Category Archives: public transit

Lege TREND. Bills to allow Ride Share Drive Medicaid Patients to Appointments.

HB 411 (2019 |FL) would allow ride sahre to enter medical transportation services for non-emergency transportation.

How would it work? ride share would contract with managed care providers

What benefits of ride sahre medical transportation contracting? 

  • save the state Medicaid money
  • easier for patients to make doctors appointments
  • will improve patient outcomes

A USC study examined a LYFT pilot program for non-emergency medical transportation and found that it improved quality of life for…

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

4 Reasons an Energy Coalition Opposes High Speed Rail

The energy coalition: Power The Future, a national nonprofit organization that advocates for American energy jobs

High Speed Rail is a “myth” because:

  • it is included in the Green New Deal’s
  • our country is spread out, it is not an alternative to air
  • Rail loses money in the US
    • NYC subway annual deficit $244 million
    • DC annual deficit $290 million
    • California Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended high speed rail in California
    • Amtrack annual loss $168 million
  • it will take away energy jobs

REAL…

Local TREND. Paying Ride Share Costs to Mass Transit

Where: Boise, Idaho

How much is Boise willing to pay mass transit riders to use ride share to get to mss transit?

  • up to $6 of the ride’s cost

Are there limitations? Yes, the ride share ride must be within 2miles of certain mass transit stops

Other cities getting on board? yes, Minneapolis & Seattle

​Idaho Statesman | Boise wants you to ride public transit so badly, it’ll pay for your Lyft to a bus stop

 

Funding TREND. Ride Share Fee to pay for Transportation.

Where is this happening? Georgia

Why? Geogrias’ Department of Transportation says Uber owes the state $22.1 million in sales taxes and other charges. 

The ride share response? We are a tech company and not a transportation company subject to the sales tax like limos and taxis are

What is the fee proposal from the REPUBLICAN chair of the House Transportation Committee?

  • 50-cent fee on all rides for hire – including taxis, limos, Uber and Lyft, etc
  • Estiamted to generate $60 million a year for…

+1 State Adopts Gas Tax Increase. 3 Pieces of Informed Intel

California voters approved a legislative increase in fuel taxes and vehicle fees by rejecting a rollback of those revenue sources in Propsoition 6. 

55% of voters approved the increased taxes and fees.

The 3 reasons attributed to the win? (see the reasons Missouri failed, ying and yang):

  • clearly detailing how the levies would be spent to fix deteriorating roads
  • fix  bridges
  • improve mass transit

A clear detailed plan won.

LA Times | California voter approval of gas tax increase gives hope…

Refreshing our Recollection | READ THE DRAFT BILL | Road Funding through a bus & bike tax

TAX TREND. Tax Bikes and Public Transit for Roads. Where. What. How. The Legislation to Copy.

 

WHERE:  Republican Chair of the U.S. Senate Transportation Committee

WHAT: Revenue source to  raise revenue for highway construction

HOW: By imposing taxes/fees on:

  • fuel taxes paid by transit agencies
  • 10% tax on adult bicycle tires
  • 10% tax on electric batteries for cars and bikes

THE LEGISLATION DRAFT

Transportation & Infrastructure Committee | Shuster Releases Plan to Transform America’s…

Local Trend. Business Trend. 4 Examples of 1st/Last Mile to Public Transportation.

Entering into partnerships with Waymo, Uber and Lyft, or creating their own programs, cities address  last mile transportation options for pulic transit riders such as:

  • Waymo driverless vans taking riders to transit stops
    • A pilot program in Phoenix will start with local government employees and expand to seniors and the disabled
  • Cities are partnering with ride share companies for first/last mile connections to boost public transit use
  • Cities are creating their own first/last mile…

LOCAL TREND. Bike Sharing Ordinance in the Northwest. 5 Key Elements.

Seattle City Council adopted a new bicylce sharing ordinance that:

  • creates a 20,000 cap on sharing bicylces
  • sets a nonbinding deadline for the city to build a network of protected downtown bike lanes 
  • 4 companies, only 1 company, Lime has agreed to continue operating
    • $250,000 licensing fee
    • 5,000 bikes each
  • Audits 2 times a year  to ensure proper bike parking
  • The licensing fee is to fund up to 200 new bike-parking corrals

Seattle Times | City Council approves new bike-share rules,…