Monthly Archives: October 2018

Texas Bond Elections on Transportation in November

  • Arlington $137,835,000 for street improvements
  • Austin $160,000,000 for transportation
  • Cibolo $4,750,000 for projects including road repair
  • Collin Co. $750,000,000 for roads and parks
  • Corpus Christi $52,000,000 for street improvements
  • Corpus Christi $22,000,000 for new roads
  • Duncanville $6,600,000 for street improvements
  • Edinurg $30,000,000 for roads and drainage
  • Hutto $70,000,000 for roads and drainage
  • Longview $27,090,000 for street improvements
  • Pflugerville $21,100,000 for…

Local TREND. Scooter Pilot Program. 7 points from San Antonio.

San Antonio, Texas pilot program for scooters will require scooter companies to:

  • be permitted
  • pay fees 
    • annual permit fee of $500 as well as $10 per scooter
  • no scooter cap on scooter numbers nor on companies
  • require data sharing of where scooters ar epicked up, dropped off and used to help city planners
  •  required to have a San Antonio-based fleet manager
  • 2 hour maximum for companies to address reported parking issues
  • 1 hour maximum for companies to address scooters  in restricted…

A Cyber Attack on a Port. 3 Regulatory Requirements emerging in the Golden State.

The Port: Port of San Diego

What happened in the ransomware attack?

  • Administrative systems were held hostage for a certain sum
  • Port staff shut down other portions of the port’s computer infrastructure
  • The port continued to operate during the attack on Sept. 25, 2018
  • Computer systems are not 100% as of 10.11.2018
    • no online permitting currently
    • no open records requests can be answered

3 Regulatory standards that emerged:

  •  deploy a multilayered security program
  • required data back up at…

Activist TREND. 5 Anti Eminent Domain. Anti High Speed Rallies in Texas.

5 High Speed Rail opposition rallies are planned in Texas concerning the “ill-conceived Texas Land Grab Project”:

6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16 — Truman Kimbro Center, 111 West Trinity Street in Madisonville

•5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 —Jewett Civic Center, 111 Robinson Rd. in Jewett

•6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.  8 — Grimes County Expo Center, 5220 FM 3455 in Navasota

•6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 — House Estate, 15743 House Road in Hockley

•6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19 — Ellis County Women’s Building,…

6 Opposition Points. Letter to the Editor. Texas High Speed Rail.

A person who:

  • owns property in Leon Co. 
  • is not directly impacted by Central Texas Rail 
  • has been the fundraising chair for Texans Against HSR

Opposition rational:

  • how Texas Central agents treat people
  • critically flawed Federal Railroad Administration’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement
  • bad for our natural resources
  • bad for communitites
  • no need for the project
  • no financial viability 

Navasota Examiner | Letters to the Editor – TAHSR

Local TREND. Ride Share Wants Tolling?

In Seattle, Uber is supporting tolling for:

  • congestion pricing 

Are they doing this elsewhere? Yes, $10 M committed nationally to support sustainable mobility

Why does ride share support congestion pricing tolls?

  • the company supports “sustainable mobility” issues
  • the company supports measures to reduce congestion

The Hill | Uber to lobby for road tolling in Seattle

3 Reasons not to play favorites to EVs | Boone Pickens

In explaining how Texas Commission Environmental Quality should utilize Volkswagen emmissions funds, 3 reasons against the agency proposal:

  • TCEQ is following the EPA’s favoritism for electic vehicle by offering funding up to 60 percent
    • government shouldnt pick winners and losers
  • Texas should use its own resources to achieve clean air- and that’s natural gas vehicles
  • “TCEQ should allow grantees to buy a vehicle to scrap”

 

Austin American Statesman | T Boone Pickens | Commentary: On an…

Regulatory TREND. EV Charging Lanes Coming to the Land of Lincoln?

Illinois Tollway Highway Authority is considering incorporating EV charging into its I-294 modernization. 

 EV methods being considered are:

  • EV charging lanes
    • informed:intel gave you info on the lanes first tried in Sweden around Arlanda airport near Stockholm
  • EV charging stations
  • EV super charging stations

Roads & Bridges | Illinois Tollway may add EV charging to I-294