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Lege Trend. Funding Transportation with a Sales Tax Cut.

A transportation funding deal in New Jersey hinges on a sales tax cut.

Governor Christie had shuttered the state’s Transportation Trust Fund. Opening the fund, and restarting construction projects, hinges on the sales tax cut.

Equipment World | New Jersey lawmakers discussing sales tax cut as part of transportation funding negotiations

Business Trend. Local Trend. Top 3 Concerns. Self Driving Taxis.

Pittsburgh is home to a new fleet of Uber’s self-driving taxis. For the Ying of self driving taxis, is the Yang of safety experts.

The safety concerns:

self driving technology is not ready for primetime.
- It’s like the safety experts think self driving taxis are the Kaepernick of transportation world.
PA has no self driving car statutes or regs.
- e.g. Who do we sue if there is an accident?
Self driving cars have gone off bridges and Pittsburgh has a lot of bridges
- building bridges…

Federal Grant to Test Alternative to Gas Tax

Which state received this federal grant? Delaware Department of Transportation

What alternative to the gas tax is Delaware testing? Mileage based tax

Grant amount: $1.49 million federal grant

Are other states involved? yes, 5 Atlantic Coast states are testing a mileage based transportation funding mechanism

What does the pilot program look like?

Transportation officials will track the driving habits of 50 volunteer Delaware motorists
The goal is to assess a charge based…

+1 County Adds Eminent Domain Requirements for High Speed Rail

Add Freestone County to the list of counties that restrict the use of eminent domain for high speed rail over county lands and right of ways.

Freestone County Times | County Adopts Budget, Sets Tax Rate, Restricts High-Speed Rail & Lifts Burn Ban

Driverless Freight Scheduled for Port of Houston. 3 Key Pieces of Intel

Developer of driverless freight technology: Freight shuttle system technology developed at Texas A&M University

Announcement of the collaboration: September 9th in Bryan, TX

How will the port utilize the technology? The port will hold a privately funded licensee of the technology

Government Technology | Electric, Driverless Freight Shuttle Might Solve Trucking-Related Problems in Texas

Highway Signs. Bill Boards. Appellate Court Opens Doors for Advertisers.

Which Court of Appeals? 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin

What did the Court do with the Texas Highway Beautification Act? Struck down key portions of the Act, specifically Subchapters B and C

For those who love statutes: Subchapter B REGULATION OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISING GENERALLY & Subchapter C LICENSE AND PERMIT FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

Why were these subchapters struck? unconstitutional content based restrictions on free speech

Houston Chronicle | Core of Texas highway sign ban…

1 State. Filling Gas Tax Hole with Tax on Hybrid and Electric Cars. 3 Points to Know.

The state: Maine

The tax proposal: Fill the $168 million annual gas tax hole with a tax on hybrid and electric cars

What opponents say:

A tax on hybrids and electric cars is not enough to fill the $168 million annual shortfall
Bonds are a tool, but shouldn’t be relied on for road and bridge maintenance

Bangor Daily News | Contibution by Transportation Committee Chair | Taxing hybrids and electric cars alone won’t solve Maine’s road funding problem

3 Pieces Informed Intel. DMV Lawsuit by Auto Title Companies.

What‘s the lawsuit about? 8 auto title companies say the TX DMV auto title fees limits put the companies out of business

When did Texas Legislature pass a law to allow DMV to limit the fees? 2013

What’s the pro argument for private auto title processors? It will be an added cost to the counties if they begin processing all auto titles

Texas Tribune | Auto Title Companies Sue Texas DMV Over New Fee Limit