Policy Brief: Governance: Who's in Charge Here?

Policy Brief: Governance: Who's in Charge Here?

Authors: David Ory, Metropolitan Transportation Commission Peter Slowik and Fanta Kamakaté, International Council on Clean Transportation

Contributor: Carol Cooper, King County (Washington);  Regina Clewlow, UC Davis

The potential synergies of shared mobility, fleet electrification, and fleet automation may be hindered by inefficient government structures, which often result in suboptimal regulatory schemes. We focus here not on the regulations put forward by government agencies, but rather the statutory mandates and structures of government agencies, asking if they are up to the task of advancing these three revolutions toward the public good.