Where: Little Rock Arkansas
Why are Little Rock’s taxi regulations a monopoly? A city law required a conenience and necessity standard for new taxi cab permits, leaving just Yellow Cab as permitted
Category Archives: 2017 issue
3 Reasons Empire State Police Chiefs Support Ride Share
The Police Chief Association in New York state supports bringing ride share to upsatte New York via the state legislature because:
- people who imbibe need transportation options
- ride share will make the streets safer
- New Yorkers should have options for safe rides
WHEC | Police Chiefs push for ridesharing services in upstate NY
Texas Central Rail New CEO. 3 Facts to Know.
Texas Central Rail’s new CEO is Carlos Aguilar. He is:
- a former senior VP of Ch2M Hill
- 30 years of experience leading major infrastructure development projects
- Aguilar will handle CEO duties while Tim Kieth will take the tile President and will cover capital raising and external affairs
Dallas Business Journal | Texas Central names new CEO as bullet train focus switches
Refreshing Recollection: Rainy Day Fund & Transportation
Funds above the Rainy Day (ESF) Fund cap of $7.5 billion move to transportation funding.
Editorial. Speed Limits. 3 Reasons Speed Limits Should be Under Local Control.
Ft. Worth Star Telegram editorial lays out 3 reasons speed limits should be controlled locally and not by Austin lawmakers:
- If the state lowers the default residential speed limit, there will be no funding for additional patrols
- The city would benefit from assessing street safety to determine appropriate speeds
- The city can already lower the speed limit itself, so why is a Ft. Worth citycouncil member pushing this idea?
Port Infrastructure Fund. Interim Recommendation. What you need to know.
The Select Committee on Ports Interim Report recommends a fund to fund port projects, the key points:
Why a fund? Texas ports are “responsible for over 30% of the Texas gross domestic product and are integral to the Texas manufacturing and energy miracle that sustained the Texas economy.”
How would the fund work? Provide loans similar to the Texas Mobility Fund
What’s the fund’s timeline? 2017 should set the parameters. 2019 sets the funding amounts.
TXDOT Sunset Nuts and Bolts. Report Available. 24 Recommendations.
Sunset timeline:
- Submit responses to staff report through Novmeber 30th.
- December 8th and 9th Sunset hearing
24 Sunset staff recommendations:
Require TxDOT to adopt one consistent set of statewide transportation goals, revise its approach to distributing funding to better align with these goals, and better analyze and report on the impact of funding decisions.
Require TxDOT to update its approach to project prioritization, evaluating a project’s strategic need…
+1 City Council Supports Dallas Houston High Speed Rail
Add Plano City Council to the supporter list for Texas Central Rail Dallas to Houston high speed rail.
How did Plano City Council express support for high speed rail? By resolution, passing 7 to 1.
What reasons for supporting high speed rail were given by City Council?
- boost regional economy
- help alleviate traffic congestion
The Transportation Needs of Business and Texas Ports. 3 Pieces of Intel.
Where did the issue of transportation needs at Texas ports arise? The Harris County International Trade and Transportation Conference
Why is more transportation infrastucture needed? nflux of petrochemical-related cargo
What are trains saying?
- trains take big trucks off the roads
- big trucks don’t pay their fair share for road damage
What does a petrochemical logistics manager say about the need for roads? A dedicated corridor for trucks carrying heavier loads would be an…
Local TREND. Au revoir Fingerprinting. Bonjour Drug Testing.
Palm Springs will be voting to allow ride share at its airport, if and only if, the drivers submit to random drug and alcohol testing.
What does the mayor think? It is “utterly ridiculous”
San Francisco Chronicle | Palm Springs weighs Uber, Lyft pickups, but with drug tests