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With federal transportation funding overhauled stalled, many states this year raised taxes for transportation including:
What coalitions supported these tax increases? The peope trying to get to work.
After self-driving car regulations failed to pass during the regular legislative session, Google brings self-driving cars to Austin.
No legislation, means no permission necessary for self-driving cars. Google’s cars will have 2 back up human drivers in them at all times and weill be seen in and around Austin.
California is facing a special legislative session on transportation. Republians have a plan to fix transportation funding without taxes by touting these principles:
And, by using these funding sources for $6 billion in existing…
Back in yesteryear, 2014, California Legislature passed AB 2293. It requires minimum liability insurance requirements of $200,000 for ride share.
AB2293 marks California first legislative attempt at successfully regulating ride-share.
In 2015, so far 6 states have raised the gas tax:
One state lowered the gas tax:
Delaware Governor signed increased transportation funding that will generate $24M/year by increasing fees that haven’t been raised since 1990. last year, Delaware raised toll fees to generate $10M/year.
Interstate Commerce requires transportation. As a logical continuation, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s transportation chief, speaking in Dallas said:
Kids these days are less interested in owning and driving cars. Why drive when you can be driven? What are auto manufcaturers doing to stay relevant?
Nationally 2 high speed rail projects have moved beyond “gee, wouldn’t it be nice if we could zip between cities on a train at high speeds” conjecture.
Congress and the Federal Rail Administration are requiring that every commuter and freight train in the country install positive train control by 12/31/2015.
Positive Train Control is anticipated increase train safety. It can cost hundreds of millions to install. Congress allocated no funds to help railways, and included a fine for not installing the safety measure of $25,000 per day.
Rail has known since 2008 of the deadline for positive train control requirements.