Nothing worse than hitting a pothole you can’t avoid on the road. Not only is it jarring and disruptive to your driving but it can also damage your car. AAA reports that American drivers pay an estimated $3 billion per year to repair cars damaged by potholes. AAA Manager of Technical Services Michael Calkins said […]
5 Alerts From the Public Private Partnership Tag
Can the Proverbial Pothole Problem be Disrupted?: NMA E-Newsletter #493
June 24, 2018
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CALIFORNIA, Car Care, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, Drone, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, PENNSYLVANIA, PPP, Public Private Partnership, Technology, TEXAS
Trump Reverses Course on Infrastructure Funding: NMA E-Newsletter #456
October 8, 2017
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INDIANA, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NMA, PPP, Public Private Partnership, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING
In late September, President Donald Trump changed his mind on PPPs or Public-Private Partnerships, one of his bedrock funding mechanisms for funding infrastructure. He campaigned on the idea of utilizing PPPs and seemed to be for the idea all the way up until he reversed his support when talking to the House Ways and Means […]
Saint or Sinner, Government Eyes Are Watching Every Move You Make: NMA E-Newsletter #380
April 24, 2016
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ALPR, Biometrics, CELL PHONE, DNA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, NEWSLETTER, PPP, PRIVACY, Public Private Partnership, SOCIAL NETWORKING, Technology, TEXTING
By John W. Whitehead, President, The Rutherford Institute Government eyes are watching you. They see your every move: what you read, how much you spend, where you go, with whom you interact, when you wake up in the morning, what you’re watching on television and reading on the internet. Every move you make is being […]
NMA E-Newsletter #261: PPPs—Brought to You by Your Shortsighted Legislator
January 12, 2014
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, HIGH OCCUPANCY, NEWSLETTER, PPP, Public Private Partnership, REVENUE GENERATION, TOLL, TOLLING
A recent e-newsletter, #259: A Private Windfall, a Public Bust, described the pitfalls associated with Public Private Partnerships. It also prompted this thoughtful and informative response from North Carolina member KC Green, PE. We need to increase the fuel tax—significantly increase it—no matter what the price of gas or diesel is. (The federal fuel tax […]
NMA E-Newsletter #259: A Private Windfall, a Public Bust
December 29, 2013
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, Parking, PPP, Public Private Partnership, SPEED LIMIT, TEXAS, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING
As 2013 winds down, Indiana lawmakers and Governor Mike Pence are scrambling to come up with the money to fund the state’s transportation infrastructure. Governor Pence announced the creation of a “blue ribbon” panel to look at funding alternatives for future transportation projects, but it may be too little too late. At issue is […]
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