September 12, 2021
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Automated Traffic Enforcement,
Corruption,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
infrastructure,
Infrastructure Funding,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
Red-Light Camera,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Road User Charge,
SAFETY,
SCHOOL BUS,
School Bus Cameras,
School Bus Stop Arm Cameras,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET REVENUE,
Traffic Tickets,
VISION ZERO
The sausage-making is in full swing as opposing parties in Washington wrestle the Senate’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the House’s $3.5 trillion version to the ground. In Infrastructure Urgency, Part 1, NMA E-Newsletter #659, we shared the first two in a series of NMA emails directed to members of the Transportation & Infrastructure […]
June 27, 2021
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Automated Ticket Enforcement,
Automated Traffic Enforcement,
CIVIL,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
OHIO,
Red-Light Cameras,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
Traffic Tickets
When will Ohio municipalities ever learn? The Ohio Supreme Court has been working overtime on automated enforcement cases brought by motorists against cities and townships across the state. Justice would be better served if the state prohibited ticket cameras altogether. The difficulty is that the larger cities in Ohio have home-rule authority, i.e., they set […]
March 28, 2021
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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 […]
January 17, 2021
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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 […]
August 2, 2020
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civil asset forfeiture,
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
RACIAL PROFILING,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Road Safety,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET QUOTA,
TICKET REVENUE,
TRAFFIC STOP,
Traffic Tickets
2020 has undoubtedly been a tough year for all of us. The COVID-19 crisis has changed many aspects of our lives, and so have the protests around the world in the wake of George Floyd’s death. At first, the protests were against police brutality, and now they have turned into calls for police reform. Much […]
