Aaron Short

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Portland Transportation Commissioner Chloe Eudaly is cheering a new zoning code requiring developers to provide bike storage amenities in newer buildings.

Portland Makes Way For Bike Parking

By Aaron Short | Dec 6, 2019 | No Comments

Lawmakers in the Rose City have mandated that big developers provide space for residents to store their bicycles.

The U.S. Department of Transportation under Secretary Elaine Chao has shifted hundreds of millions of dollars in transportation grants away from urban centers and toward rural areas.

Rural America Cashes In Under Trump

By Aaron Short | Dec 5, 2019 | No Comments

It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.

Copenhagen: This is a real bike lane because it doesn't need cars for protection.

Are Parking-Protected Bike Lanes the Best We Can Do?

By Aaron Short | Dec 3, 2019 | No Comments

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.

Montgomery County developing policies to make its suburban neighborhoods safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Best Practices: Five Vision Zero Tips for Suburbs

By Aaron Short | Dec 3, 2019 | No Comments

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.

Former Mass Gov. Mike Dukakis: Driving Is For Turkeys

By Aaron Short | Dec 2, 2019 | No Comments

Mike Dukakis loves transit, but hates how his neighbors leave turkey carcasses at his Brookline door.

A UN report is urging America to break its SUV habit, or risk the catastrophic effects of global warming.

America’s SUVs Are Killing the Planet: U.N.

By Aaron Short | Nov 27, 2019 | No Comments

They're coming for your SUVs, America. Good!

Congress is seeking to regulate self-driving cars after two hearings showed the lack of federal oversight in the nascent industry. Image: zombieite

Federal Government Doing Nothing On AVs

By Aaron Short | Nov 26, 2019 | No Comments

Right now, Big Auto is developing technologies that will affect every single person in this country — and the federal government is sitting on its hands.

Seattle had the steepest decline in solo drivers in the country this decade thanks to expanded and more frequent bus service.

Five Lessons From Seattle’s Crusade Against Driving

By Aaron Short | Nov 25, 2019 | No Comments

Seattle is proving that cities can reduce the number of cars on the road and shift its population to rely on mass transit. Here are a few of those lessons.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's $21 billion transportation plan primarily widens highways which will encourage more driving across the state.

Connecticut’s Transportation Plan Stymies Its Future

By Aaron Short | Nov 19, 2019 | No Comments

What is Gov. Ned Lamont doing building all these new roads to compete with transit?

Joe Biden released his $1.3 trillion infrastructure proposal which largely preserves car-dominated transportation systems into the 21st century. Image: Gage Skidmore

Joe Biden Doesn’t Go Far Enough On Transit

By Aaron Short | Nov 18, 2019 | No Comments

Please wake us when the Democratic 2020 candidates get serious about transit in the 21st century.

Santa Monica council members voted to extend its electric scooter pilot after the city recorded 2.7 million trips over a 12 month period. Image: Steve Jurvetson

Scooters are Thriving In Santa Monica: Report

By Aaron Short | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

Santa Monica residents are voting with their little motorized wheels.

Washington D.C. ran a three-month pilot allowing delivery companies to reserve space at loading zones across the district. Image: Elvert Barnes

Garçon! D.C. Requires Curb Reservations for Deliveries

By Aaron Short | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

Cities need to treat curb space like restaurants treat its prime tables.

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