13 Alerts From the Parking Tag

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 War on Parking Escalates: NMA E-Newsletter #633

February 28, 2021 • Bicycle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, Parking, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, VISION ZERO

Even before the pandemic, the war on parking was ramping up in America. The curb was escalating as the place of most conflict, and that battle has only increased. The mission to eliminate curb parking by repurposing the space for bike and bus lanes is supported more by wishful Vision Zero thinking than any serious […]

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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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Checking in with Columbus, Ohio, Winner of the 2016 Smart City Challenge: NMA E-Newsletter #608

September 6, 2020 • Connected Cars, Connected Vehicles, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, Parking, Technology

In 2016, Columbus, OH, beat out 77 other US large and small cities to win the coveted $40 million US Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge. As the state capital and the largest city in Ohio, Columbus has the distinction of being the largest US metropolis (2018 population 892,533) not to have a subway or […]

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Compunction to Shame needs to Stop: NMA E-Newsletter #593

May 24, 2020 • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, NMA, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, VISION ZERO

From the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, anti-car groups have shamed, cajoled, and humiliated city officials to open streets and relegate vehicular traffic to the role of unwanted guests. These various programs, called Active Streets, Open Streets, Safe Streets, or Slow Streets, have popped up in nearly every major city in the country. Not only […]

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