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Rep. Martinez filed HB 3040 to allow economic development corporations to build transportation infrastrcture.
Refreshing our recollection, Chairman Pickett asked about County Transportation Reinvestment Zones but Attorney General Opinion said the Texas constitution probably prohibits it.
Previously on Information Intelligence:
Attorney Gener…
Miami-Dade is proposing a Public Private Partnership , P3, solution to help address its roadway congestion.
Currently the area uses P3 solutions for recapitalizing Miami’s infrastructure, expanding options for mass transit, and incorporating modern design and innovative operational techniques.
P3 for transportation congestion differs from normal contracting by:
Lyft has been fighting a law suit over whether its drivers are employees or indpendent contractors. This determination is crucial to determine how much liability Lyft may have if something bad happens or in reimbursing its drivers for expenses.
A San Fracnisco judge denied summary judgment motions and ruled that a jury should determine whther the ride share drivers are employees or independent contractors.
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Senator Ellis has filed SB 1167. He creates a pilot program to allow for testing of self driving cars in Texas. Under his pilot, certain people, that get a self driving car designation for their drivers license, and are either: will be permitted to test drive th… A legislative move in California is seeking to level the playing field between ride share drivers and taxi drivers. The bill died in committee last session. This sessions’s Assembly Bill 24 “requires amateur drivers to submit to drug and alcohol testing, undergo criminal background checks overseen by the California Department of Justice and enroll in a Department of Motor Vehicles program alerting employers after DUI arrests.” After passing restrictive local regulations that could cease Uber, Lyft, and ride share operations. San Antonio is proposing revisions that, if approved Thursday, would: Attorney General Opinion, KP-004, tells us without a constitutional amendment, a county probably cannot: The AG rational is that: California taxi drivers filed suit claiming unequal protection under the laws, because of the unequal regulation on taxi drivers versus Uber/Lyft drivers. The goal: Treat taxi regulation and ride share regulation equally. North Carolina Department of Transportation has the authority to determine what land is in a transportation corridor. Sounds innocuous. But, by classifying land as in a transportation corridor, it can also trigger land use restrictions. The land use restrictions tend to make the land cheaper for the state to buy later. Good for the state to keep transportation project costs down, not good for landowners who think their land is more valuable. As we’ve seen in Texas, restricting how… Empower Texas has a litany of transportation reform ideas: …Update: More Bills on Self Driving Cars
Lege Trend: Treating Ride Share Drivers Like Taxi Drivers
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Uber Update: New Ride Share Regulations on the Agenda for San Antonio
AG Opinion: 6 Things to Know about Transportation Reinvestment Zones
Legal Trend: Taxi Drivers Sue for Equal Protection in Uber & Lyft Operational Areas
Legal Trend: Declaring Property part of a Transportation Corridor is Effectively Eminent Domain
4 Transportation Reform Ideas via Empower Texas