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This year Georgia tinkered with its gas tax to address a transportation funding deficit.
Georgia’s Gas Tax Reform looks like this: “Drivers pay 26 cents for every gallon of unleaded gasoline and 29 cents per gallon for diesel fuel. The new single fuel tax replaced a system of excise and prepaid local and state taxes.”
Georgia threw in some other tax reforms too:
What’s this about? The Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is working on plans to grow 281. Part of their plan was to add new toll lanes to 281.
Tolls are very controversial. Tolls don’t have favored nation status in Texas. Grass roots groups like Texas TURF were strongly opposed.
Mr. Speaker commented: “Today the Alamo Area MPO took a very positive step toward improving mobility in San Antonio. This vote shows that local and state officials are working together to address…
Tennessee is primed to be the next state to support gas tax reform. Here’s what’s happening in the home of the Volunteers:
To meet the 20 cent level of 1989, the new gas tax will…
Texas Central Rail CEO Tim Kieth says the remaining steps to move forward on high speed rail are:
Two potential snags:
Background: For the first time in more than 100 years, we have a new border bridge for trains. Safety first.
3 Points of the Trasnportation Agreement with Mexico:
Taxis have sued Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services claiming that ride share apps should be regulated (read: inspected) just like cab meters.
By not regulating the ride share apps, the taxi companies argue that Florida has created a competitive disadvantage.
A similar lawsuit has had success in California.
Google will be testing its driverless cars in Austin soon. And, Google wants your feedback, because we all love answering surveys. Austin Business Journal
This week, the New York Times, shared that the problems that driverless cars face is cars with drivers, because ““The real problem is that the car is too safe.”
Laura Ryan
Guillermo “Memo” Trevino