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Aaron Short

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Atlanta's mayor imposed an overnight curfew on e-scooters after the fourth traffic fatality this year.

Atlanta Bans E-Scooters at Night After Drivers Kill Four Riders

By Aaron Short | Aug 12, 2019 | No Comments
Drivers, however, still may use city streets at all hours — even though motor-vehicle crashes killed 115 people in Fulton County, which encompasses most of Atlanta, in 2017.
Photo: Chris Urlich

Uber/Lyft Responsible For A Large Share of Traffic

By Aaron Short | Aug 8, 2019 | No Comments
The cab companies account for traffic increases in major US cities, but most congestion still comes from personal cars and commercial vehicles, the companies' joint study shows.

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 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.
If Tim Eyman's anti-tax initiative passes, Washington could lose $4 billion in transportation funds.

Washington Faces Car Tax Reckoning

By Aaron Short | Jul 31, 2019 | No Comments
Washington State could risk losing $4 billion in transportation funds if voters pass a ballot measure to slash a vehicle fee this November, a new report shows.
2017 12 Commissioner Appear Before the Senate Committe on Enviornment and Public Works at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC

Senate’s $287B Road Repair Offers Just .4% for Biking

By Aaron Short | Jul 30, 2019 | No Comments
Two U.S. Senators are pushing a bill that would allocate $287 billion to fix the nation's crumbling roads and bridges — with less than one percent of it set aside to keep cyclists and pedestrians safe.

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

By Aaron Short | Jul 23, 2019 | No Comments
A coalition of mayors wants Congress to declare a "Marshall Plan" against climate change by spending on mass transit to curb air pollution in their cities.

Maryland Is In A Huge Transit Hole

By Aaron Short | Jul 23, 2019 | No Comments
Years of underfunding transit in the Old Line State has left the Maryland Transit Administration $2-billion short of the $5.7 billion needed to run its bus and rail system over the next decade.

South Dakota City Turns to Harvard For Transit Help

By Aaron Short | Jul 22, 2019 | No Comments
Sioux Falls is in the middle of an eight-phase overhaul of its transit system that would shift is fixed route bus service to an on demand system, allowing vehicles to change their routes based on passenger needs rather than a fixed line or schedule.

Is 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 Do Nothing, Says British Surgeon

By Aaron Short | Jul 15, 2019 | No Comments
Dr. Henry Marsh, a neurosurgeon at St. George's Hospital in London who treats patients with cycling injuries, argued that most helmets are ineffective and "too flimsy" to keep riders safe.
Photo: Jeff Worthington

Ride Single-File in These Upstate Towns Or Risk Arrest

By Aaron Short | Jul 15, 2019 | No Comments
Cyclists love riding the scenic roads in the Hudson River valley, but a Draconian municipal law could have cops ticketing riders and even throwing them in jail if they ride side by side.
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