Aaron Short
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State DOTs Want More Money, Fewer Regulations
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AASHTO-ld you so! State DOT association wants the same funding for highway construction — and no provisions to make roads safer.
Trump Administration Keeps Hands Off Self-Driving Cars
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At the annual Las Vegas tech geek fest on Wednesday, USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao refused to put a leash on driverless car technology.
Bus Rapid Transit Should Be Built More Rapidly
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Why does it take years to install a dedicated bus lane? It only takes a week to put down red paint and tell drivers, "Begone!"
Congress To Fight Environmental Rule Change
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The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. Congressional leaders vowed they won’t let the president get away with gutting environmental laws after learning the Trump administration will scrap requirements to consider the climate consequences for new highways and pipelines. A White […]
Vision Zero! Oslo Quashes Road Deaths
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Secrets from Oslo, where the zero of Vision Zero is taken seriously.
Americans Are Poised to Drive Less In 2020
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Americans don't usually make New Year's resolutions to drive their cars less, but it may be happening anyway.
Hello, 2020, What Do You Have in Store?
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This year, America will vote for a new president. We also have a chance to define what kind of country we want to be, depending on how we address these 11 vital transportation-related issues.
Streetsies 2019: Transportation Plan of the Year!
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The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. As we close 2019, it is time to recognize the street designs that made our communities more livable and safer. Like the Oscar for Best Picture, there’s something for everybody: Blockbuster proposals like […]
Streetsies 2019: And the Winners Are…
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Here are our annual awards for the best (and worst) people, projects and ideas of the year.
Rail-y Big Deal: Ohio Man Maps The Future
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"People said, 'This would change my life,'" said the visionary behind a Buckeye State rail system.
Pedestrians Deaths On Freeways Rising
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More Americans have been dying on high-speed roads because cities and states haven't built proper infrastructure to help people cross safely, a new study shows.
Federal Transportation Bill’s Winners & Losers
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Congress has some stocking stuffers and a few lumps of coal for the transportation sector in the $1.4 trillion spending package the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday in one of the last votes of the year before impeachment. The bill, which includes $87.2 billion for the U.S. Department of Transportation, plus a potpourri of […]