A basic principle held by the National Motorists Association is, “Reasonable highway user fees [are] for maintaining and improving highways, not for financing non-highway projects.” (See the other main NMA tenets here.) The recent class action lawsuit the NMA filed with truckers’ association OOIDA against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for many years of excessive tolling […]
13 Alerts From the Gas Tax Tag
Road User Fees May Be Necessary (But Reasonable is a Different Matter): NMA E-Newsletter #483
April 15, 2018
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, NEWSLETTER, NMA, PATollsLawsuit2018, PENNSYLVANIA, Pennsylvania Turnpike PennDOT, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLLING
Congestion Pricing Cannot be the Future of Transportation Funding, Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #468
December 31, 2017
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, MINNESOTA, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, REVENUE GENERATION, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON
Single-occupant Northern Virginia commuters had a rude awakening in early December when they used Interstate 66 express lanes and found new tolls spiking as high as $44 for commuting the 10-mile stretch between the Capital Beltway and the District of Columbia. While the Virginia DOT showed that the average round-trip toll during the first week […]
Funding Infrastructure in Rural America—a Snapshot of Three States: NMA E-Newsletter #463
November 26, 2017
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, infrastructure, LICENSE PLATE, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, REVENUE GENERATION, SOUTH DAKOTA, SPEED TRAP, WEST VIRGINIA, WHEEL TAX
Whenever the media reports on infrastructure, much of the time the discussion centers on urban cores and highways. Small towns and rural roads are often left out of the discussion but related infrastructure needs can be just as critical. Securing adequate funding for road and bridge maintenance requires the active involvement and cooperation of rural, […]
What Bugs Motorists Part 2, Your Comments: NMA E-Newsletter #445
July 23, 2017
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85TH PERCENTILE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, ROUNDABOUT, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TICKET REVENUE, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
The National Motorists Association received some thoughtful comments from readers like you and thought we should share them. If you missed reading Part 1, click HERE. Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the author. Wow! Now that is some list. I could say, “Yes”, to all of them. Thought I would add my […]
The Jigsaw Future of Car Ownership: NMA E-Newsletter #416
January 1, 2017
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CALIFORNIA, CELL PHONE, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, tolls
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Owning a car has always been one of those milestones in a person’s life. When we were kids we dreamed about what kind of car we would own in the future. We dreamed of dragging Main Street so we could visit our friends and crush on each other. We […]
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