You Have Trouble Parking? At Least, You’re Not a Trucker: NMA E-Newsletter #657
We need truckers—these men and women crisscross the country to bring goods to shelves everywhere, and without them, our economic engine would grind to a halt. Commercial truck driving is not an easy profession, but in 29 states, it is the most common. Finding a place to park has become one of the biggest problems […]
The Effort to Dictate How We Live: NMA E-Newsletter #655
While we have warned about the Vision Zero and Complete Streets mission to force people out of their cars in many previous writings, that goal has not been stated in starker terms than those used by the Shared Mobility Principles For Livable Cities. Its mission, published by an international coalition of over 150 agencies, organizations, […]
Jane Jacobs and the Mid-Rise Mania Part 3: NMA E-Newsletter #653
Editor’s Note: The following content, reprinted in three parts over this and the previous two NMA e-newsletters, is presented with permission from Randal O’Toole’s The Antiplanner, a blog whose tagline describes its point of view: “Dedicated to the sunset of government planning.” O’Toole is a senior fellow with the Cato Institute who specializes in land-use and […]
No More Internal Combustion Engines
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach How much would it cost for every state to go 100% electric? What policies are drivers already paying for, and are there any new laws that could add to these costs? We are already paying for these policies, even if your state hasn’t decided to ban gas and diesel […]
ATFI Letter: Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and Opposition to Tolling
Editor’s Note: This letter was sent this week to US Senate Leaders. It if from the Alliance for Toll Free Interstates of which the National Motorists Association is a member. Dear Senators Schumer and McConnell: The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates (ATFI) is a growing alliance of individuals, businesses and organizations advocating for long-term, sustainable, efficient, […]
Will All These New Electric Cars Crash the Power Grid?
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach High temperatures, increased demand for the electric power for air conditioning, computers and electric cars charging; will all these new electric cars crash the grid? The latest dose of reality came this week when California, facing triple digit temperatures, began to worry about the pressure on the state’s power […]
Equity and Sustainability
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in March 2021 as NMA E-Newsletter #637. If you would like to receive the NMA’s weekly one-topic newsletter, subscribe HERE. 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 […]
Autonomous (Self-Driving) Vehicles – Available Soon? (Yes and No) Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #649
By Gary Witzenburg, Automotive Senior Writer and Contributing Editor, President of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year, and NMA Member. Editor’s Note: HOUR Detroit Magazine has graciously permitted the NMA to publish this piece, which initially appeared in a slightly different version on its pages. Please read Part 1 from last […]
The War on Parking Escalates
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in February 2021 as the weekly NMA E-Newsletter #633. If you like to receive this weekly one topic newsletter in your mailbox every Sunday, subscribe today! Even before the pandemic, the war on parking was ramping up in America. The curb was escalating as the place of most conflict, […]
ATFI Letter to President Biden and Secretary Buttigieg on the American Jobs Plan and Tolling in Infrastructure
Editor’s Note: The National Motorists Association supports the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates and this letter to our nation’s leaders on tolling in America. Dear President Biden and Secretary Buttigieg: The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates (ATFI) is a growing alliance of individuals, businesses and organizations advocating for long-term, sustainable, efficient, equitable, and sensible highway infrastructure funding […]