Category Archives: local government

Local TREND. 60% State of Cities Focus on Infrastructure.

The number of mayors looking to address local infrastructure has doubled in 4 years.

60% of mayors mentioned infrastructure improvements in their State of the Cities speeaches this year.

What’s in the infrastructure umbrella?

  • roads
  • streets
  • signage
  • water infrastructure
  • pedestrians
  • cylcists
  • public transit (25% of mayors)
  • utility systems

Governing | Mayors Appear Increasingly Concerned About Infrastructure

4 Lessons from a State Backed High Speed Rail Project

4 lessons for future high speed rail projects from California’s state high speed rail project:

  • Financing First. Work it out. Get it in Line. Finalize it. Then Start
  • Politics. Win or Neutralize the political game.
    • Let the technical experts be in charge of the project narrative
  • Clearly Establish why the High Speed Rail is NECESSARY

Construction Dive | What future high-speed rail developers can learn from the California bullet train

Local TREND. 3 Examples of strict local Scooter Ordinances

City: Tampa, FL

What 3 local scooter requirements are being labeled strict?

  • Companies required to collect and keep thescooters coralled
  • Only on the dies walk
  • 6 mph speed cap set internally in the scooter

What else do I need to know about this local ordinance?

  • temporary pilot program
  • includes 4 companies ( Lime, Spin, Jump and Bird)
  • 18 years or older
  • driver’s license
  • Each company must offer a 24 hour liaison and 1-800 hotline
  • It could be preempted by statewide scooter legislation that…

TX Attorney General Opinion. Can TXDOT still contract under North Tarrant Express CDA?

Why wouldn’t TXDOT enter into an agreement under the North Tarrant CDA? The authority ceased on August 31, 2017 with SB 1730.

Why does this matter? TXDOT says they can amend an existing agreement that pre-dates the cut off deadline

Which members are asking for this? Chair Bob Hall & Chair Lois Kolkhorst

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Local TREND, 2 Reasons A City Said no to GeoFencing Limitations for Scooters.

Los Angeles considered geofencing enforcement for scooters, but applied the brakes when there were no answers for:

  • what happens when a scooter is stopped by geofencing and it is moving with traffic?
  • what happens when a scooter is stropped by geofencing on a hill?

Texas Monthly | The University of Texas’s Scooter Speed Limit Is a Glimpse of the Future

Local TREND. Big Brother Tracking Scooter Speed and Meting Out Enforcement

The University of Texas at Austin is the first in the nation to curb scooter speeds with geofencing limitations. 

Scooters moving above 8mph would be slowed electronically by the scooter powers that be.

Texas Monthly | The University of Texas’s Scooter Speed Limit Is a Glimpse of the Future

Local TREND. 5 Reasons Cities Want Scooter Data negotiation tool. Bill Drafting. Amendment Drafting.

1) City planning.  better infrastructure from real trip route traces like bike lanes

2) Scooter Rule Enforcement. compliance tool

3) Scooter use enforcement. hello 1000 scooters in restricted zones

4) Safety. ensuring fleets are sufficiently maintained

 5) Public Tranit options.  planning last mile transit options.

Mother Board | Scooter Companies Split on Giving Real-Time Location Data to Los Angeles