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Aaron Short

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A Revel scooter in New York. Photo: Revel

Shared Motor-Scooters Coming to D.C.

By Aaron Short | Aug 6, 2019 | No Comments
The District Department of Transportation is launching a four-month pilot program to invite shared motor-scooters to zip through the city, officials announced last week.
Des Moines officials want to update zoning codes which could make new homes unaffordable and increase sprawl.

Des Moines Downzoning is Backward — And Possibly Racist

By Aaron Short | Aug 5, 2019 | No Comments
The Iowa capital is proposing zoning changes that discourage density, will raise the cost of housing, and undermine transit.
A ballot measure will generate billions in transit funding for Los Angeles but getting Angelinos to use transit is another matter.

Lessons of Los Angeles’s Transit Tax: Money Isn’t Everything

By Aaron Short | Aug 2, 2019 | No Comments
A new report on Metro's Measure M finds that, while a tax can be sold to the public, it is much harder to muster political support for long-term infrastructure spending
Nobody wants this

Mayors Seek Transit Funds To Fight Climate Change (And What’s Happening in This Picture)

By Aaron Short | Jul 23, 2019 | No Comments
Atlanta, Honolulu, St. Paul, Pittsburgh, and Portland, Ore. mayors want Congress to declare a "Marshall Plan" against climate change by spending on mass transit to curb air pollution
This is a PTSA bus. Photo: City of St. Petersburg

Are Uber and Lyft the Future of Transit? Not So Fast

By Aaron Short | Jul 22, 2019 | No Comments
Cities that turn to technology companies to save their transit systems are bound to be disappointed by the outcome.
Helmets are too flimsy to protect cyclists says one British surgeon

Helmets Do Nothing, Says British Surgeon

By Aaron Short | Jul 15, 2019 | No Comments
Wearing a bike helmet may encourage motorists to ride more aggressively and cyclists to take more risks, according to studies
Cyclists in London made an average of 2.5 million trips a day in 2018, up 5 percent from the previous year.

Tally Ho! London Breaks its Cycling Record

By Aaron Short | Jul 9, 2019 | No Comments
London's painstaking network of new bike lanes, refurbished signals at intersections, and traffic congestion policies are paying off with record ridership.
Metro bus

Death Spiral: Riders Fleeing LA Buses

By Aaron Short | Jul 8, 2019 | No Comments
Ridership on Los Angeles County buses plummeted 25 percent over the past decade as the region's Metropolitan Transportation Authority lost about 95 million trips
Will Americans ever commute at the speed of sound or merely dream of it?

HYPE-err-Loop! 700 MPH Cleveland-Chicago Train Actually Gets Taxpayer Cash

By Aaron Short | Jul 3, 2019 | No Comments
The House approved $5 million in initial funding to study hyperloops, including one in the upper Midwest.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown could soon sign a law increasing the density of housing in the state's cities.

TOD-Da! Oregon Blocks Single-Family Zoning

By Aaron Short | Jul 2, 2019 | No Comments
The Oregon legislature passed a bill striking low-density zoning in large cities on Sunday, a move that helps create transit-oriented development.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot may consider congestion pricing to raise revenue for Chicago's transportation needs

Advocates: Hey, Mayor Lori, Chicago Needs Congestion Pricing

By Aaron Short | Jul 1, 2019 | No Comments
Activists are urging the city's new mayor, Lori Lightfoot, to adopt surcharges to raise revenue for transit.
Miami has increasingly relied on private investment to expand its rail system.

Rail Reversal: Miami Looking to China For Transit Help

By Aaron Short | Jun 25, 2019 | No Comments
The Chinese government is pitching Miami on a new rail line as public investment in Florida transit stalls.
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