Monthly Archives: June 2018

+1 Major City Electric Scooter Ordinance. 3 Points from Messaging from E Scooter Companies

CITY: San Francisco

San Francisco’s ordinance sets up:

  • The Powered Scooter Share Permit Program
  • 1 year pilot program
  • Up to 5 e-scooter operator permits will be issued
  • initial  6 months, as many as 1,250 scooters may be permitted.
  • An increase can occur and allow  up to 2,500 scooters 

What are e-scooter companies’ positions?

  • conciliatory
  • want to operate in legal framework
  • “meaningful and responsible part of your transportation landscape”
  • committed to the Save Our Sidewalks Pledge to…

+1 Coastal City New Electric Scooter Rules. Cap scrapped in favor of this:

City: Santa Monica

The new electric scooter rules:

  • 6-month pilot program
  • dynamic cap the number of electric scooters and bicycles (not set yet and can be extended)
    • the 1500 cap was scrapped
  • limit the number of companies that operate the vehicles
  • impose a fee on the companies for operations $20,000 operation fee + $50 per vehicle

Does Santa Monica have a history with electric scooters? Yes, it was the 1st city Bird offered scooters in starting September 2017

CNET | Santa Monica hits…

Lege Trend. Regulatory Trend. Procurement Opportunity. Smart Stoplights. Red Light Cameras Meet Minority Report

What are smart stoplights?

  • networked traffic lights
  • connected to video cameras
  • respond quickly to changing traffic conditions
  • prioritize signals for emergency vehicles
  • make crossings safer for cyclists and pedestrians

The Vendor: Miovision

Testing grounds: 5 intersections in Detroit

Governing | These Smarter Stoplights Could Be Lifesavers

New National Academies Study. Public Transit not murdered by Ride Share

The Study:   Who’s Riding TNCs and What Does It Mean for Public Agencies?, by  Shared-Use Mobility Center, an imprint of the Transit Cooperative Research Program at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine in partnership with an unnamed ride share company

Key to be informed: peak ridership of TNCs occurred when public transit scales back- nights & weekend

Gov Tech | Think Uber and Lyft Are Killing Transit? Think Again

 

 

Open Records. Tesla v. Auto Dealer Lobbyist. What you need to know to be informed:

In a lawsuit over legislation that prohibits direct sales of Tesla in Michigan, the following entities have been ordered by court to turn over records:

  • An attorney-lobbyist for the Autodealer Association
  • specific auto dealers
  • Michigan Auto Dealers Association

Detroit Free Press | Judge: Tesla can view records lobbyist wanted kept secret

Local Ride Share Trend. Capping Prices.

City: Honolulu

What was the response from the taxi industry?  Supporters of the surge pricing cap held signs that read “equal rights for taxi drivers,”

Does the local ordinance set a cap or delegate that authority? Honolulu’s director of customer services will set the surge pricing cap

Government Technology | Honolulu Passes Bill to Cap Uber, Lyft Surge Prices

+1 State Taxing Ride Share by Cutting Other Taxes. 6 Talking Points.

Iowa Legislature passed the largest tax cut in state history and adds sales taxes on ride share and online or app purchases.

Iowa’s Governor said the following 6 points about the tax cut:

  • immediate and significant tax relief
  •  It’s simple
  • It’s transparent
  • It’s fair for Main Street
  • Most importantly, it’s sustainable for our state budget
  • fiscally responsible for the long-term … ensuring that we can fund our key priorities like education, health care and public safety,” she said.

What is…