Recent Chicago Parking Audit Spells Bad News for Motorists (and Every Other Resident)
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #708 from August 2022. If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter, a weekly one-topic look at a motorist issue, click here. As of 2022, 61 years are left on the 75-year parking meter lease now held by the Chicago Parking Meters […]
Recent Chicago Parking Audit Spells Bad News for Motorists (and Every Other Resident): NMA E-Newsletter #708
As of 2022, 61 years are left on the 75-year parking meter lease now held by the Chicago Parking Meters LLC. A recent city audit stated that the private company had already recouped its entire $1.16 billion investment plus $502.5 million more. According to a recent Chicago Sun-Times article, Chicago parking meter revenue is back […]
Alliance For Toll-Free Interstates Update–Spring 2022
Editor’s Note: ATFI is one of our partners and it releases a quarterly newsletter, which we promote by posting it here. With people returning to work and with travelling back in full swing, the need for improved infrastructure in the United States has remained a top priority for politicians and citizens alike. Officials from Pennsylvania […]
Charging Ahead with Electric Vehicles
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as an NMA Weekly E-Newsletter in September 2021. If you would like to subscribe to the one-topic newsletter on motorists’ rights that hits your inbox first thing every Sunday, Click Here. President Biden announced earlier this year that he wanted 50 percent of […]
Cars to be Equipped with “In-Air” Alcohol Detection Systems that Test the Breath of Everyone
By Joe Cadillic, founder of the MassPrivatel Blog Big Brother will soon be able to stop a person from driving their car if it detects any alcohol in their breath. The Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc.(ACTS) and the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) program have created an open source “in-air” alcohol detection system for […]
Charging Ahead with Electric Vehicles: NMA E-Newsletter #663
President Biden announced earlier this year that he wanted 50 percent of all cars sold in 2030 to be electric. But is that practical? Car-buying decisions by consumers are just one piece of the puzzle. According to the US Department of Energy, the nation has over 43,000 public charging stations with about 105,000 individual outlets. […]
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, […]
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 […]
American for Toll-Free Interstate Letter to Congressional Leadership Opposing Tolls on Existing Interstates
Editor’s Note: This letter was sent last week to Congress, and the National Motorists Association is one of over 80 signatories. The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader […]
Protecting Wildlife and Motorists through Infrastructure Design
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #625. If you would like to receive the weekly newsletter via email, subscribe today! Several states have recently announced that they have added wildlife over and underpasses, with many more on the way. Large animals such as deer, elk, and bears roam seasonally, frequently colliding with […]