July 2018 – InfoHive – Transportation

LOCAL TREND. Bike Sharing Ordinance in the Northwest. 5 Key Elements.

Seattle City Council adopted a new bicylce sharing ordinance that:

creates a 20,000 cap on sharing bicylces
sets a nonbinding deadline for the city to build a network of protected downtown bike lanes
4 companies, only 1 company, Lime has agreed to continue operating
- $250,000 licensing fee
- 5,000 bikes each
Audits 2 times a year to ensure proper bike parking
The licensing fee is to fund up to 200 new bike-parking corrals

Who: State Senate candidate Ryan O’Donnell

Where: New Hampshire (inspired by a 67 cent fee on ride share in Chicago)

What: A 30-50 cent fee on all ride share rides

How: The ride share fee would fund regional transit authorities for public transportation

WHERE: Republican Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee

WHAT: Revenue source to raise revenue for highway construction

HOW: By imposing taxes/fees on:

What groups are opposed to the legislation?

What shortcomings do opponents highlight in the legislation?

National Transportation Safety Board’s ongoing investigations
prohibits state regulatory action
data insufficiency, US DOT has 3 years to revise data rules and thats too long
“all crashes involving AVs should be reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration immediately and made publicly available”
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DC’s cap of 400 dockless bikes was onerous
Too manydockless bikes left discarded on public sidewalks
The pilot program never resulted in regulations that were satisfactory to dockless bike companies

Local government: Rowlett

Proposed dockless bike ordinance:

pilot policy program
evaluate the magnitude of bike share systems before enacting strict enforcement
- why? strict enforcement uses a lot of city man hours
foster a cooperative relationship with dockless bike vendors
partner with deveopment areas to build relationships with the dockless bike companies
6-9 months of data, as it is predicted that dockless bike use will peak in fall winter and spring

Whose study?Heartland Institute

3 Reasons High Speed Rail Won’t Work in Texas:

“cost estimate is likely far below the actual price”
- cost estimates in other high speed rail projects have underestimated costs
- Reason.com says it will cost tax payers $21.5 billion
Look at the problems California has has building its easiest leg through the Central Valley
Almost all rail in the US is expensive and underutilitized
“Texas Central seems hell-bent on using eminent domain to force property…