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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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An Appropriate Balance for Whom?: NMA E-Newsletter #552

August 11, 2019 • Bicycle, Complete Streets, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, TICKET QUOTA, VISION ZERO

Eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced House Bill 3663 in mid-July. The proposed piece of legislation is titled, “Complete Streets Act of 2019.” It is no less than a mandate that all states implement policies to address “critical gaps in pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit infrastructure.” The Complete Streets protocol would prioritize […]

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Profound Privacy Risks without our Consent: NMA E-Newsletter #545

June 23, 2019 • ACLU, CALIFORNIA, CELL PHONE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, License Plate Readers, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, NMA, OREGON, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology

GeekWire posted last month that Portland, Oregon quietly launched a controversial mobile location data project with partner Sidewalk Labs (a subsidiary of Alphabet–which is the parent company of Google). In this year-long pilot program, the city has authorized that people, who have smartphones, will be tracked without their consent or knowledge. Portland is using software […]

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Paying More for Less Service: NMA E-Newsletter #534

April 7, 2019 • ALPR, Bicycle, CALIFORNIA, Congestion Pricing, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, MASS TRANSIT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, New York City, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, Scooter, TOLL, TOLLING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, UTAH, VMT Tax

By 2021, New York City will begin charging drivers who enter Manhattan below Central Park under the guise of congestion pricing. No one is surprised. City and state officials have been trying to make this happen for years. The rare alignment of views between the governor, the mayor, and the state legislature─each likely motivated by […]

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