Aaron Short
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Report Attacks Structural Racism in Transportation
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Cities must include community members in planning, hire more diverse staff, and stop displacing residents to combat generations of structural racism in our car-dependent society that has long favored suburban commuters in single-family homes over poorer communities riven by highways and pollution, a new report argues. Smart Growth America’s report, “The State of Transportation and […]
Red States Help U.S. Miss Climate Targets
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Why can't our country solve its emissions problem? Because we are effectively two nations: A blue nation that is committed to climate change, and a Trump nation that is not.
Expert Spills Secrets of Micromobility’s Future
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"Cities can provide more infrastructure that’s safe," the director of the New Urban Mobility Alliance says.
Feds: Paint Bus Lanes Red!
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The Federal Highway Association approved new guidance this week that will dramatically expedite the process for approving the use of red paint to indicate a dedicated bus lane.
Bus-ted! Congress To Bar Chinese E-Buses and Rail Cars
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A federal "Buy American" provision just screwed U.S. transit agencies. Thanks, Congress.
Three Cities See a Way to ‘Curb’ Traffic
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Curb space is the Wild West of neighborhood transportation.
Think Tank’s Road Map to Break the Car Culture
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Congress should stop splurging on new highways and instead expand transit to help Americans break their century-long addiction to a device that is killing us, the car, a D.C. institute says.
Kansas City Moves Ahead with Free Buses
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The Missouri metropolis is set to provide free bus service for residents but state and local governments take more steps to ensure transit thrives in the region.
Portland Makes Way For Bike Parking
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Lawmakers in the Rose City have mandated that big developers provide space for residents to store their bicycles.
Rural America Cashes In Under Trump
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It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.
Parking-Protected Bike Lanes Are for Cars, Not Bikes
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We called the Danish embassy in Washington, D.C. to get more information on whether Denmark considers parking-protected bike lanes a best practice and the woman who answered the phone laughed at us.
Best Practices: Five Vision Zero Tips for Suburbs
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The suburbs have a harder job than their urban counterparts to make streets safer, but one county outside Washington D.C. is showing that it is possible to cater to cyclists and pedestrians in a place built around the car.