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Aaron Short

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BART/SFO Station. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Take Transit to the Airport — Cut the TSA Line

By Aaron Short | Oct 21, 2019 | No Comments
More cities are introducing incentives for flyers to ditch cars and taxis and take public transit to their area airports. Here's a roundup.
Rep. Peter DeFazio criticized Uber and Lyft for not coming to Capitol Hill Wednesday to answer questions at a Transportation Committee hearing. Image: Oregon Department of Transportation

House Transport Chair Rips Uber, Lyft

By Aaron Short | Oct 18, 2019 | No Comments
Oregon Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio lashed out at Uber and Lyft for not attending a congressional hearing on Wednesday to answer questions about the ride hail industry.

NYC Banished Cars for Buses — Your City Can, Too!

By Aaron Short | Oct 17, 2019 | No Comments
There are many lessons cities can learn from the 14th Street Busway and other dedicated lanes, TransitCenter's Steven Higashide says.

Meet the New Congressional Caucus for Transportation

By Aaron Short | Oct 17, 2019 | No Comments
A small group, for now, but eager to debate ways to better fund transit.
Zendrive is working with Verizon to help its mobile app detect when drivers speed and alert them to how often they break the law. Image: Chris Yarzab

New App Helps to Slow Down Speeders

By Aaron Short | Oct 16, 2019 | No Comments
Drivers are reckless and distracted — but soon there'll be an app that helps them realize that.
Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)

By Aaron Short | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments
You asked for a deep dive on transit ridership numbers — you got it!
Reducing driving and converting diesel engines to electric ones could slash a billion metric tons of C02 emissions.

Less Driving, More Electrics Will Reduce Emissions

By Aaron Short | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments
People need to live and work radically differently if the United States can even hope to get halfway towards becoming carbon neutral by 2050, but a new paper released last month says the most important change would come in how we get around.

Here’s Why McConnell Is Wrong on the Gas Tax

By Aaron Short | Oct 14, 2019 | No Comments
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already signaled that he will oppose significantly altering the gas tax, which is currently 18.3 cents per gallon. He should relent. Here's why.
Image: Paul Sullivan

A Fare-r Deal for Riders

By Aaron Short | Oct 11, 2019 | No Comments
Transit can raise ridership and better service while avoiding regressive fare hikes, experts say.
The BBC tested air pollution levels for people who drove, biked, and walked to school -- and found those who took their cars were exposed to the highest levels of pollutants.

Report: Drivers Inhale More Pollution than Cyclists

By Aaron Short | Oct 8, 2019 | No Comments
Poetic justice: People who drive end up being exposed to more pollution from their cars than people who ride bikes or walk, a new report found.
Smart Growth America wants Congress to focus on maintenance, safety, and equity before wasting money on new highways. Image: Ken Lund

Advocacy Group: Stop Spending On New Roads

By Aaron Short | Oct 7, 2019 | No Comments
A major transportation-advocacy group is asking Congress to reallocate the roughly $40 billion a year it pours into new highways, bridges, and road projects that only to make Americans more dependent on their cars while stinting alternative modes of transit.
Gov. Murphy is working with NJ Transit to develop housing and retail on underutilized properties near rail stations in Trenton and other major cities.

New Jersey Hopes To Reverse Sprawl

By Aaron Short | Oct 4, 2019 | No Comments
To paraphrase former Gov. Tom Kean: New Jersey and TOD — perfect together.
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