18 Alerts From the Complete Streets Tag

A Data-Driven Approach to Transportation Safety Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #670

November 14, 2021 • Bicycle, Bicyclist, CELL PHONE, Complete Streets, CROSSWALK, DISTRACTED DRIVING, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Jaywalking, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, TRAFFIC CALMING, Traffic Safety, VISION ZERO

By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: The NMA has received permission to post this report on recent findings on traffic safety in the US. Parts 2 and 3 will be featured in subsequent weeks. About 20,160 people died in traffic accidents in the first half of 2021, according to an early estimate released last week by the […]

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The Effort to Dictate How We Live: NMA E-Newsletter #655

August 1, 2021 • Bicyclist, Complete Streets, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Technology, VISION ZERO

While we have warned about the Vision Zero and Complete Streets mission to force people out of their cars in many previous writings, that goal has not been stated in starker terms than those used by the Shared Mobility Principles For Livable Cities. Its mission, published by an international coalition of over 150 agencies, organizations, […]

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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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The Orwellian Era of Transportation Planning: NMA E-Newsletter #629

January 31, 2021 • Bicycle, Complete Streets, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, Parking, Road Diets, SPEED LIMIT, TRAFFIC CALMING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC SIGNAL, 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 […]

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Going Postal: NMA E-Newsletter #622

December 13, 2020 • Complete Streets, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel, NEWSLETTER, NMA, speed limits, Traffic Safety, VISION ZERO

The U.S. Postal Service provides a vital link between the NMA and you, our members. From the quarterly member magazine, Driving Freedoms, to letter status reports during these COVID times, we rely heavily on the usually reliable USPS to deliver our information to you throughout the year. The postal service has undergone some changes in […]

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