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Local Trend. Business Trend. 4 Examples of 1st/Last Mile to Public Transportation.

Entering into partnerships with Waymo, Uber and Lyft, or creating their own programs, cities address last mile transportation options for pulic transit riders such as:

Waymo driverless vans taking riders to transit stops
- A pilot program in Phoenix will start with local government employees and expand to seniors and the disabled
Cities are partnering with ride share companies for first/last mile connections to boost public transit use
Cities are creating their own first/last mile…

LOCAL TREND. Bike Sharing Ordinance in the Northwest. 5 Key Elements.

Seattle City Council adopted a new bicylce sharing ordinance that:

creates a 20,000 cap on sharing bicylces
sets a nonbinding deadline for the city to build a network of protected downtown bike lanes
4 companies, only 1 company, Lime has agreed to continue operating
- $250,000 licensing fee
- 5,000 bikes each
Audits 2 times a year to ensure proper bike parking
The licensing fee is to fund up to 200 new bike-parking corrals

Seattle Times | City Council approves new bike-share rules,…

Campaign TREND. Propose Ride Share Fees to Fund Transportation. Who.What.Where.How.

Who: State Senate candidate Ryan O’Donnell

Where: New Hampshire (inspired by a 67 cent fee on ride share in Chicago)

What: A 30-50 cent fee on all ride share rides

How: The ride share fee would fund regional transit authorities for public transportation

Daily Hampshire Gazette | O’Donnell: Help public transportation with fee on ride-hailing companies

TAX TREND. Tax Bikes and Public Transit for Roads. Where. What. How. The Legislation to Copy.

WHERE: Republican Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee

WHAT: Revenue source to raise revenue for highway construction

HOW: By imposing taxes/fees on:

fuel taxes paid by transit agencies
10% tax on adult bicycle tires
10% tax on electric batteries for cars and bikes

THE LEGISLATION DRAFT

Transportation & Infrastructure Committee | Shuster Releases Plan to Transform America’s Infrastructure

StreetsBlogUSA | House GOP Transportation Bill Would Raise Taxes on Transit and Bikes

3 Shortcomings of Federal Autonomous Vehicle Legislation. 2 Opposition Groups. No State Action.

What groups are opposed to the legislation?

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Major Cities Chiefs Association

What shortcomings do opponents highlight in the legislation?

National Transportation Safety Board’s ongoing investigations
prohibits state regulatory action
data insufficiency, US DOT has 3 years to revise data rules and thats too long
“all crashes involving AVs should be reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration immediately and made publicly available”
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New White Paper from the Right 4 Reasons High Speed Rail Won't Work in Texas.

Whose study?Heartland Institute

3 Reasons High Speed Rail Won’t Work in Texas:

“cost estimate is likely far below the actual price”
- cost estimates in other high speed rail projects have underestimated costs
- Reason.com says it will cost tax payers $21.5 billion
Look at the problems California has has building its easiest leg through the Central Valley
Almost all rail in the US is expensive and underutilitized
“Texas Central seems hell-bent on using eminent domain to force property…