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California High Speed Rail Authority is in the throws of building the first stretch of rail, here’s where the project stands:
Fresno Bee | More properties up for condemnation for high-speed rail
Texas Tribune | Falling Oil Prices Leading to Drop in Texas Road Funding
Which group is pushing Congress to act over the states? Consumer Technology Association
Why should Congress resgulate self driving cars and not states? “transportation is a national issue”
Even without Congressional action federal regulators will tell the states what to do with new guidelines. Transportation Department & its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will create guidelines for state policymakers to draw on when regulating self-driving cars.
What’s the…
Who is new to Air Share? Texas Air Shuttle
Ride Share is to Taxis like Air Share is to Air Charter Association of North America. What’s the regulatory and legislative #1 issue? Security. Who is boarding and what they are bringing with them.
Houston Chronicle | Air services say demand there for ride sharers in the sky
What state legislature is active on ride share legislation? California
The bill’s author killed his own bill? Yes, asserting misunderstandings by all stakeholders
What groups supported the bill? Consumer Federation of California
What would the bill have done? “ Require passengers to opt in before ride-hailing apps could share their contact information or any other personally identifying data with third parties.”
Texas elected officials are reaching out to Japan? Indeed, 33 East TX Officials, opponents to high speed rail, have contacted the Ambassador to Japan
Who signed the letter? Local Officials, like county judges, county commissioners and members of sub-regional planning commissions, and legislators
Where did the California Energy Commission opened a Clean Transportation Center? San Joaquin Valley
Why? 2 reasons.
What will the clean energy center provide?
Republican House Members in Indiana have a plan, a transportation funding plan to:
Republican leaders say:
And, folks, that’s how they close a budget deficit in Kansas.
WIBW | Brownback budget plan looks to divert funds from KDOT
Americans for Prosperity, a group associated with the Koch borthers, is hitting Christie on transportation funding.
What you need to know now to be informed:
NJ voters will vote on dedicating the remained of the gas tax, about $40M, to transportation funding.
NJ.com | Koch Bros. group hits Christie on lack of N.J. transportation fix