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What entity produced a ride share report? Texas A&M Transportatin Institute
What are the report highlights?
The Recorder | Consumer Advocates Wary as Regulators Near ‘Guidance’ on Driverless Cars
What entities released 10 new high speed rail routes? Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
Is there public comment on the 10 routes? Yes, a 45 day public comment period
The purpose of improved rail on these routes? “Providing efficient, more reliable and faster higher-speed passenger rail options to move between cities is crucial for the economy and the population”
Which geographic areas have new proposed routes?
The proposed high speed rail between Houston and Dallas will not be under the oversight of the Surface Tranportation Board because:
Is this decision permanement? No, if Texas Central “develop[s] concrete plans that would make the Line part of the interstate rail network…”
The City: Sacramento, California
The bike safety proposal: Unsafe bicyclists would be sent to mandatory traffic safety school instead of fining the cyclists.
The current fine for unsafe bicyclists: $5
The new propsoed fees:
Sacramento Bee | Should rule-breaking cyclists be sent to bike traffic school?
What fee does Texas DMV want to increase? DMV proposes a $5 processing and handling fee, with a $1.25 discount for online renewals
Why are county tax assessors/collectors opposed to the $5 processing fee? The move to encourage online renewals, would cause counties to lose fees.
Houston Chronicle | Texas auto registration fees would jump $5 in DMV plan; tax collectors opposed
How long will California’s high speed rail be delayed? An additional 4 years
The reason for the delay? Federal funding was contringent on a portion of the high speed rail being completed by 2017.That portion is not finished. The original deadline was set in 2009.
Does the delay impact federal funding? No, federal funding keeps flowing. The project was originally funded through the Recovery and Reinvestment funds.
What other funding sources fund high speed rail in California?
One conservative voice describes Texas Central Rail high speed rail from Dallas to Houston like this:
What’s the issue about Ports and trucking companies? Whether drivers of trucks at ports are employees of the trucking companies or independent contractors
What’s the big deal whether truckers at ports are employees or not?
Where is this issue hitting the cost of goods at ports & trucking costs?
What companies are members of the new self-driving car coalition? Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Ford Motor Co. and Uber Technologies Inc.,
What is the goals of the coalition?
What are their arguments supporting self driving cars?