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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 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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The Consequences of Ignoring the Law: NMA E-Newsletter #628

January 24, 2021 • DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, MICHIGAN, NEWSLETTER, NMA, SPEED LIMIT, TRAFFIC STOP

At the urging of the late motorists’ advocate extraordinaire, Jim Walker, the NMA provided grant support for the defense of a Michigan man pulled over for driving over the speed limit in 2015. This wasn’t your typical speeding case, as illustrated by final closure earlier this month when the state Supreme Court declined to take […]

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The Thing about Speeding: NMA E-Newsletter #627

January 17, 2021 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Insurance Company, NEWSLETTER, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, speed limits, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets

By guest writer Eric Peters The problem with speed limits is they’re arbitrary and presumptive. A velocity maximum is decreed, and you are presumed a threat to others if you exceed it. Almost everyone understands this is silly—else almost everyone would not “speed” routinely. Most of us do not play Russian roulette, for instance, irrespective […]

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What about Police Traffic Stop Reform Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #604

August 9, 2020 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, CRIMINAL, DISTRACTED DRIVING, Drone, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, License Plate Readers, NEWSLETTER, RACIAL PROFILING, Red-Light Camera, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, Traffic Enforcement, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic stops, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO

Editor’s Note: Last week, in Part 1, we discussed ideas for traffic stop reform. This week we delve into some of the thornier issues for reform from the NMA perspective. Recently, Berkeley, California’s city council passed an ordinance to remove police officers out of the traffic enforcement equation. After the requisite planning and community input, […]

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