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

Ballot Proposition. Gas Tax. Show Me State. What you need to know.

Missouri’s gas tax ballot proposition for November 2018 says:

3 businesses:

have joined the data sharing project, SharedStreets, that focused on transportation that combines data from public and private sources.

Source of this data sharing project: National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and the Open Transport Partnership

Goal of the project that helps cities: help officials integrate mobility services like ride-hailing

State Representative Landgraf proposes a change to transportation funding to help rural west Texas that includes:

Let oil producing areas retain a small percentage of severance taxes
- The Rainy Day Fund has $11 Billion balance
- $7-$8 billion is the standard for emergencies
Dedicate the severance tax revenue “to the region where it’s generated”
The dedicated revenue would pay for:
- adequate infrastructure
- first responders
“save lives and allow commerce to travel more freely”

Members of the Coalition:

3 Recommendations:

Continue to increase fuel-economy standards;
extend and improve the electric-vehicle tax credit;
invest more from the federal government in finding and deploying innovative technologies.

Requestor: Liberty County Attorney

Questions for the Texas Attorney General to answer:

Can County law enforcement enforce weight restrictions or do they need DPS certification?
Can DPS revoke a law enforcement’s authority to enforce weight restrictions that were granted by a county commissioners court?
Does a county commissioner court’s grant of authority equal to authority under Texas Transportation Code§ 621.402(e)?

Where: Missouri Governor Parson looks to address trucker shortage

Legislative & Regulatory Options for getting more truckers on the roads:

No penalties for unpaid child support. Allow licenses to continue when there is unpaid child support. Legislative change.
Train Inmates. Inmates should be able to train as truckers while they serve time
Utilize state trucks for training. Missouri Department of Transportation trucks could be used in lieu of simulators for training drivers

Californai Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2989 (2018 | CA) exempting helmet use from riding electric scooters on city streets.