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Business TREND. Data Sharing partnership to Help Local Governments.

3 businesses:

have joined the data sharing project, SharedStreets, that focused on transportation that combines data from public and private sources.

Source of this data sharing project: National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and the Open Transport Partnership

Goal of the project that helps cities: help officials integrate mobility services like ride-hailing

State Representative Landgraf proposes a change to transportation funding to help rural west Texas that includes:

Let oil producing areas retain a small percentage of severance taxes
- The Rainy Day Fund has $11 Billion balance
- $7-$8 billion is the standard for emergencies
Dedicate the severance tax revenue “to the region where it’s generated”
The dedicated revenue would pay for:
- adequate infrastructure
- first responders
“save lives and allow commerce to travel more freely”

A proposal in San Francisco would consider this when granting scooter licenses:

an applicant’s “past experience, including compliance with applicable laws and its efforts to ensure compliance by its users with applicable laws.”

What: A tax imposed on car registration by a local government & can be imposed by multiple local governments like county and city

Where: Madison Wisconsin

How: Dane County implemented a $28 wheel tax + Madison, WI is considering a $17 wheel tax for an annual vehicle registration of $120

Supporters Say: It prevents cuts to public transit budget

Opponents Say: Raise the state gas tax. More effective way to secure funding for the improvements the transit system and roads

The transportation proposal:

The vote: 36% : 64%

Are there extenuating circumstances?

Transportation Proposal supporters:

What do opponetns say?

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

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

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