Business: Domino’s Pizza
Grant Porgram: Paving for Pizza
Grant process: Customers can nominate their town to “not lose pizza because of potholes”
The Hill | Domino’s introduces ‘Paving for Pizza’ infrastructure effort
+1 State 3 Foot Safe Passing Distance
Michigan legislature approved the 3 foot safe passing space standard to pass bicylces.
The 3 foot safe passing model law is supported by League of American Bicylists
How many states do not have 3 foot passing requirements? 10ish
Does Texas? No. BikeTexas
WLNS | Michigan Legislature approves 3-foot distance to pass bikes
Lege Trend. Regulatory Trend. Procurement Opportunity. Smart Stoplights. Red Light Cameras Meet Minority Report
What are smart stoplights?
- networked traffic lights
- connected to video cameras
- respond quickly to changing traffic conditions
- prioritize signals for emergency vehicles
- make crossings safer for cyclists and pedestrians
The Vendor: Miovision
Testing grounds: 5 intersections in Detroit
New National Academies Study. Public Transit not murdered by Ride Share
The Study: Who’s Riding TNCs and What Does It Mean for Public Agencies?, by Shared-Use Mobility Center, an imprint of the Transit Cooperative Research Program at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine in partnership with an unnamed ride share company
Key to be informed: peak ridership of TNCs occurred when public transit scales back- nights & weekend
Gov Tech | Think Uber and Lyft Are Killing Transit? Think Again
Open Records. Tesla v. Auto Dealer Lobbyist. What you need to know to be informed:
In a lawsuit over legislation that prohibits direct sales of Tesla in Michigan, the following entities have been ordered by court to turn over records:
- An attorney-lobbyist for the Autodealer Association
- specific auto dealers
- Michigan Auto Dealers Association
Detroit Free Press | Judge: Tesla can view records lobbyist wanted kept secret
Local Ride Share Trend. Capping Prices.
City: Honolulu
What was the response from the taxi industry? Supporters of the surge pricing cap held signs that read “equal rights for taxi drivers,”
Does the local ordinance set a cap or delegate that authority? Honolulu’s director of customer services will set the surge pricing cap
Government Technology | Honolulu Passes Bill to Cap Uber, Lyft Surge Prices
+1 State Taxing Ride Share by Cutting Other Taxes. 6 Talking Points.
Iowa Legislature passed the largest tax cut in state history and adds sales taxes on ride share and online or app purchases.
Iowa’s Governor said the following 6 points about the tax cut:
- immediate and significant tax relief
- It’s simple
- It’s transparent
- It’s fair for Main Street
- Most importantly, it’s sustainable for our state budget
- fiscally responsible for the long-term … ensuring that we can fund our key priorities like education, health care and public safety,” she said.
What is the tax cut? An income tax cut
Governing | Iowa Governor Signs Largest Tax Cut in State’s History
Lege Trend. +1 State Adds Sales Tax to Ride Share and Taxi
State: Iowa
The sales tax: Iowa’s 6% sales tax
KCRG | Iowa bill adds sales tax to taxi, ride sharing services: Local drivers react
Legal Trend. Ride Share and Open Records. State Supreme Court Opens Records
State: Washington
The State Court: Washington State Supreme Court
The standard for releasing open records: records can withheld “only if disclosure would clearly not be in the public interest and would substantially and irreparably damage a person or a vital government interest.”
What’s the big deal?
- Researchers across the country, including in Texas, want the data
- The data from taxi fares has been available for 40 years
KUOW | WA court slams down Uber and Lyft ‘trade secrets’… for now
Business TREND. Procurement Opportunity. Electric License Plates. Legislation to move it forward.
Where are digital license plates being tested? Sacramento city cars are pilot testing digital license plates.
Are other locations on the horizon? Yes, Texas & Florida
The company pushing digital license plates: The
What else can digital license plates do?
- track mileage
- set geofence notifications
Cost of a digital license plate: $699 for individual consumers, plus installation, as well as a monthly fee of about $7.
The 2013 California legislation: A DMV bill calling for a study of “alternatives to stickers, tabs, license plates, and registration cards.” SB 806 (2013 | CA)