26 Alerts From the VISION ZERO Tag

War on Cars at a Fever Pitch in NYC: NMA E-Newsletter #557

September 15, 2019 • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Congestion Pricing, e-bikes, e-scooters, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, New York City, NEWSLETTER, PEDESTRIAN, Ridesharing, Road Diets, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED TRAP, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO

In our experience, we have never seen the likes of what is going on in New York City with the war on cars. Not only has the city become one giant speed trap with over 2000 “school zone” speed cameras, soon the city/state plans to implement congestion pricing below 60th street. The government expects motorists […]

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“These Cameras Are Not a Safety Tool . . .”: NMA E-Newsletter #556

September 8, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, DISTRACTED DRIVING, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IIHS, ITE, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, SAFETY, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Safety, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety took a page out of its own book, and that of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), by issuing a recent report on red-light running with a title designed to send the media into a frenzy. “Red Light Running Deaths Hit 10 Year High” did exactly that. While […]

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An Appropriate Balance for Whom? – NMA Readers Respond: NMA E-Newsletter #553

August 18, 2019 • Bicycle, Complete Streets, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET QUOTA, VISION ZERO

In “An Appropriate Balance for Whom?” (NMA E-Newsletter #552), we discussed HB 3663, a recently introduced bill to Congress that would require each state to fund its own program to prioritize walking and bicycle riding over vehicular traffic when designing new or upgrading existing roads. Data from the 2016 U.S. Census showed that more than […]

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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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Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge? Part 2—Congress: NMA E-Newsletter #550

July 28, 2019 • CALIFORNIA, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, infrastructure, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, TOLL ROAD, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO, VMT, VMT Tax

Last week, in Part one of Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge?, we examined the efforts of various groups that are currently pushing road user fees onto the American public. (A road user charge or RUC is also commonly referred to as the Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax or VMT Tax […]

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