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What state implemented statewide ride share rules? Ohio
What city had their local ride share rules preempted? Columbus
What are the statewide ride share rules?
While drivers are logged in to the app but not providing a ride, insurance policies must provide at least $100,000 of coverage for injuries to two or more people in an accident and at least $25,000 of property-damage coverage.
While drivers are providing a ride, the insurance policy must bump…
How can ride share be linked to banks? In NY, taxicabs take out loans to pay for their taxi medallions.
The economic impact on the taxi industry by the sharing economy caused banking “unsafe and unsound conditions” at Montauk Credit Union.
Is this happening elsewhere? Yes, the banks are underwater on taxi cab medallion lonas in Boston and Chicago too.
How did addressing a business interest help bridge traffic flow problems? Senate Bill 797/House Bill 979 from 2015 created a grant program to fund pay for more agricultural inspectors at Texas’ border bridges.
The grant fund program helps the agriculture business and the traffic flow on the bridges? Yes, by not slowing bridge traffic with understaffed agriculture inspectors, the congestion at international trade bridges is alleviated.
How does the money flow? The Texas Department of…
What special session? the 29th Special Session of the Nevada State Legislature
What’s the issue before the Legislature? Faraday Future wants to builda $1 Billion manufacturing facility for electric cars north of Las Vegas.
The benefits of self driving cars:
Legislative Proposals:
What’s the pitch? Colorado Business leaders are calling for a $3.5 billion bond measure.
What’s the organization backing the bond? Fix Colorado Roads
What happened to Colorado’s legislative proposal on transportation bonds in 2015? The bonds hit road blocks when Colorado Department of Transportation raised issues.
How did the agency kill bonds? CO DoT raised concerns that bond maintenance would take money away from road maintenance.
Texas Central partners hosted an open house in Madisonville. Residents let their feelings be heard. Here’s what they said:
Greater Houston Partnership Transportation Council is examining RideScout.
What’s Ride Scout? An App that “replicates the reliability and flexibility of car ownership with access to bus, rail, bikeshare, car share, taxi, carpool, walking, biking, driving and parking”