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Which city will require a local business license for ride share drivers? San Francisco
How were drivers alerted of this new city regulation? With notification by letter to all 37,018 drivers
What revenue will be generated? $3.37 million a year
Can drivers operate without a license? If and only if the driver works less than 7 days.
How much does the license cost? $91 if the driver makes less than $100,000/year
AutoBlog | Uber and Lyft drivers need to obtain business licenses…
The decline in taxi ridership in Los Angeles mirrors trends in…
Statesman | Uber, Lyft donate nearly $2.2 million to effort to pass Prop. 1 in May
KUT | Uber, Lyft Have Spent More Than $2 Million on Prop 1 Campaign So Far
Why are transit apps a growing trend with local governments? Surgning populations are straining roads
Did Denver, CO contract with a company to create its app? Yes, it contracted with Xerox
What does the Denver Transit App do?It allows a person to compare the time it will take to travel in various transportation modes.
What types of transit information does the Denver app contain?
Does…
Which state legislature couldn’t reach an agreement on ride share regulations? Florida
What was the point of contention? How much, if any, regualtory authority local governments should have over ride share
What does this mean for ride share in Florida? Local governments are working out issues related to ordinances/agreements that cover:
Where…
A developer of North Texas highway projects with managed toll lanes checked the data to see who uses managed toll lanes. Here’s what was revealed:
The results: maybe Lexus lanes is an inaccurate moniker.
Who filed a lawsuit? Texans Against High-Speed Rail
Who is the lawsuit against? TXDOT & Attorney General Paxton
What’s causing the foray into the courts? A public information request from Texans for High Speed Rail that sought any documents at TXDOT related to Texas Central Parnters.
What was the response to the public information request? Texans Against High-Speed Rail believes that documents were withheld, and the documents provided were heavily redacted without…
Where is this issue bubbling? Chicago. A Chicago Alderman wants to allow cabbies to be able to charge a 50cents surcharge for the use of credit cards to put more money into cabbie pockets.
What do cabbies have to do with the sharing economy? Cabs are adjusting their business models to be in the same market as ride share is a cash free business.
Chicago Tribune | Morning Spin: City Hall warns cabbies on 50-cent credit card surcharge
In response to a proposal from google, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the driver of a self driving car is the car’s computer.
The machines are taking over the world. 3 Keys from the federal regulators that will matter in Texas:
California Department of Motor Vehicles has been wokring on rules for self driving cars since 2012. Here’s everything you need to know to be informed: