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California committee presses CPUC on delayed, redacted TNC trip data
Summary
At an informational hearing, California state lawmakers and transportation researchers pressed CPUC staff and TNC representatives about delays and redactions in Transportation Network Company (TNC) trip data the commission holds, arguing timely, usable data are needed for planning, safety and regulatory oversight.
Chair Tasha Burner opened a California State Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee hearing on Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) by asking CPUC staff and industry representatives to explain the agency's data collection and public‑disclosure practices for TNC trip files.
Pat Fenn, deputy executive director for consumer policy, transportation and enforcement at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), told the committee the commission collects trip‑level data from TNCs and uses those annual reports to support oversight programs, compliance work and implementation of state laws, including the Clean Miles Standard and Access for All programs. "We favor disclosure unless the interest in preserving confidentiality outweighs the public interest in getting access to that information," Fenn said.
But multiple committee members, local transportation officials and academic researchers said the data the CPUC has declared public are not being released in a timely or usable form. Drew…
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