Aaron Short
Recent Posts
Biden Doesn’t Go Far Enough On Transit
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Please wake us when the Democratic 2020 candidates get serious about transit in the 21st century.
Scooters are Thriving In Santa Monica: Report
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Santa Monica residents are voting with their little motorized wheels.
Garçon! D.C. Requires Curb Reservations for Deliveries
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Cities need to treat curb space like restaurants treat its prime tables.
Trump Guts Obama-Era Transit Funding to Build Roads
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Obama allocated 28 percent of federal grants to transit. It's 8.5 percent under Trump. And funding for bike and pedestrian projects dropped to zero.
Why Are Cops Handcuffing Churro Vendors?
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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.
Tennessee Senator Reverses Herself on Transit
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Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn can’t make up her mind whether she loves public transit or considers it an unreliable mode of transportation primarily used by “socialists.” The suburban Nashville politician tweeted an article last week about Uber and Lyft expanding into the health care industry by ferrying patients to medical appointments — and added […]
Amtrak Wants To Compete With Planes And Roads
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Whaddya know? Amtrak is getting better and better — and may soon be profitable (you read that right!).
Report: Uber’s Software Flaws Led to Fatal Crash
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The self-driving Uber car that killed an Arizona woman in March 2018 was not programmed to identify pedestrians outside of a crosswalk and lacked software that could have spared her life, a federal safety agency said.
Seattle Sues To Keep Car Tabs And Save Transit
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Seattle leaders are not wasting any time to stymie a statewide ballot measure voters approved on Tuesday, announcing a lawsuit to block Initiative 976, which could drain tens of billions in transportation funding across the entire state by reducing annual vehicle registration fees. King County Executive Dow Constantine along with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and […]
Mobility Advocates Clash With Labor Over Transportation Money
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It's the latest battle for the soul of the Democratic party.
South Carolina Traps Poorest in Cycle of Debt
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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.
Robot Cars of the Future Can’t Fix Traffic, Pollution, Sprawl
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A new study shows traffic congestion in cities will become significantly worse if autonomous vehicles proliferate.