- Last legislative session, Arizona Legislature gave a state agency power to increase vehicle registration rates.
- The agency raised car registration rates by $32
- The agency first thought the fee would be $19 during the legislative session
- The first bill of the next legilativve session, SB1001 (AZ | 2018), repeals this autority and increase
- The Governor signed the bill and said the Legislature balanced the budget without raising taxes.
- The fee is not considered a tax by the Governor
- Consti…
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Local TREND. Mayor to Scooters: Innovate or Get Out. Who.Where.How.
Who: San Jose Mayor
Where: San Jose California
How to innovate or get out?
- implment geofencing to prevent:
- use of sidewalks
- limit parking to designated areas
How far will San Jose take it? San Jose if it passes a geo fencing ordinance would be the first in the nation to do so
Mercury News | San Jose mayor to scooter companies: innovate or get out
Lege TREND. Funding Transportation with Prison Funds
Where: Colorado
Legislation: SB267 (2017 | CO)
- converted a hospital provider fee that supported expanded Medicaid to an enterprise fund, removing it from the general fund for $500 Million under the state general-fund spending cap
- + $500 million in “lease-purchase” of state buildings
- A dozen of the lease-purchase arrangements are prisons
- Prisons make a good bond offering because of the necessity of prisons
Colorado Politics | How Colorado is using prisons to help fund transportation
3 Proactive Transportation Planning Needs of Texas Rural Highways.
- Producers guide transportation needs by forecasting the changing truck travel to match advances in energy development
- Creative engeinnering.
- converting an existing two-way frontage road to one-way traffic
- temporary use of bypass lanes until an overpass is built
- Data TxDOT and TTI experts study accident data to reduce accidents
Trib Talks | William R. Stockton | Texas A&M Transportation Institute | Rural Texas highways give us a reliable path to the pump
+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…
What I need to know about a study that Says Ride Share Made Traffic Worse in an Urban Area?
Who conducted the study? San Francisco County Transportation Authority
What urban area was studied? average speeds
What did the study reveal:
- Slower Morning traffic. 26% decrease in average morning speeds since 2009
- Slower Night traffic. 27% for evening traffic speeds during the same time
- More traffic jams. vehicle hour delays increased by 40,000 hours on an average day
- More road wear and tear. miles traveled on local roads jumped 630,000 miles
2 Reasons Transportation Funding Failed in the Mount Laurel State
Colorado voters rejected by more than 20 points each 2 transportation funding mechanisms this November:
- increased funding through a sales tax increase backed by Denver Chamber of Commerce
- $3.5 billion bond package paid through existing tax revenue and backed by a libertarian think tank
2 transportaiotn funding options that could get more Colorado support:
- more specific funding proposals
- encouraging regional solutions to provide matching funds
+1 Red/Purple State Voters Defeat Gas Tax. 4 legislative options to fix it.
Missouri voters defeated a gas tax increase 54:46. The gas tax under this proposal would have increased gradually for a total 10 cent increase.
The gas tax increase had bipartisan ledership support in Missouri.
Options on the table for legislators to increase transportation funding in Missouri:
- increasing various license and registration fees for Department of Transportation
- a gas tax increase of 2 cents that would not require voter approval
- dedicating online sales tax revenue to…
Refreshing our Recollection | READ THE BILL | State Drivers Licenses via Phone App
Louisiana became the first state to allow citizens to use an App to show their state ID to law enforcement.
the Louisiana App: LA Wallet app on iOS and Android platforms
What about safety or hacking?
- If the user’s phone is lost or stolen, the ID can be unlinked
- The app contains a feature similar to the holograms & seals printed on the state’s physical ID cards
The company behind th eproduct: Envoc,
The Bill: HB481 (2016 | LA)
State Scoop | Drivers in Louisiana can now show police their ID…
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…