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The Eno Center for Transportation started a conversation concerning the guardrails for a.i. use in transportation policy. The guardrails mentioned include: Be clear where the ultimate responsibility lies; regulate carefully; look for ways to use a.i. to recover from cyberattacks; limit the data that is shared; expect a.i. rollout to be a slow start and then to speed up rapidly.
Route Fifty | What transportation officials need to consider when using AI
A new report from the Mineta Transportation Institute details the ways high speed rail can be an economic driver. The report estimates the economic impact of high speed rail projects, including Las Vegas to Los Angeles estimated to generate $10 billion in economic impact and 35,000 jobs, Dallas to Houston, Los Angeles to San Francisco estimated to create 74,000 to 80,000 job years, $5.6 billion to $6.0 billion in labor income, and $15 billion to $16 billion in economic output between 2006 and 2022, and the Portland to Vancouver high speed rail project. As an added layer, the Las Vegas – Los Angeles project is also said to be using to all American made products.
Transportation Today | MTI: High-speed rail could be job creator, economic driver
We’ve talked about EV charging roads in Sweden years ago and most recently Michigan’s plan for electrified roadways for EV charging. Michigan transportation officials say the uses extend beyond passenger cars and into freight and transit. Others point to the benefits for public transportation and fleet vehicles, which often drive on the same repetitive routes.
CNBC | How electrified roads could help fix America’s electric vehicle charging problem
How did Cruise adapt its protocols after concerns were raised by first responders? The company has included technological innovations including preemptive AV slowing during siren detection, improved emergency vehicle prediction behavior, emergency scene recognition, and first responder emergency access
Cruise | Improving emergency vehicle and first responder interactions
Houston has an internationally acclaimed traffic system. It wants to add 91 dynamic message signs, but the program has only seen 36 dynamic signs go online. An additional 34 dynamic signs are being integrated into the system. Houston’s current traffic system started in 2017 and includes 650ish traffic detectors, 100+ cameras and the 91 dynamic signs. A work in progress.
Governing | Just 36 of Houston’s 91 Smart Traffic Signs Are Functioning
$1.6 billion is the estimated cost of wildlife -vehicle collisions in 11 Western states. The Center for Large Landscape Conservation released a new study that found that the cost of building a wildlife crossing structure is less expensive than the cost of letting wildlife-vehicle collisions continue.
Polling in the San Francisco Bay Area shows declining support for public transit. Currently 56% say public rail transit is important in the San Francisco Bay Area. That 56% also answered that commuter rail “must be maintained even if it costs taxpayers more money.” So why is 56% said to show declining support for public transit? Because special taxes like for commuter rail must be approved by 2/3 of voters in California.
Governing | Bay Area Residents Are Pulling Their Support for Public Transit
What do cities use to identify permit parkers, if the city moves to virtual parking permits? Glad the you asked —- parking officers will use license plate readers to link a vehicle to its virtual parking permit.
Governing | Pennsylvania Town Switches to Virtual Parking Permits
Governor Newsom vetoed AB 316 (2023 | CA) by stating that he supports the ability of DMV to regulate autonomous big trucks, support innovation, and ensure public safety.
Bay Area Rapid Transit is working to stop sexual harassment on its trains and public transit. Kids take public transit to school. Kids get sexually harassed on trains. The public transit agency developed a youth-led campaign to stop sexual harassment on transit. It includes building a community so that people who witness sexual harassment intervene. It’s not just San Francisco Bay Area– it is also Los Angeles, New York, London.
Governing | Sexual Harassment Is Pervasive on Public Transit. Bay Area Youth Are Fighting Back.