Pittsburgh, PA, and Lakeland, FL have instituted smart intersections but are handling them differently. As more cities become connected, i.e., having elements of infrastructure and society interconnected digitally via the internet, intelligent signaling might revolutionize traffic flow, for better or worse. Market analysis firm Navigant Research has projected that smart signals will become a $3.8 […]
23 Blog Posts From the Complete Streets Tag
Tale of Two Cities’ Smart Intersection Programs: NMA E-Newsletter #693
April 25, 2022 • 0 Comments • ADAPTIVE SIGNAL CONTROL, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Bicyclist, CELL PHONE, Complete Streets, DISTRACTED DRIVING, Infrastructure, PEDESTRIAN, Red-Light Cameras, Technology, TICKET CAMERA, traffic safety, Traffic Signals, VISION ZERO
The Changing Landscape of Speed Limits
March 18, 2022 • 1 Comment • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, Complete Streets, Driver's License, FHWA, Infrastructure, ITE, LEGISLATION, Mass Transit, MUTCD, NMA, NMSL, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, road safety, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared as the cover story in the Winter 2022 Edition of the National Motorists Association’s quarterly magazine Driving Freedoms. If you would like to receive our magazine, please become a member of the NMA today! Advocating for speed limits based on sound traffic-engineering […]
And So It Begins—Vision Zero from the Top Down: NMA E-Newsletter #682
February 7, 2022 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, Corruption, CROSSWALK, DMV, FHWA, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, Mass Transit, MUTCD, NHTSA, NMA, NSC, PEDESTRIAN, REVENUE GENERATION, road safety, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Street Lights, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, VISION ZERO
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced that his department wants to drastically reduce deadly traffic accidents through vehicle and street design changes. The USDOT also plans to use $14 billion in funding from the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill to encourage the states to make extensive use of speed cameras to enforce lowered […]
A Data-Driven Approach to Transportation Safety Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #670
November 15, 2021 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, CELL PHONE, Complete Streets, Crosswalks, DISTRACTED DRIVING, Jaywalking, NHTSA, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: The NMA has received permission to post this report on recent findings on traffic safety in the US. Parts 2 and 3 will be featured in subsequent weeks. About 20,160 people died in traffic accidents in the first half of 2021, according to an early estimate released last week by the […]
The Effort to Dictate How We Live
November 12, 2021 • 0 Comments • Bicyclist, Complete Streets, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Technology, VISION ZERO
By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as an NMA Weekly E-Newsletter in August 2021. If you would like to receive the one-topic newsletter every Sunday, subscribe HERE. While we have warned about the Vision Zero and Complete Streets mission to force people out of their cars in many previous writings, […]
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