46 Alerts From the infrastructure Tag

Protecting Wildlife and Motorists through Infrastructure Design: NMA E-Newsletter #625

January 3, 2021 • CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, Public Private Partnership, SAFETY, speed limits, TEXAS, UTAH, Wildlife Crossings, WYOMING

Several states have recently announced that they have added wildlife over and underpasses, with many more on the way. Large animals such as deer, elk, and bears roam seasonally, frequently colliding with vehicles in the process. In Wyoming, for example, there are 6,000 documented collisions annually. Wildlife managers and transportation engineers use infrastructure design to […]

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Long-term Implications of Working from Home: NMA E-Newsletter #624

December 27, 2020 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, infrastructure, Infrastructure Funding, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, Telecommuting, TICKET FINES

You might not think telecommuting is a motorist issue, but you’re mistaken. Recently, various news outlets stated that almost half of the 160 million American workers commute from home due to the pandemic. Even after COVID-19 vaccinations are available, will working from home continue? Many workers have told researchers that they want to keep working […]

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Motorists Vote 2020 Ballot Initiatives Final Count: NMA E-Newsletter #618

November 15, 2020 • ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, Bicycle, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, GEORGIA, infrastructure, Infrastructure Funding, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASS TRANSIT, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, PEDESTRIAN, PRIVACY, Ridesharing, Right to Repair, Search Warrant, TOLL, TOLLING, VIRGINIA, Voting

Statewide ballot initiatives and local votes on infrastructure and transit have now been finalized from the November 3, 2020 election. Check out the final results below from the motorists’ rights statewide initiatives we outlined in the NMA weekly E-Newsletter #612. Important local election results follow the state ballot initiatives reporting.   Statewide Ballot Initiatives Arkansas […]

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A State Should Never Lease Its Roads: NMA E-Newsletter #614

October 18, 2020 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, infrastructure, KANSAS, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA, PPP, Public Private Partnership, REVENUE GENERATION, TOLL, TOLL ROAD

Reason Foundation’s Transportation Guru Robert Poole released a study in August of how nine states could financially benefit if they were to lease their toll road systems to private concerns. Poole writes that these states would gain significant income from a long-term public-private partnership (P3), especially if the state had already paid off its outstanding […]

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Induced Demand, Probing the Issue: NMA E-Newsletter #600

July 12, 2020 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Induced Demand, infrastructure, NEWSLETTER, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO, VMT

In last week’s Induced Demand, A Reality Check, #599, Maryland Member Sherman Johnson raised important concerns that, “even developers must admit that we cannot continue to widen our way out of traffic congestion indefinitely.  More highway capacity means more housing developments and more cars on the road (induced demand).” His response was in reaction to […]

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