Motorists Vote 2020: Arkansas Ballot Issue 1
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
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 […]
New Jersey takes Advantage of the COVID-19 Crisis by raising Tolls: NMA Tolling in America Blog for April 13, 2020
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The Tolling in America Blog is a biweekly feature of the NMA blog. We want to bring the issues of tolling and infrastructure funding to our supporters. Please feel free to comment below the post. New Jersey takes Advantage of the COVID-19 Crisis by raising Tolls Written with assistance […]
Will Small Urban Cars Ever Take Off?
In an industry in which the battle cry has long been “bigger is better”, small urban vehicles seem to have almost been forgotten. But the automotive industry is evolving, and tastes are changing more quickly than anyone could have expected. Suddenly, small urban cars – a term which encompasses everything from three-wheelers to smart cars […]
When It’s Time to Stop Driving
Driving can be a dangerous task for anyone, but as you get older, it can become a more serious issue. It can be hard to let go of the keys. It may seem like you’re giving up some amount of control you once had over your life. But there comes a time when nature takes […]
Indivisibility of Cars and Commuting
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in November 2019 as the NMA E-Newsletter #567. One of the exciting elements of the October 5 Keep the US Moving Conference (KLAM) attended by both Gary Biller, NMA President and Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director, was meeting others who study urban commuting. Mariya Frost, Transportation […]
Shenanigans Abound in the Washington State Ballot Initiative over Car Fees: NMA E-Newsletter #575
Motorists are not cash cows, and it is time elected officials stop treating us as such! In Washington State, Tim Eyman decided he didn’t think it was fair for everyone in the state to pay for big city transit projects through ever increasing vehicle registration fees (or car tabs, as the locals call them). Anger […]
Driving in America turns a Corner
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director I have been writing and curating this blog for the past two years and believe the content that we bring forth from our archives, guest posts, and new information is relevant to what is happening with motorists’ rights today. Every now and then, I will be writing a different […]
Little-Vehicle-Topia: Micromobility and the Rest of Us
From Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on the Auto Tech Watch blog on February 10, 2019. All the articles linked have not been updated. I was exercise walking in my local park last fall and suddenly out of nowhere, a young woman on a scooter zipped past me and […]
The Problem with Road Diets
Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in the NMA Driving in America Blog in February 2018. Over 80 percent of adult Americans drive and driving is the number one way most Americans travel today. Five out of the top 10 most congested cities in the world are from the U.S. and that is why cities […]