Monthly Archives: July 2017

Economic Impact of Ride Share on Airport Parking Revenue. 2 Reactions by Local Governments.

41% of airport, non-airline revenue, is parking revenue. The revenue has to be found somewhere. 

2 examples from cities:

  • Fresno upped the TNC pick up and drop off fee to $3
  • DFW deferred hiring and deferred technolgical upgrades

Government Technology | Airport Parking Takes Hit From Uber, Lyft

 

17 States Address Data Security and Self Driving Cars. 1 State Declares the Data Private. What you need to know:

17 States have laws concerning when self driving car data can be accessed.

The 17 states are: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington

Only North Dakota refers to the self driving car data as private data.

Bryan Cave LLP | Data Privacy Issues of Self-Driving Vehicles

Regulatory Trend. How one state is directing charging stations

State: Minnesota

How is Minnesota trying to direct charging stations for EV cars? By guiding private investment

What state action furthered the guiding of private investment?

  • MN partnered with WI, IL, IN, MI and the city of Detroit to designate a stretch of Interstate 94 the “Great Lakes Zero Emission Corridor”
  • the Zero Emission Corridor led to MN DOT erecting signs highlighting nearby electric charging options.

Star Tribune | With more electric cars coming, Minnesota officials consider…

2 Steps for a West Coast Rail to Condemn Land via 3rd party.

Step One: Have a need for eminent domain.

Background:  

  • CalTrain on the San Francisco Penninsula is modernizing. 
  • To modernize, CalTrain needs to acquire land in certain areas. CalTrain isn’t using eminent domain.

Step Two: Find an entity that can use emiment domain.

What entity is using eminent domain for CalTrain? San Mateo Transit District.

San Mateo Daily Journal | Caltrain may take private land

AG Opinion Request. Testing the Waters on Manufacturers & Dealerships.

Opinion Request, RQ-0170-KP, from texas Department of Motor Vehicles wants the Attorney General to answer this question:

  • Whether wholly owning a motor vehicle manufacturer results in affiliation with that manufacturer for purposes of section 2301.476(a)(2) of the Occupations Code.

 

What does DMV point out in its opinion request?

  • Forest River (FR) is a vehicle manufacturer
  • Berkshire Hathaway Automotive  (BHA) operates dealerships
  • Berkshire Hathaway (BH) owns Forest River
  • BHA is a…

Vehicle Tax Trend. Tax all the vehicles- all shapes, all motors.

Oregon became the first state to tax adult bikes of $200 or more. Each bike will be taxed $15.

Oregon does not levy a regular sales tax. The $15 tax is dedicted to Connect Oregon program, that funds projects serving multiple modes of transportation.

The rational for the tax: because bikes who use roads should contribute too.

City Lab | Oregon (Yes, Oregon) Just Put a Tax on Bicycles

TREND. Self Driving Car laws. Federal Regulator says states should chill & look to this federal law for drafting inspiration.

Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Maureen K. Ohlhausen, said lawmakers should:

  • ease up on self driving car laws
  • and if we’re protecting consumer information when it comes to self driving and connected cars, lawmakers should look to HIPPA as a drafting example

Why the call for caution? because too many different self driving car laws and rules will:

  • create unnecessary or duplicative regulation
  • innovation could slow or stop
  • ultimately consumers could be worse off.

SC Media | FTC chair…