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Aaron Short

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Montgomery County developing policies to make its suburban neighborhoods safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Best Practices: Five Vision Zero Tips for Suburbs

By Aaron Short | Dec 3, 2019 | No Comments
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.
Mike Dukakis. Photo: Hellenism.net

Former Mass Gov. Mike Dukakis: Driving Is For Turkeys

By Aaron Short | Dec 2, 2019 | No Comments
Mike Dukakis loves transit, but hates how his neighbors leave turkey carcasses at his Brookline door.
A UN report is urging America to break its SUV habit, or risk the catastrophic effects of global warming.

America’s SUVs Are Killing the Planet: U.N.

By Aaron Short | Nov 27, 2019 | No Comments
They're coming for your SUVs, America. Good!
Congress is seeking to regulate self-driving cars after two hearings showed the lack of federal oversight in the nascent industry. Image: zombieite

Federal Government Doing Nothing On Autonomous Vehicles

By Aaron Short | Nov 27, 2019 | No Comments
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 Gov. Ned Lamont's $21 billion transportation plan primarily widens highways which will encourage more driving across the state

Connecticut’s Transportation Plan Stymies Its Future

By Aaron Short | Nov 20, 2019 | No Comments
What is Gov. Ned Lamont doing building all these new roads to compete with transit?
One of two women who were cuffed by the NYPD for selling churros in the subway. Photo: Rafael Martinez

Why Are Cops Handcuffing Churro Vendors?

By Aaron Short | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments
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.
Washington state voters passed a ballot initiative Tuesday that will severely limit the state's ability to maintain and expand its vaunted transportation systems.

Seattle Sues To Keep Car Tabs And Save Transit

By Aaron Short | Nov 7, 2019 | No Comments
Seattle leaders announced a lawsuit to block Initiative 976, which could drain tens of billions in transportation funding across Washington state
Infrastructure needs to be maintained, but building more roads and bridges is a Ponzi scheme. Photo: Ohio River Bridges Flickr Page

It’s Progressives vs. Labor over Transportation Money

By Aaron Short | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments
It's the latest battle for the soul of the Democratic party.
A South Carolina law that revokes drivers' licenses for failure to pay a traffic ticket is the subject of a class action lawsuit. Image: South Carolina National Guard

South Carolina Traps Poorest in Cycle of Debt

By Aaron Short | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments
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.
Houston voters on Tuesday approved a $3.5 billion bond measure that will significantly expand transit services throughout the region.

ELECTION ROUNDUP: Transit (Mostly) Wins

By Aaron Short | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments
Voters across the country showed that they support transit.
The prevalence of autonomous vehicles will lead to more traffic congestion in the future, a new study finds

Robot Cars of the Future Can’t Fix Traffic, Pollution, Sprawl

By Aaron Short | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments
A new study shows traffic congestion in cities will become significantly worse if autonomous vehicles proliferate.
Federal workers spent $3.5 billion on transportation costs in the 2018 fiscal year, with about 71 percent on flights and 18 percent on rental cars. Image: Garen M.

All Hail! Gov’t Workers Using Uber Way Too Much

By Aaron Short | Oct 30, 2019 | No Comments
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.
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