TNC Bill Analysis
Three bills have been filed so far in the 85th Texas Legislature, regular session, addressing transportation network companies, frequently referred to as ride-hailing or (less accurately) as...
View ArticleLegislative Budget Board Staff Reports Issued 2/1/17
On Feb. 1, 2017, the Legislative Budget Board issued a document titled “Legislative Budget Board Staff Reports.” This is the report I referenced in a previous blog post. You can download the full...
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The Power of Place: How We View Transportation Issues Depends on Our Choice...
In a recent blog post, my colleague and Transportation Policy Research Center Director Ginger Goodin, took a look at some of the lifestyle changes being adopted by urban Texans in their quest to...
View ArticleHouse Transportation Committee Interim Report
The House Transportation Committee has issued its 68-page Interim Report to the 85th Legislature. Following up on study charges issued by the Speaker of the House, the report studies a number of topics...
View ArticleFrom the Mailbag: TNC Background Checks?
The Transportation Policy Research Center gets questions from legislative and other offices. Today’s question is about background checks and companies like Uber and Lyft, known as Transportation...
View ArticleTransportation Policymakers in the 85th Texas Legislature
Leadership in both houses of the Texas Legislature have made their appointments to the committees that will examine legislation and shape transportation policy in Texas for the next two years. In the...
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There’s No Such Thing As the Suburbs
For a recent report, TTI was faced with the challenge of classifying 1,300 survey response zip codes as urban, suburban, or rural. Researchers wanted to know where respondents lived to look at how...
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State vs. Local Control at the Center of Legislative Debates for Ride-Hailing...
State vs. Local Control at the Center of Legislative Debates for Ride-Hailing Providers Since 2013, 45 state legislatures have passed bills that impose some degree of statewide regulation on...
View ArticleTransportation Is Affected by a Lot More Than Just the Price of Gas
Transportation in Texas is affected by a wide range of economic factors, many of which are not readily apparent. Take, for example, vehicle miles traveled. VMT affects congestion, road maintenance, and...
View ArticleTransportation Issues in the 85th Texas Legislature – Other Voices
The TTI Transportation Policy Research Center recently briefed legislative staff on transportation issues in the 85th Texas Legislature. Here are some issues identified by various arms of the...
View ArticleTNC Bill Analysis
Three bills have been filed so far in the 85th Texas Legislature, regular session, addressing transportation network companies, frequently referred to as ride-hailing or (less accurately) as...
View ArticleLegislative Budget Board Staff Reports Issued 2/1/17
On Feb. 1, 2017, the Legislative Budget Board issued a document titled “Legislative Budget Board Staff Reports.” This is the report I referenced in a previous blog post. You can download the full...
View ArticleThe Power of Place: How We View Transportation Issues Depends on Our Choice...
In a recent blog post, my colleague and Transportation Policy Research Center Director Ginger Goodin, took a look at some of the lifestyle changes being adopted by urban Texans in their quest to...
View ArticleHouse Transportation Committee Interim Report
The House Transportation Committee has issued its 68-page Interim Report to the 85th Legislature. Following up on study charges issued by the Speaker of the House, the report studies a number of topics...
View ArticleFrom the Mailbag: TNC Background Checks?
The Transportation Policy Research Center gets questions from legislative and other offices. Today’s question is about background checks and companies like Uber and Lyft, known as Transportation...
View ArticleTransportation Policymakers in the 85th Texas Legislature
Leadership in both houses of the Texas Legislature have made their appointments to the committees that will examine legislation and shape transportation policy in Texas for the next two years. In the...
View ArticleThere’s No Such Thing As the Suburbs
For a recent report, TTI was faced with the challenge of classifying 1,300 survey response zip codes as urban, suburban, or rural. Researchers wanted to know where respondents lived to look at how...
View ArticleState vs. Local Control at the Center of Legislative Debates for Ride-Hailing...
Since 2013, 45 state legislatures have passed bills that impose some degree of statewide regulation on transportation network companies (TNCs). TNC is the term given to private-ride service providers...
View ArticleTransportation Is Affected by a Lot More Than Just the Price of Gas
Transportation in Texas is affected by a wide range of economic factors, many of which are not readily apparent. Take, for example, vehicle miles traveled. VMT affects congestion, road maintenance, and...
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