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Aaron Short

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The Claiborne Expressway in New Orleans is the nation's top candidate for a highway teardown, says the Congress for New Urbanism. Photo: The Advocate via CNU

Nominee Buttigieg Vows To Dismantle ‘Racist’ Freeways

By Aaron Short | Dec 22, 2020 | No Comments
“It’s disproportionately Black and brown neighborhoods that were divided by highway projects because they didn’t have the political capital to resist,” Buttigieg said on Sunday. "We have a chance to get that right.”
AASHTO leaders want Congress to allocate the same 80-20 ratio for highways and transit with no way to measure whether the roads are any safer.
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State DOTs Want More Money, Fewer Regulations

By Aaron Short | Jan 10, 2020 | No Comments
AASHTO-ld you so! State DOT association wants the same funding for highway construction — and no provisions to make roads safer.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao unveiled the latest regulations for autonomous vehicle technology at Las Vegas CES on Wednesday. Image: Fortune Brainstorm Tech
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Trump Administration Keeps Hands Off Self-Driving Cars

By Aaron Short | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments
At the annual Las Vegas tech geek fest on Wednesday, USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao refused to put a leash on driverless car technology.
Minneapolis-St. Paul is building six new bus rapid transit routes but they may not be finished until 2026 at the earliest.
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Bus Rapid Transit Should Be Built More Rapidly

By Aaron Short | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments
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!"
The White House could exclude climate change from new infrastructure projects in a revision of a 50-year-old environmental rule this week. Image: J. Daniel Escareño
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Congress Vows to Fight Trump’s Environmental Rule Change

By Aaron Short | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments
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 […]
Oslo had zero cycling and pedestrian fatalities in 2019 thanks to measures like restricting cars from its city center.
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Oslo Completely Quashes Road Deaths

By Aaron Short | Jan 3, 2020 | No Comments
Secrets from Oslo, where the zero of Vision Zero is taken seriously.
Young people are forgoing car ownership and driving less, which is leading to a slowdown in driving nationally. Image: State Farm
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Americans Are Poised to Drive Less In 2020

By Aaron Short | Jan 2, 2020 | No Comments
Americans don't usually make New Year's resolutions to drive their cars less, but it may be happening anyway.
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Hello, 2020, What Do You Have in Store?

By Aaron Short | Jan 2, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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Streetsies 2019: The Transportation Plan of the Year!

By Aaron Short | Dec 31, 2019 | No Comments
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 […]
Here's to the villains...
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Streetsies 2019: Meet This Year’s Transportation Villains

By Aaron Short | Dec 30, 2019 | No Comments
There was a lot of anti-transit treachery to go around this year, but the winner truly undermined an entire state economy for selfish reasons.
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Streetsies 2019: Here are Your Transportation Heroes

By Aaron Short | Dec 27, 2019 | No Comments
And the Streetsie goes to...
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Streetsies 2019: And the Winners Are…

By Aaron Short | Dec 26, 2019 | No Comments
Here are our annual awards for the best (and worst) people, projects and ideas of the year.
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