Big Bike and Common Sense
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This piece first appeared as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #578, which was emailed to NMA members on February 9, 2020. If you would like to receive the weekly E-Newsletter, a one-topic dive into an important aspect of motorists’ rights, become an NMA member today! When did traffic safety become […]
International Anti-Car Nonsense
Editor’s Note: This piece first appeared as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #576, which was emailed to NMA members on January 26, 2020. If you would like to receive the weekly E-Newsletter, a one-topic dive into an important aspect of motorists’ rights, become an NMA member today! We recently updated and republished a popular post, Do Vision Zero Programs […]
Pushback on Vision Zero in Los Angeles
By John Russo, Co-Founder, and Director of KeepLAMoving and KeepTheUSMoving Last week the Los Angeles Times ran an article about the failure of the city’s Vision Zero plan to reduce traffic deaths over the last four years. Since Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the initiative in August 2015, pedestrian and bicyclist deaths are up substantially, with […]
9 Effective Tips for Saving Gas While Driving in the City
Driving in the city can sometimes be fun, but sometime many of us stress over dealing with traffic, finding a parking space, and other hassles of urban driving. Driving in the city also takes more gas which means more money out of your pocket. Here are some techniques that might help you save hundreds of […]
International Anti-Car Nonsense: NMA E-Newsletter #576
We recently updated and republished a popular post, Do Vision Zero Programs Equal More Traffic Accidents?, on the NMA Blog. The article points to several examples of cities where pedestrian/bicyclist accident and fatalities rates have not improved, and in many instances have increased, after expensive Vision Zero programs have been implemented. Such programs have the […]
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 […]
Do Vision Zero Programs equal more Traffic Accidents?
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as Newsletter #559 on September 29, 2019. This post includes a few updates. Many cities and states around the country have adopted a Vision Zero program which strives for zero traffic deaths, usually by a specific year. Some of the oldest programs, though, […]
So This is What Complete Streets Comes Down To?: NMA E-Newsletter #573
The Complete Streets Act of 2019, U.S. House Bill 3663, is creating a lot of rhetorical questions on our part. In NMA E-Newsletter #552, the title question was “An Appropriate Balance for Whom?” in response to the bill’s declaration that the needs of walkers and bike riders must be accommodated before those of drivers on […]
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 […]