What’s happening? Regional Air can be electric air which makes it a reasonable and clean alternative to high speed rail. Why is this important? Regional Air doesn’t require acquiring large swaths of land for rail. How will this be important? As our populations increase, we have to develop innovative ways to move people to and […]
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Harris Co. TX New On Demand Transportation
What’s happening? Harris County is bringing on demand feature of ride share to its public transit system by offering on demand transportation between 2 zones for Harris County Transit Plus, for residents living in Generation Park in precincts 1, 2 and 4. Why is this important? Local governments are embracing innovation to adapt transportation systems […]
How does surge pricing impact ridership?
What’s happening? San Francisco is seeing that ride share riders are leaving and moving to taxi services because of increased use of surge pricing. Why is this important? Cabbies servicing SFO say airport taxi cab rides have doubled. How will this be important? Flywheel which works like ride share but uses cabs is seeing record […]
Bus Stops Save the Bees
What’s happening? A program in the city of Leicester, UK converts the top of bus stops into pollinator gardens for bees. Why is this important? Green space and pollinator gardens keep the bee populations thriving which in turn cleans the air and keeps agribusiness flourishing. How will this be important? It’s a great space for […]
Dealer Protections vs. Modern World
What’s happening? CATO writes about how car dealership protections fit in the modern world. CATO points to 3 reasons why the old justifications for protection no longer fit. (1) dealerships aren’t mom and pop shops anymore “The top 10 dealership groups in America have annual revenues around $100 billion—more than any car company. ” (2) foreign […]
Post COVID. Local Opposition to High Speed Rail.
What’s happening? Baltimore raised 3 reasons to oppose the proposed high-speed Northeast Maglev between Baltimore and DC. (1)economic equity that negates affordable transportation (2) environmental justice (3)community impacts Why is this important? The terms have changed since COVID. Now we’re hearing about environmental justice and economic equity. How will this be important? Setting the post-COVID […]