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INTERIM. Sharing Economy. 5 Statistics about Taxi Use Decline.

  • Since ride share began in L.A. pre-arranged taxi rides fell 42%
  • Since ride share, the total number of L.A. taxi rides have fallen 30%
  • The impact of ride share is felt most by taxi service in tourist and nightlife areas
  • In San Francisco, the number of trips taken by taxi is down 2/3 in 2 years
  • The downturn in taxi use has hit taxi drivers most.
    • Taxi Drivers take home $400-$500 per week. 
    • Down from $800 a couple years ago

The decline in taxi ridership in Los Angeles mirrors trends in…

Transportation Project. Land Speculation. Indictments in North Texas. 3 Key Informed Intel.

What law enforcement agency was investigating land deals in North Texas? U.S. Department of Justice

What transportation project is involved? I-35 E expansion in Denton County

What crimes are alleged to be involved in these land deals?  conspiracy to commit mail fraud

What makes people believe real estate development was land speculation?

  • accused of deceiving the Texas Department of Transportation by
  • buying frontage land low
  • asserting that the land was under development
  • and…

Transportation Funding Allocation in a Southern State. 4 Key Informed Intel.

Which state passed a new trasnportation funding formula? Alabama

How will Alabama be alocating tranportation dollars?

  • New tax revenues will be allocated equally to all counties
  • The first $500,000 per county is specifically designated as bridge and road dollars

What is the goal?

  • Spread transportation dollars more equally throughout the state
  • Not only allocate trasnportation funding to large projects

What new funding is involved? A 6 cent increase in the gas & diesel taxes

Alabama SB…

5 Ways Houston Port Growth Impacts Texas infrastructure

Does increased Port of Houston traffic only translate to more cargo ships?  No, it also means:

  • strains on local roads with large trucks transporting cargo goods
  • strains on railroad infrastructure as railroads transport cargo goods
  • port channel dredging
  • maintaining sturdy docks
  • Port Infrastructure

What part of the country does the Port of Houston serve? The goal is to make the Port of Houston  “the distribution hub for the central U.S., from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi…

Lege Overrides Veto on Transportation Scoring Project. 3 Keys Informed Intel.

Which Legislature overrode a Governor veto on a transportation project prioritization bill? Maryland

What was the objection to the transportation prioritization bill? 

  • More bureaucracy
  • Harms Local Governments by quashing its input in transportation prioritization
  • Harms hardworking taxpayers

Why did legislators override the veto? Transparency. The bill would require disclosure as to why a lower scored bill gets priority over a higher scored transportation project

AP via WTOP…

The $2.2 Million + Ride Share Local Election. Ride Share Ordinance Campaign by the Numbers

  • 5 weeks of fundraising left
  • Ride Share Comapnies have contributed $2.2 million
  • 7th of May is election day
  • The cost of Mayor Adler’s campaign: $1.2 million 

Statesman | Uber, Lyft donate nearly $2.2 million to effort to pass Prop. 1 in May

KUT | Uber, Lyft Have Spent More Than $2 Million on Prop 1 Campaign So Far

Trend: Local Governments Create Own Ride Share Like Apps. 6 Key Informed Intel.

Why are transit apps a growing trend with local governments? Surgning populations are straining roads

Did Denver, CO contract with a company to create its app? Yes, it contracted with Xerox

What does the Denver Transit App do?It allows a person to compare the time it will take to travel in various transportation modes. 

What types of transit information does the Denver app contain?

  • bike-share stations
  • nearby Lyft drivers
  • close Car2Go vehicles
  • open parking spaces
  • mass transit

Does…

2 Step Funding. 1 High Speed Rail Station in the Golden State.

How did San Jose secure funding for a high speed rail station? In 2 steps:

  • $200,000 from the state of California
  • $400,000 from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

How did the funding for the high speed rail station come to fruition? A partnership agreement with the California High-Speed Rail Authority

Does the agremenet include development opportunities? Yes, for transit development and for  economic development that  creates a “vibrant and urban mixed-use setting…

INTERIM. Ride Share Compromise in its Home State. Read the Deal. 5 Key Pieces of Intel. Know the Intel before it arrives.

The District Attorneys of Los Angeles and San Francisco broughts suits against ride share companies in late 2014. 

A deal has been reached between the D.A.’s and ride share companies. The key points:

  • Ride share companies cannot use current description of background checks an safety checks.
  • Ride share companies have a $10M fine, up to $25 million if they don’t comply in future years
  • Ride Share has to work with a state agency to ensure that the fees charged are fair and accurate
  • Ride…