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Anatomy of a Smart City Road System. Funding. Procurement. 6 Goals. 1 Governor Order.

Funding: $40 million federal grant and $10 million from Paul G. Allen Philanthropies

Goals of Smart Cities:

reduce collisions
speed first responder response times
curb freeway delays
get products to consumers faster
how to use data to improve city services and quality of life for residents
easier access to healthcare services

Procurement Oppostunities:

transportation technologies:
- integrate self-driving cars
- connected vehicles
- smart sensors
- developing transportation technologies

3 Supporting Reasons for an EV Charging Rebate Program. Electric Vehicle Charging Association.

The Electric Vehicle Charging Association supports AEP Ohio’s first approved utility rebate program for electrical-vehicle charging because:

MORE EVs. will improve Ohio’s electric vehicle adoption
Fewer Charging Anxieties. deployment of hundreds of charging stations where EV drivers live, work, and play
Good for Businesses. lower barriers for businesses, workplaces, and municipalities to offer electric vehicle charging for customers, employees, and everyday drivers

Norwalk Reflector | EV…

Anatomy of a Transportation Proposal. 2:1 Defeat in a Fast Growing City.

The transportation proposal:

ambitious $5.4 billion transit expansion

The vote: 36% : 64%

Are there extenuating circumstances?

City & County government is consolidated
Most population lives outside the city proper
The proposal was promoted by the mayor who resigned in March

Transportation Proposal supporters:

the mayor
chamber of commerce
Nashville Predators hockey team

What do opponetns say?

No public input after the plan was formed
transportation policy should be incremental not…

Regulatory TREND. LEGE TREND. Procurement TREND. Switching to a 5 Step Contracting Process that Shifts Liability.

State: Arkansas

New transportation construction contract process: construction manager/general contractor (CMGC) form of contracting

Why the switch? liability and risks of cost overruns move to the contractor

What parameters did the Legislature put around the new contracting method?

3 projects only
totaling no more than $200 million

How does it work?

Design Phase: contractors submit requests for proposals
After the design phase: contractor submits its cost estimate to build the…

TX Attorney General Opinion. What you Need to Know about the Constitution & Tollroad Funding. The 2019 legislative fix.

The question the Texas Attorney General Answered: whether the Texas Transportation Commission may use Proposition 1 and Proposition 7 funds on toll projects.

What complicated the question & answer: That roads in Texas are often mixed, partially free and partially tolled.

Why do roads that have tolled and free lanes make the answer more complicated? There is no guidance in statute and no guidance in case law for whether a “toll road” and “toll project” are the same and thus the constitutional…

State Legislative Committee Strips Federal Rail Funds From State. The steps the committee took:

The New Hampshire Senate Committee on Transportation
Considering HB 2018 (NH 2018), relating to the state 10-year transportation improvement program
Removed from the bill provisions for $4 million in federal funding for a detailed analysis of passenger rail expansion and bus service

What was the $4 million in federal funding set to cover?

a detailed analysis of engineering, environmental, and geotechnical aspects
And, a firm financial plan for expanding passenger rail from Boston to…

Lege Trend. State Increases Gas Tax. Initiative & Referendum to Stop the Tax Increase. The Where. The What. The How.

Where: California

What: California Legislature passed a gas tax increase

How is the inititiative and referendum moving to repeal the gas tax?

California’s Congressional Delegation is Supporting the initiative & referendum by Give Voters a Voice
State Republican party strategists fear conservative voters will stay home if the open primary doesn’t qualify a conservative candidate for the general election

Sacramento Bee | Gas tax repeal gets more cash from California GOP

Connecting a State's Large Cities Roads Trains and Planes. Anatomy of the Bill in the Cherokee Rose State

Georgia is considering HB 134 (2018) that will:

Allows voters in 13 metro counties to vote on a 1-cent sales tax
Allocates $100 million to expand transit
Create the Atlanta-region Transit Link with a 16 member board that will:
- Serve the needs of hardworking Georgians
- Respond to the demands of our employers and workforce
- Reduce traffic congestion

13WMAZ | What does Georgia’s new transportation bill mean for you?