Aaron Short
Recent Posts
Happening Now: Meet the New Congressional Caucus for Transportation
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Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Jesús García, and Mark Takano are forming a Future of Transportation Caucus that will push for more funding for mass transit and transit-friendly legislation..
Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)
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Some American cities are bucking a years-long trend of declining transit ridership — but much depends on whether the system is good or bad (as we certainly know here in NY!).
POST-MORTEM: Car2Go is Car2Gone in 5 Cities
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The largest car sharing company in the world is withdrawing from five North American cities after being squeezed at both ends of a volatile economy that has given passengers a multitude options to motor around their cities.
Americans Keep Spending More on Taxis While Transit Stays Flat
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Americans spent four times as much money on Uber and Lyft trips last year as they did in 2013. This is a crisis.
Voters Save Light Rail from Koch Brothers Onslaught
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Take that, Koch brothers: Voters in Phoenix have soundly rejected a proposal that would have halted the expansion of the city's light rail system.
Ride Single-File in These Upstate Towns Or Risk Arrest
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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.
Tally Ho! London Breaks its Cycling Record as New York Flatlines
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London's painstaking network of new bike lanes, its refurbished signals at intersections, and its world-famous traffic congestion policies are paying off with record ridership. Can New York get with the programme (yes, that's the British spelling!)
Scoot Over: Nashville Unplugs E-Scooters — Just as New York Legalizes Them
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Nashville is moving to end the city's e-scooter program after a scooter rider was killed by a car driver last month. The strategy comes as New York State is about to enter its own brave new world of micro-mobility.
Lyft-Uber Bike Share Battle Has Vast Ramifications Beyond Bay Area
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The two tech giants' battle over San Francisco's bike share system will have implications across the country.
Texas Gov. Makes Life-Saving Red Light Cameras Illegal
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In New York City, we want more speed cameras. In Texas, the governor just made them illegal.