing, Road Diets, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED TRAP, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO

In our experience, we have never seen the likes of what is going on in New York City with the war on cars. Not only has the city become one giant speed trap with over 2000 “school zone” speed cameras, soon the city/state plans to implement congestion pricing below 60th street. The government expects motorists […]

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