By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The website Chief Investment Officer posted in June a lament for how tough it is for toll roads right now. Here’s a quote, “The typically stable asset class has been hit as traffic levels have dropped 40 percent to 85 percent globally, S&P analysts say.” So the website tells […]
52 Blog Posts From the Gas Tax Tag
Is it Really Tough Times for Toll Roads Ahead?
July 13, 2020
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ATFI, Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, NMA, OOIDA, PPP, Public Private Partnership, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls, VMT
Big Changes for Toll Roads in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
June 8, 2020
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Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Gas Tax, HIGH OCCUPANCY, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, Mass Transit, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Despite NMA and public opposition plus general condemnation for holding hearings during a pandemic, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority voted unanimously on May 27 to increase tolls on two of the state’s largest toll roads. The increase takes effect on September 13, 2020, and would increase the average Turnpike […]
Weird Times: Streets are now for Restaurant Dining Too?
May 27, 2020
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Bicycle, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, Gas Tax, KUSM, Mass Transit, NMA, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, SAFETY, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director This blog is a collaboration between the National Motorists Association and the Keep the US Moving (KUSM) group written and curated by NMA Communications Director Shelia Dunn (with some guest authors as indicated). The KUSM weekly blog focuses on road diets, traffic calming, and programs such as Vision Zero […]
Motorists Vote 2020: Arkansas Ballot Issue 1
May 1, 2020
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Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, Mass Transit, REVENUE GENERATION, Traffic Congestion
By NMA member, Tom Beckett Editor’s Note: A couple of months ago, Tom wrote the NMA National Office an email with some information on what is going on in his home state of Arkansas with regards to infrastructure funding. We asked him to write more formally about the situation, and we feel his insight gives […]
The Jigsaw Future of Car Ownership
April 24, 2020
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Car Care, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, Electric Vehicle, Fuel, Gas Tax, INSURANCE, Mass Transit, Parking, Ridesharing, SOCIAL NETWORKING, tolls, Traffic Tickets
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #416 from January 2017. Owning a car has always been one of those milestones in a person’s life. When we were kids we dreamed about what kind of car we would own in the future. We dreamed of dragging Main […]
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