Category Archives: 2017 issue

Lege TREND. 3 Points Bill Text + 3 Points Messaging. Direct Sales Bill in Goldenrod State.

Nebraska Legislature is considering LB 830 to begin direct motor vehicle sales.

LB 830 will:

  • in the list of what a motor vehicle seller cannot do in Nebraksa, LB 830 adds:
    • to advertising requirements the bill adds, “who is not the manufacturer” or not enfranchised or authorized by the manufacturer”
  • adds to the list of what entities may transfer ownership of a motor vehicle ” the manufacturer of the motor vehicle, motorcycle, or trailer”
  • creates an exception to the prohibition of…

State Appoints Tesla Employee to Motor Vehicle Dealer Board. 3 Results.

Virginia Governor McAuliffe appointed a Tesla Motors Inc. employee to a board that oversees automobile dealers, and here’s what happened:

  • The Governor became former governor before Senate confirmation
  • The Virginia Automobile Dealers Association vocally opposed the appointment
  • The Senate Committee rejects the appointment.

Background of direct sales in Virginia: The commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles permitted Tesla to open a company-owned store. The Auto Dealer…

#1 Reason West Coast High Speed Rail Constructions Costs Up Billions, Again.

California is building a high speed rail to connect the relaxed free thinkers of Northern Californians to the botoxed, bleached and bronzed support system in Southern California. 

Costs for the high speed rail construction have increased multiple times, the lastest in January 2018.

High speed rail costs have cliumbed 35% for construction phase #1, due to:

  • Signing construction contracts prior to securing right of way lands

The California High Speed Rial project will submit a “business…

5 Benefits of Texas Central Rail.

The chairman of the board of Texas Central Partners lists 5 reasons Texans should be excited about high speed rail:

  • it’ll set Texas apart
  • it’ll be the largest privately funded project in the nation
  • It won’t be disruptive, the noise is a “swish” from the electric train
  • it won’t have any crossings, because of the speed, the train will be elevated 25-35 feet
  • jobs. there will be 10,000 jobs for 5-6 years

KWTX | Temple: McLane says high speed rail is something to get excited about

4 Reasons a High Speed Rail Study Was Shut Down in the Midwest.

Where: Minnesota

The reasons that the Minnesota Department of Transportation was stopped from completing a high sped rail study:

  • Republicans denied the study federal funds for completion
  • Republicans said the study was a waste of taxpayer dollars
  • Republicans say Minnesotoans opposes high speed rail
  • A Republican said its not an economically viable project

Governing | High-Speed Rail Study Shut Down in the Midwest

Anatomy of a High Speed Rail Coalition in the Northwest. See the Study. Read the Study. Be the Study.

A recent feasibility study found that high speed rail could work in Washington State. So, what entities were backing the study?

  • Microsoft
  • Washington Building Trades
  • Washington Roundtable
  • Association of Washington Business
  • Business Council of British Columbia
  • Portland Business Alliance

How was the study funded? A $300,000 legislative appropriation and donations from Microsoft and Washington Building Trades

Is the Washington State proposal for high speed rail looking for private investors? …

Legal Trend Begetting Lege Trend. 3 Points from a Direct Sales Court Win in the Midwest.

Background: The Missouri Department of Revenue granted Tesla the ability to sell directly without using the dealership process. As a result, the Missouri Automobile Association brought a lawsuit in 2015.

The Appellate Court Ruling:

  • The Court said the Autodealers did not have standing to bring suit against the Department of Revenue and that the “association’s challenge sounded more like a competitor seeking to avoid competition than an attempt to defend a larger public interest”
  • Tesla’s…

Local Trend 3 Cities that get Extra Ride Share Data & How Cities Get the Data.

These cities regularly get ride share tip information:

  • New York City
  • Chicago
  • Portland, Oregon

2 Methods Cities are Getting Additional TNC data:

  • From data produced through secure servers
  • Some cities have negotiated various confidentiality agreements

The Recorder | Uber and Lyft Resist Regulators’ Appeal for Data Sharing

 

3 Points. New Study. ROI for High Speed Rail.

The new study: Framework for Assessing the ROI for High-Speed and Intercity Rail Projects by the American Public Transportation Association

3 economic impacts considered beyond travel time & cost efficiency:

  • cost-benefit
  • economic impact
  • social impact analysis 

What does this new analysis include?

  • regional connectivity
  • global competitiveness effects
  • broader consideration of the public’s desire to meet and exceed longer term environmental, economic and mobility goals for future…