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Stands to reason that kilts may be more popular than toll roads based on a recent TXDOT meeting inDallas. TXDOT proposes toll lanes for portions of Interstate 35E and U.S. Highway 67 in Southern Dallas. People were not pleased.
80 people showed up to voice opposition. including, the Dallas Zoo, which was not thrilled about making it harder for people to get to the zoo, but because TXDOT borrowed the Zoo’s giraffe logo for the project. Reasons for the opposition:
8 Reasons why the Gas Tax should be abolished courtesy of the Wall Street Journal:
Landowners are voicing concern about the impact of high speed rail on property values. Varied landowner comments on high speed rail include:
The selected routes impact the fewest land owners. Houston Business Journal
Previous citizen meeti…
Building high speed rail takes land. Acquiring land is challenging, it’s like trying to take a dog bone away from a possessive dog. The dog wants its bone. A landowner wants to keep his land in tact.
Texas High Speed Rail has been meeting with citizens to discuss plans and address issues land owners may have. Kudos to them for addressing the growing pains head on with Texans.
In California, high speed rail is in the building phase. In the building phase, they have been u…
A Conroe company, Texas Air Shuttle, wants to be the Uber of the Sky for one flat price per month. Dallas CultureMap
Technology moves faster than laws are enacted. Every state wants to be the one to pass laws that would allow testing of driverless cars. So far 4 states plus D.C. have done so.
Jumping on this band wagon is North Dakota, because you could drive for miles without seeing another human, which makes it a very safe place to test driverless cars or big rigs.
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In an interview with Bill Hammond of the Texas Association of Business, Senator-Elect Burton and Senator Hancock talk transportation funding:
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A select joint committee in Georgia studied increasing transportation funding. The committee’s report proposes a transportation funding plan that combines tax cuts and tax increases. Most interesting about the report is that for every $1 invested in transportation funding, between $4- $7.80 is returned in economic benefits generated. 7 Companies are testing driverless cars in California. As a result, California is trying to get ahead of regulations before the cars hit the consumer market. 2 Questions arise: 1. How do you regulate? 2. How do you verify the safety standards of the cars? 3 options: Taxi companies usually are subject to laws/regulations that require finger printing. Ride Share companies like Uber and Lyft usually use private security companies which they assert are better and quicker. Conclusion of the NYTimes Editorial: No background check is perfect.Sen. Hancock: Slower Phase In of Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Dedication to TXDOT
Transportation Funding: A 400% Return on Investment
Regulating Driverless Cars: Technology Moves Fast. Regulations Do Not.
Background Checks: Taxis or Uber/Lyft Doing It Better?