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What group studied ride share, car share, bike share impact to transportation? The American Public Transportation Association
Does sharing transportation impact public transit? No, public transit and other shared transportation modes usually did not compete for riders. Sharing Economy is utilized for late nights or weekends when public transit has limited service.
Does the sharing economy put fewer vehicles on the roadways? Yes.
Which state legislature couldn’t reach an agreement on ride share regulations? Florida
What was the point of contention? How much, if any, regualtory authority local governments should have over ride share
What does this mean for ride share in Florida? Local governments are working out issues related to ordinances/agreements that cover:
Where…
What state is legilatively speeding up transportation projects? Georgia
What type of road projects qualify for the quicker time line? Road & airport projects that are fully state funded and cost less than $100 million
What makes the projects move faster? Fully state funded projects can waive environmental reporting requirements when determining the potential impact of a proposed road project.
Are there exceptions to the environmental speed up? Yes, projecs that could impact…
Which local government is considering more parking meter revenue to fund a stadium? Sacramento
What changes to parking meters are proposed? Meters operate until 10pm, instead of 6pm
Why the extension in time? to cover the fans who attend events at the new stadium
Was this included in the King’s arena deal with the City? Some say by default, as the city agreed to ccommitting to the collection of millions of dollars in new parking revenue
Texas High Speed Rail is 1 of 3 nominees for the Next Big Idea Award awarded by the Urban Land Institute of North Texas.
How to vote: Attend the March 29th Event in Dallas.
Dallas Morning News | Impact Awards gala to feature tribute to Crows
Who is suing ride share drivers? Taxi drivers in New Orleans have filed suit against 10UberX drivers, and not Uber, the company.
How did the taxi cab drivers figure out who the ride shre drivers were? The drivers were filmed picking up riders
What does the lawsuit allege the ride share drivers did? unfair competition and a violation of Louisiana law requiring a chauffer’s license
NOLA | Cabbies v. Uber drivers lawsuit in court Thursday morning
Which state’s transportation system was studied? Washington State
Who sat on this task force? 16 regional civic, business and government leaders
What did the task force recommend:
Data security of self-driving cars spurs calls for uniform data security standards for self-driving cars.
Have there been a push for self driving car regulations or statutes in Texas ? Yes, why yes, there has. 84R HB 933
Did those pushes include data security issues? No.
The Hill | Lawmakers worry about cyberattacks on self-driving cars
A developer of North Texas highway projects with managed toll lanes checked the data to see who uses managed toll lanes. Here’s what was revealed:
The results: maybe Lexus lanes is an inaccurate moniker.