Local Trend. Ride Share to Supplement Public Transit. The city. The partnership. The goal.

City: West Sacramento

The company West Sacremento is partnering with: Via

How ride share will fit into the city’s public transit system: 

  • rider will be able to use an app to set pickup and dropoff locations
  • van will pick up several riders and make multiple stops
  • rider may be asked to walk a block or two

The city’s policy goals:

  • cut down on the time it takes riders to get from one place to another
  • limit the amount of effort necessary to navigate the public transit system

Government…

Business Trend. Fighting Traffic Tickets from your Smart Phone. From the U.K. to the Sunshine State. Regulatory Quagmire Ensues.

A U.K. business has allowed drivers to fight parking tickets from their smart phones, and now that business trend is stateside in Florida. 

Here’s the regulatory quagmire:

  • The Florida State Bar is none to pleased of mobile phones practising law

The fight moved to federal court when The Ticket Clinic sued the Coral Gables tech start up.

The company, TIKD, is expanding nationally.

Miami Herald | Florida drivers can now fight traffic tickets from their phones. But that may not last.

 

State Fee Funds Construction Jobs. Contractors Behind it. Road Building Commences.

Alabama in 2016 Began collecting a fee of  $1 per $1,000 in project value on nonresidential building permits.

Genesis: The consruction fee was supported and pushed by the Alabama Associated General Contractors.

The funding for construction work skills is distributed by Alabama Construction Industry Craft Training Board.

Equipment World | New fee funds construction worker training in Ala.

EV Company + City Partnership for all EVs. 3 Key Points informed:intel

Tesla, the city of Barrie, in Canada, and a local chamber of commerce are putting together a chargins station deal for all EV owners. 

The details of the EV charging station deal:

  • Tesla is offering to install 12 Tesla superchargers + 4 generic universal chargers at no cost to the city
  • The local chamber of commerce is offering to foot operational costs of the charging station
  • The city wants to be seen as progressive and open for business

Barrie Today | Downtown Barrie BIA offers to help…

Anatomy of a State Bill for Direct Auto Sales. Free Market + Vehicle Freedom = legislation.

Wisconsin legislators announced legislation to permit the direct sales of certain EV vehicles in Wisconsin.

The bill’s tagline: Electric Vehicle Freedom Act. 

The press release from legislators:

Representative Brooks and Senator Kapenga Introduce “Electric Vehicle Freedom Act” 

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Legislation would let Tesla sell directly to buyers in Wisconsin