Category Archives: local government

Lege TREND. Traffic Enforcement & EV Charging Stations from the Mountain Laurel State

Connecticut is considering the following fines for parking in a shared EV charging station spot illegally by parking a non-hybrid or non-EV vehicle in the parking spot:

  • civil penalty of $150
  • repeat violations would incur a fine of $250

What entity would set how long a car can be parked at a shared EV charging station? The operator of the charging station

Bristol Herald Courier | Fines may come to illegal parkers of hybrid vehicle spots

4 Actions Cities Can Impact Ride Hailing Apps + 2 Ways Ride Hailing Companies Can Impact Local Ordinances

4 Ways Cities Can impact Ride Hailing:

  • zoning regulations
  • parking
  • curbside allotment
  • city messaging

2 Ways Ride Hailing Services can impct local policy by:

  • participating in land development code amendments
  • engaging in long-term discussions on city problems

Automotive News | Austin, we still have a problem: Return of ridehailing services masks lingering tensions over mobility models

TX Attorney General Opinion. Big Trucks. Overweight Truck Enforcement. 4 Key Points.

Texas Attorney General Opinion, KP-0189, answers this question from the Liberty County Attorney:

Whether an elected constable and deputy constables may simultaneously serve under the sheriff, specifically to perform tasks related to the duties of a weight- enforcement officer under Transportation Code chapter 621 

What does the Opinion say?

  • A Sheriff’s deputy is specifically listed in Chapter 621 of the Transportation Code to serve as wieght-enforcement officers & there is no prohibition of…

Local TREND. Adjusting Ordinances to Help Taxis Compete with Ride Share from the Golden Poppy State. 4 Supporting Arguments.

City: San Diego

The ordinance San Diego is changing to help taxis compete with ride share? 

  • Reduce insurance coverage from $1 million to $350,000

What supporting arguments for the reduction in coverage?

  • Data shows 99.61% of the crashes caused damage of less than $350,000
  • taxi permit numbers have fallen 30% in 2 years
  • Ride share drivers are required to have less coverage when no riders are in the car and drivers don’t have to pay for the increased coverage when there is a rider
  • San Diego…

Local Government Resolution Supporting High Speed Rail in the Bluebonnet State

City: Lewsiville

What action is the city being asked to take: To add support for the high speed rail to its legislative agenda

What entity does the city council point to asking for the high speed rail support?  Dallas Regional Mobility Council  

City of Lewisville City Council Agenda March 19 2018

Community Impact News | City of Lewisville passes resolution in support of high-speed rail project from Dallas to Houston

 

Local Government TREND. +1 County Moves to Block High Speed Rail by Protecting its Roads. 4 levels of protection:

The County: Madison County Texas

The high speed rail project: Texas Central Partners’ Dallas to Houston High Speed Rail

The 4 Levels of Madison County road protection:

  • No county road will be closed
  • No county road will be vacated
  • No county road will be altered
  • No county road will be abandoned  to accommodate the proposed high-speed rail route

Madisonville Meteor | County takes stand on railway

Local Government TREND. Ride Share Fees Exceed Revenue Estimates. 3 Bits informed:intel.

Fee background:  50 cent surcharge on ride share & taxi rides in Portland Oregon since 2016

Is the fee a dedicated revenue fee? Yes, the fee revenue can only be used for enforcement and regulation of the ride-hailing and taxi industries

How much excess fee has Portland collected in 2 years? $3 Million

What enforcement does Portland conduct? 

  • it boasts more on the spot inspections of ride share and taxi vehicles than any other US city, except NYC
  • In 2017 that meant 10 city inspectors…

Local TREND. Infrastructure Impact Fees. What? How? Who is paying the fee?

Where: San Francisco Board of Supervisors

What’s an infrastructure impact fee? a fee to to ameliorate the impacts of ride share

What 5 impacts do ride share have on local government?

  • reduced pulic transportation revenue
  • increased traffic congestion
  • increased traffic safety issues from collisions
  • increased traffic safety issues for pedestrian safety
  • increased road wear and tear

What entities are a proposed infrastructure impact fee to be levied against? Ride Share

San Francisco Examiner…

4 Local Government Funding Issues. 1 Ride Share Tax. 2 Arguments to Support the Cause.

San Francisco City Council members want to tax ride share to fund:

  • police services
  • street resurfacing
  • traffic calming
  • pedestrian safety

Supporters say:

  • California is behind the times, localities like Chicago, Portland & Philadelphia tax ride share
  • State lawmakers should let cities regulate the entities that impact them

CBS SanFrancisco | San Francisco Supervisor Wants Tax On Uber And Lyft