The math is simple. More cars on the streets equals more traffic congestion. Ridesharing companies such as Lyft and Uber have tipped that delicate balance between street traffic and transit alternatives. Many city officials are finally taking notice. In a recent Boston survey of 944 rideshare users over four weeks in late 2017, nearly six […]
17 Alerts From the GEORGIA Tag
All Hail more Traffic Congestion: NMA E-Newsletter # 484
April 22, 2018
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CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, MASS TRANSIT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, Ridesharing, TOLLING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON D.C.
‘Variable Speed Limits’ allow Police to Trap Motorists on the Fly: NMA E-Newsletter #454
September 24, 2017
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, MINNESOTA, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, REVENUE GENERATION, ROADBLOCK, SPEED LIMIT, speed limits, speed traps, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, UTAH, WASHINGTON, WYOMING
From Joe Cadillic, writer of the massprivatel blog A nightmare driving scenario, is slowly making its way across the country as states everywhere begin installing ‘Variable Speed Limits’ (VSL) which allows law enforcement to change speed limits on a whim. Imagine you are cruising down the highway, obeying the posted speed limit of 75 MPH only […]
How Policing for Profit can lead to a Debtors’ Prisons: NMA E-Newsletter #429
April 2, 2017
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ACLU, ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON
Alexander City, Alabama has agreed to give $680,000 to nearly 200 people who were jailed because they were too poor to pay their court fines. The suit filed in September 2015 by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) claimed that the town ran “a modern-day debtors prison.” Indigent debtors served time in the municipal jail […]
Transportation Shakeout from the 2016 Election: NMA E-Newsletter #409
November 13, 2016
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ALABAMA, CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MICHIGAN, NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, PPP, SAFETY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON
The entire country shared a sigh of relief when the election in-fighting finally ended this week. Before the election, President-elect Donald Trump released his ideas on rebuilding America’s infrastructure. He said he wants to put a trillion dollars into rebuilding infrastructure over the next 10 years without raising taxes. He plans to do this through […]
“Seriously? It’s Come to This?”: NMA E-Newsletter #345
August 23, 2015
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ALPR, ARIZONA, CANADA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, LICENSE PLATE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEEDING, Technology, TICKET REVENUE
We find ourselves saying that a lot these days as we run across more and more stories like these: The first comes from Edmonton, Alberta, where officials are considering disguising speed cameras as utility boxes. When asked about the idea, traffic safety director Gerry Shimko had nothing to say about the covert operation’s safety benefits. […]
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