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SB 579 (Watson) & HB 1432 (Howard) would permit a $10 Travis County registration fee to fund Travis County transportation funding, or permit a $20 fee with voter approval.
The added transportation funds would go to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, would be utilized for trans…
57% of southerners in Georgia support paying more at the pump for road improvements.
Georgia Chamber of Commerce commissioned the poll and found:
California is working on a 3 tiered approach to transportation funding:
Tier One: The State The state portion of transportation funding will be based in a $52 vehicle user fee.
Tier Two: Cities Cities are turning to financing models to improve transportation funding.
Tier Three: Regional Regional local governments are putting a 1/2 cent “quality of life tax” for transportation projects. it will require a…
Uber & Lyft are extremely convenient for passengers. Their ease stems from their apps which quickly bring transportation to you. As a result, Uber/Lyft drivers are glued to their apps awaiting new fares. This focus on the next fare is leading to distracted driving, new laws and law suits.
In December 2014, a lawsuit was filed against a Lyft driver when the driver’s Lyft app was open when an accident occurred. In the same month, an Uber driver allegedly hit and killed a 6 year …
Its deja vu all over again. A foreign company finances a new transportation proposal. The foreign company has eminent domain authority. Opposition forms. Opposition gets stronger. The ultimate result: All eminent domain authority is repealed for the project.
10 years ago, it was Spanish Company, Cintra, and Trans Texas Corridor. Today it’s Japanese financed Texas Central Railway, which is proposing high-speed rail to connect Texas major metropolitan areas.
Previous opposi…
Tax experts say 12 states may likely raise the gas tax this year. It’s a bipartisan group, including:
Special Commissions have been studying transportation funding in these states:
To avoid raising taxes, Republicans in Connecticut unveiled a plan that is:
Posted infunding, legislative trend, roads
Republican Iowa Governor Branstad supports the 10 cent gas tax hike legislative leaders are pushing. Alternative suggestions to the gas tax hike include legalizing marijuana and dedicating the tax revenues to transportation projects. The Gazette In December, San Antonio City Council passed new ride share ordinances that effectively shutter Uber and Lyft on March 1st. The ordinances are called the most restrictive regulation in the country. Why? Here’s what the ordinance does: Texas Association of Realtors & San Antonio Realtor Board President say that additional transportation funding in SB 5 & SJR 5 will create additional economic benefits such as:Creative Road Funding: Fill Pot Holes with Pot Revenue
How San Antonio is Trying to Keep Uber & Lyft
Economic Benefits from Transportation Funding