Matt Daus and Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation The fifth edition of the CoMotion conference was on May 6-7, 2024 in Miami. CoMotion is a global platform where the most innovative transportation and technology companies, as well as civic and business leaders from across the mobility ecosystem, converge to explore,…
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), enacted in 2021 and implemented on January 1, 2024, has sent ripples through the American business landscape – and transportation businesses are no exception. This federal law, aimed at combating financial crimes like money laundering and tax evasion, requires many previously anonymous entities to disclose their true owners to the…
New York City’s Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) rollout has been anything but smooth. With proponents hailing it as a transformative solution for air quality and public transit funding, and detractors decrying it as a regressive toll on working-class drivers and neighboring states, the road to implementation has been paved with lawsuits, protests, and…
Mobility services and transportation agencies overseeing large operational networks and infrastructure are experiencing pronounced governance problems. They are consistently plagued by fractured and inconsistent regulation and oversight, silo mentality, lack of communication and collaboration, and failure to modernize organizationally. For example, recently on full display in the U.S. were the objections of the San Francisco…
What Is Advanced Air Mobility? Just like the media mentions, the term “robotaxis” as a simplified reference to automated or driverless cars (and for many years, reporters mistakenly referred to transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft as ridesharing services), some folks have been using the parlance “flying taxis” to reference this new and emerging…
The Central Business District (“CBD”) Tolling Program is probably the most controversial proposal for reducing traffic and raising funds for public transportation in New York City. The variable tolling program would charge vehicles that enter or remain in the Manhattan CBD, which is the area south of 60th Street (excluding the FDR Drive, which runs…
Traffic congestion is a big problem that only seems to be getting worse – especially as cities emerge from the pandemic. The challenge of congestion is a perennial issue for cities in the United States and around the world. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation account for about 27% of total U.S. GHG emissions, and…
This past fall, I served on and/or moderated panels at three important conferences addressing the global movement to reduce the number of road traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries to zero – otherwise known as “Vision Zero.” These conferences were at Comotion in Los Angeles, and two other conferences held in NYC hosted by Transportation…
What Is Driving Increased Medallion & For-Hire Vehicle Values? Once Uber and Lyft entered the New York City market and were able to grow unchecked, the yellow taxi market – which had persevered against the effects of the Depression, several recessions, and the 9-11 terrorist attacks – truly faced unprecedented challenges. With the Uber and…
The Black Car & Limo M&A Market is Hot! – So Let’s Learn How to be Legally Prepared to Buy or Sell For as long as economic activity has existed, market players have used mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to consolidate and grow power and wealth. The earliest recorded M&A transaction in western civilization was in…
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