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3 Proactive Transportation Planning Needs of Texas Rural Highways.

Producers guide transportation needs by forecasting the changing truck travel to match advances in energy development
Creative engeinnering.
- converting an existing two-way frontage road to one-way traffic
- temporary use of bypass lanes until an overpass is built
Data TxDOT and TTI experts study accident data to reduce accidents

Trib Talks | William R. Stockton | Texas A&M Transportation Institute | Rural Texas highways give us a reliable path to the pump

+1 State Adopts Gas Tax Increase. 3 Pieces of Informed Intel

California voters approved a legislative increase in fuel taxes and vehicle fees by rejecting a rollback of those revenue sources in Propsoition 6.

55% of voters approved the increased taxes and fees.

The 3 reasons attributed to the win? (see the reasons Missouri failed, ying and yang):

clearly detailing how the levies would be spent to fix deteriorating roads
fix bridges
improve mass transit

A clear detailed plan won.

LA Times | California voter approval of gas tax increase gives hope…

What I need to know about a study that Says Ride Share Made Traffic Worse in an Urban Area?

Who conducted the study? San Francisco County Transportation Authority

What urban area was studied? average speeds

What did the study reveal:

Slower Morning traffic. 26% decrease in average morning speeds since 2009
Slower Night traffic. 27% for evening traffic speeds during the same time
More traffic jams. vehicle hour delays increased by 40,000 hours on an average day
More road wear and tear. miles traveled on local roads jumped 630,000 miles

The Car Connection | Study: Uber, Lyft…

+1 Red/Purple State Voters Defeat Gas Tax. 4 legislative options to fix it.

Missouri voters defeated a gas tax increase 54:46. The gas tax under this proposal would have increased gradually for a total 10 cent increase.

The gas tax increase had bipartisan ledership support in Missouri.

Options on the table for legislators to increase transportation funding in Missouri:

increasing various license and registration fees for Department of Transportation
a gas tax increase of 2 cents that would not require voter approval
dedicating online sales tax revenue to…

BUSINESS TREND. REGULATORY TREND. 3 Reasons Automakers Want to Work With California Emission Standards.

Why did Automakers adapt their strategy?

Concern over Trump Administration. The concern being that the Administration will pick a fight with the 12 states that follow California emission standards & automakers will be left fixing the problems
Uniformity & Certainty. factions of varying regulations isn’t conducive to business
Sales. 50 different EV car sales account for fewer sales than F150 Ford truck sales

Governing | Long Adversaries, Automakers Now Want to Work With California on…

Lege TREND. Increasing registration fees for EVs. 3 Fee Changes in Home of the Sego Lily.

A 114-page bill proposal from Utah’s Legislative Transportation and Funding Task Force suggests this fee schedule for EVs:

$200 annual registration fee for EVs, up from the current $44
$75 annual registration fee for hybrid vehicles, up from the current $44
The $200 fee is set to mirror the annual amount of gas tax the average Utah driver pays

The Salt Lake Tribune | Legislators propose radical changes for transportation, transit — including a tax hike

3 Points About Pay As You Drive in California

Caliornia’s pilot pay as your drive program is called the California Road Charge Pilot Program
The state policy support arguments for pay as your drive: fairness as pay as you drive accounts for EVs, hybrid and feul efficient vehicles
The opposition to taking the pay as your drive statewide: the privacy issues of mileage trackers.
- will mileage trackers be placed in cars? will they track GPS locations?
- will mileage trackers be installed at gas pumps and charging stations?
- will…

New TX Report. EV. CNG. Hybrid. Vehicles. The Numbers. Which class won?

What does the Texas alternative fuel vehicle landscape look like?

233,985 increase in alternative fuel vehicle registrations from 2016 to 2017
10.15% increase in registrations from 2016 to 2017
0.48% in all Texas vehicle registrations from 2016-2017
Altnerative vehicles represent 1% of all regisgtered vehicles in Texas

How did the alternative vehicles break down in this year over year increase?

EV had the largest increase of registrations at 39.62%
Flex fuel vehicles increased by…

Is this the new transportation funding anthem? Your Alternative Fuel Car is Costing Us Money for Roads.

A Utah task force recommended transportation funding solutions that include a tax for alternative fuel cars.

State Representative Schultz (R-Hooper). said “”I think it’s important that those that drive on the roads pay for it,” he said. “I don’t think it’s fair that alternative-fuel vehicles get away scot-free without paying their fair share.”

Fox 13 Now | Your alternative fuel car is costing Utah money for roads