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What group studied ride share, car share, bike share impact to transportation? The American Public Transportation Association
Does sharing transportation impact public transit? No, public transit and other shared transportation modes usually did not compete for riders. Sharing Economy is utilized for late nights or weekends when public transit has limited service.
Does the sharing economy put fewer vehicles on the roadways? Yes.
What state is legilatively speeding up transportation projects? Georgia
What type of road projects qualify for the quicker time line? Road & airport projects that are fully state funded and cost less than $100 million
What makes the projects move faster? Fully state funded projects can waive environmental reporting requirements when determining the potential impact of a proposed road project.
Are there exceptions to the environmental speed up? Yes, projecs that could impact…
Which state’s transportation system was studied? Washington State
Who sat on this task force? 16 regional civic, business and government leaders
What did the task force recommend:
In preparing for the machines to rule the earth, or for the lass dramatic self-driving cars, states and cities are upgrading roads.
Here’s the list of improvements made for driverless cars:
What state is now considering to join Oregon with a vehicle miles traveled tax?
California
What are supporter arguments?
Which state wants to trucks to pay a bridge toll? Rhode Island
What got Rhode Island to this point where bridge repair requires a bridge toll? Rhode Islands bridges are in the worst shape in the country. 23% of its bridges need structural repair, that’s the highest in the U.S.
What justifications are lawakers offering to toll truckers?
What numbers will the toll produce?
In which house district is this occuring? HD-2 (Flynn)
What are activists saying about eminent domain and toll roads?
Who is proposing a shift in state transportation funding? Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner
What is the impetus for his transportation funding proposal? Mayor Turner asserts that widening highways adds to more congestion. “These types of projects are not creating the kind of vibrant, economically strong cities that we all desire”
Under Mayor Turner’s transportation funding proposal, what should be the focus of transportation funding? Shift from automobiles and toward alternatives
What…
Loyal subscribers will recall thge luck Georgia had when it increased its gas tax when gas prices were low and taxpayers offered little objection.
Now, Alabama wants to follow suit with this proposal to raise the gas tax: