Aaron Short
Recent Posts
Best Practices: Five Vision Zero Tips for Suburbs
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The suburbs have a harder job than their urban counterparts to make streets safer, but one county outside Washington D.C. is showing that it is possible to cater to cyclists and pedestrians in a place built around the car.
Former Mass Gov. Mike Dukakis: Driving Is For Turkeys
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Mike Dukakis loves transit, but hates how his neighbors leave turkey carcasses at his Brookline door.
America’s SUVs Are Killing the Planet: U.N.
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They're coming for your SUVs, America. Good!
Federal Government Doing Nothing On Autonomous Vehicles
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Right now, Big Auto is developing technologies that will affect every single person in this country — and the federal government is sitting on its hands.
Connecticut’s Transportation Plan Stymies Its Future
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What is Gov. Ned Lamont doing building all these new roads to compete with transit?
Why Are Cops Handcuffing Churro Vendors?
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Americans are waking up to the fact that police are unnecessarily harassing people of color for minor violations on public transit and demanding that cops back off.
Seattle Sues To Keep Car Tabs And Save Transit
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Seattle leaders announced a lawsuit to block Initiative 976, which could drain tens of billions in transportation funding across Washington state
It’s Progressives vs. Labor over Transportation Money
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It's the latest battle for the soul of the Democratic party.
South Carolina Traps Poorest in Cycle of Debt
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We don't often sympathize with drivers, but the way South Carolina fines them appears to be an attack on the poor and residents of transit deserts.
ELECTION ROUNDUP: Transit (Mostly) Wins
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Voters across the country showed that they support transit.
Robot Cars of the Future Can’t Fix Traffic, Pollution, Sprawl
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A new study shows traffic congestion in cities will become significantly worse if autonomous vehicles proliferate.
All Hail! Gov’t Workers Using Uber Way Too Much
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Government workers are turning to Uber and Lyft on business trips, with a 922-percent increase in spending last year, newly released records from the General Services Administratiaon show. At the same time, workers are using less transit.