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California’s proposed high speed rail line is exceeding its cost estimates by 27%. Here’s why:
How far behind is the project? 7 years
Los Angeles Times | California bullet train costs up $1.7 billion for Central Valley segment
In Mississippi a September 2017 poll conducted by Millsaps College and Mississippi-based Chism Strategies had 72% rejecting a gas tax increase.
Notes:
Daily Journal | Gas tax might not be unpopular for roads, bridges
By 2040, I-5 between Seattle and Vancouver is expected to be dedicated 100% to self driving cars. It’ll take 3 steps to get there:
The Business: TURO, a car sharing app, whereby you rent out your vehicle by day
How does insurance work? TURO insures you against damage that may be caused by a renter
How has TURO filled a gap after Hurriance Harvey? If the type of vehicle you need to rent is not avialbale in traditional car rental, TURO can fill that gap.
Business Trend: Volvo says by 2019 it will stop making gas combustion engine cars
Regulatory Trend: California’s chief air-pollution regulator says he’s talking to the California Governor about phasing out combustion engines sometime 10 years in the future.
Can States phase out combustion engines? States can their own air pollution standards, but they need EPA approval
International Trend:
San Antonio City Council rejected a proposal to remove cap on taxi permits and allow an unlimited number of taxi drivers to operate independently of companies and co-ops.
Houston and Dallas have adopted these proposals to remove taxi permit caps & allow unlimited taxi drivers independent of companies and coops.
The supporting rational for not removing caps?
Quebec has a requirement that requires taxi drivers and ride share drivers to complete driver safety courses.
In addition to 35 hours of driver safety training, ride share would also be required to:
Wall Street Journal | Uber Threatens to Leave Quebec Over Driver Rules
San Francisco Police Department says that 2/3 of its traffic citations are issued to ride share drivers.
How can you speed through the Streets of San Francisco? Tickets include:
What do the traffic citstion numbers look like?
How is DFW handling self driving vehicles in North Texas? With an automated vehicles department within theNorth Central Texas Council of Governments. It’s a department of 1 man.
What has this Department of 1 employee accomplished for self driving car policy?
Wyoming Department of Trasnsportation is providing the public with access to a map of alternative vehcile fueling station.
Equipment World | Wyoming maps out sites for alternative vehicle fueling