14 Alerts From the VMT Tag

Induced Demand, Probing the Issue: NMA E-Newsletter #600

July 12, 2020 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Induced Demand, infrastructure, NEWSLETTER, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO, VMT

In last week’s Induced Demand, A Reality Check, #599, Maryland Member Sherman Johnson raised important concerns that, “even developers must admit that we cannot continue to widen our way out of traffic congestion indefinitely.  More highway capacity means more housing developments and more cars on the road (induced demand).” His response was in reaction to […]

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What’s Next for Motorists’ Rights—Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #598

June 28, 2020 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, civil asset forfeiture, Congestion Pricing, Connected Cars, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, infrastructure, Infrastructure Funding, LEGISLATION, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, TICKET QUOTA, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls, TRAFFIC STOP, VMT, VMT Tax

The need to advocate for motorists’ rights has grown during the time of COVID. NMA members need to be more vigilant than ever in their home communities and states. This newsletter is a reflection of what we see trending nationally. Last week in Part 1, we looked into our crystal ball at speed limits, automated […]

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Vision Zero’s War on Arterials Has Been a Failure. It’s Time to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Grid: NMA E-Newsletter #596

June 14, 2020 • Bicycle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, TRAFFIC CALMING, VISION ZERO, VMT

By Christopher M. DiPrima, California Member of the NMA The COVID-19 shelter at home orders have given us the opportunity to evaluate the effects of massive, rapid changes in the use of our transportation system. The results of this giant experiment are trickling in, and they are proving that years of speed-slowing measures on arterials […]

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The Washington Report–COVID-19 Crisis Edition: NMA E-Newsletter #589

April 26, 2020 • Complete Streets, DETER Act, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, infrastructure, LEGISLATION, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, NMA, SAFETY, TICKET QUOTA, VISION ZERO, VMT, VMT Tax

By Rob Talley Editor’s Note: The Washington Report is a regular feature of the NMA’s quarterly Driving Freedoms member magazine. Our representative in DC, Rob Talley, wrote the original version of this newsletter for the spring issue of the magazine before the pandemic halted its publication. So Rob recently updated his dispatch to include more […]

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The Road User Charge by Any Other Name: NMA E-Newsletter #555

September 1, 2019 • Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, GPS TRACKING, infrastructure, NEWSLETTER, NMA, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Road User Charge, VMT, VMT Tax

We recently completed a series of newsletters (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) about the renewed calls for levying a set of surcharges–or thinly disguised taxes–on motorists to help rescue the Federal Highway Trust Fund. National calls are picking up in momentum for the implementation of a system of travel fees layered on top […]

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