Monthly Archives: July 2019

Fiscal Notes gives us the run down on TXDOT’s Transportation plan 2040 highlights 5 funding problems: aging transportation infrastructure inflation is making it more costly to fix greater fuel efficiency means less gas tax revenue unreliable funding from a federal Highway Trust Fund gas tax revenue will peak in 2030 Texas raised its gas tax […]

Big cities have been partnering with ride share to round out public transit. Pilot programs are off and running in: Philadelphia Monrovia, California Washington D.C. The new opportunity for growth: SMALL CITIES Why are small cities ripe for ride share partnerships? public transit is either infrequent or nonexistent small cities hands are tied because they […]

State: Vermont New incentives for 2019: $1 million Who gets the incentives? households making less than $92,000  buy or lease new electric cars Cars must be valued below $40,000 WCAX | Vermont ramps up EV incentives; is it enough to meet emissions target?

Where: Maryland How much in EV incentives was available? $6 Million How quickly did it go?  “depleted before the fiscal year began on July 1st” 2019 doubled funding But there was a backlog of unpaid EV incentives waiting What was the max rebate? $3,000 rebate How many EVs in Maryland? The number has doubled from […]

Where: Michigan New state owned location for EV chargers? Yes, state parks & park-and-ride lots  Detroit Free Press | Michigan state parks could be opened for electric vehicle charging stations Package of EV Bills Where: Michigan The Bills: SB 409 / HB 4789: Create tax incentives for small businesses and multi-unit housing to install EV […]

Add to the states utilizing ride share for medical transportation the following states: Arizona Florida Texas Route 50 | States Authorize Ridesharing for Medical Transport