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May 29, 2018

Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Program, Boston, 2016

Spurred by an Executive Order by Governor Charlie Baker to promote the testing of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), the City of Boston partnered with startup nuTonomy to test AVs. The preliminary tests took ...

May 29, 2018

California State Senate Bill 310, CA Transit Priority Program (TPP), 2011

The goal of the Transit Priority Program (TPP) is to promote development mixed-use development that is accessible to transit.  As a result, the program aims to increase transit use while decreasing GHG ...

May 29, 2018

Washington Commute Trip Reduction Tax Credit, 2016

The Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) tax credit for employees that use carshare, ride sharing, public transit and non-motorized commuting has been extended to  July 1, 2024.  The tax credit allows for a ...

May 29, 2018

Vancouver's Greenest City Action Plan

In 2010 the city of Vancouver established a plan to become the "greenest city in the world" by 2020. This plan includes many strategies to lower carbon emissions and create green jobs, including embracing ...

May 29, 2018

Divvy 4 Every Evanstonian, Bikeshare Equity Program, Evanston, IL, 2017

The Divvy 4 Every Evanstonian program will offer subsidized rides and allow users to pay in cash at local 7/11 stores, helping to provide options for those without a bank account. The $5 annual ...

May 29, 2018

RideKC: Freedom On-Demand, Kansas City, Missouri, 2017

The Kansas City Transportation Authority (KCATA) and Transdev have partnered to create the new app-based, ridesharing service, RideKC Freedom On-Demand. As of March 1st, this one-year pilot program will ...

May 29, 2018

Scoop and City of Seattle, Washington, 2017

The City of Seattle is partnering with dynamic carpooling provider, Scoop Technologies, in order to encourage carpooling to and from designated areas within the South Lake Union neighborhood. Since its ...

May 29, 2018

Zipcar and City of Santa Barbara, California, 2017

The City of Santa Barbara partnered with Zipcar to bring its ‘Wheels When You Want Them’ membership service. As of April 18, ten Zipcars are available for reservation by the hour or by the ...

May 29, 2018

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Hacienda CDC Peer-to-Peer EV Carshare Pilot, Portland, Oregon, 2017

Drive Oregon (now Forth), Hacienda Community Development Corporation, Pacific Power, and the CarCharging Group are working together, with support from the Meyer Memorial Trust and the Schmidt Family Foundation, ...

May 29, 2018

Regulating TNCs, California Public Utilities Commission, Updated 2017

California has been on the forefront when it comes to the regulation of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs). In California, the body that oversees TNCs is the state Public Utilities Commission, which ...

May 29, 2018

RTC of Southern Nevada Releases RFI for Paratransit Services, 2016

The RTC of Southern Nevada has issued a request for information regarding same-day paratransit and senior services. This RFI is designed to help the RTC decide if it wants to partner with a TNC or other ...

May 29, 2018

RFP for TNC Partnership, San Clemente, California, 2016

The City of San Clemente released a request for proposal for rideshare services. The request is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors for a 2-year rideshare program that may be extended up to ...

May 29, 2018

Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, United States, 2016

The Department of Transportation issued a policy guidebook in an effort to speed the delivery of initial regulation and best practices for automated vehicles.  As such, it is intended to help guide ...

May 29, 2018

Autonomous Vehicle Definitions & Regulations, Washington, DC, 2013

The act passed by the Council of the District of Columbia defines an autonomous vehicle as: “a vehicle capable of navigating District roadways and interpreting traffic-control devices without a driver ...

May 29, 2018

Autonomous Vehicle Study, North Dakota, 2015

The Legislative Assembly of North Dakota passed a bill to conduct a study of autonomous vehicles within the state. If funded, this study would have considered the testing of autonomous vehicles in North ...