Aaron Short
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Climate Change Fight Dies in Texas Oil Region
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An oil-rich region of West Texas is about to get more than half a billion dollars in highway funds so it can continue to pump more crude and frack natural gas — perpetuating a cycle that is causing the destruction of human civilization.
Phoenix Voters Save Light Rail
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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.
Minnesota Starts Embracing Self-Driving Cars
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The state's new strategic transportation plan seeks to prepare Gophers for a driverless future.
Driver Shortages Causing Transit Delays Nationwide
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Many agencies struggle to attract bus drivers, who are often paid too little to afford housing in the areas they serve. It's a vicious cycle.
BRAKE TIME: Automatic Vehicle Testing Endangers Pedestrians
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An Uber whistleblower wants car companies to pump the brakes on autonomous vehicle testing on public roads.
Minneapolis Transit Agency Cuts Service to Get Homeless Off Trains
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Minneapolis's transit agency has started shutting down the city's only 24-hour rail line for two hours per night in a move designed to scatter the homeless, but one which has had an impact on working class riders who just want to get home.
Atlanta Bans E-Scooters at Night After Drivers Kill Four Riders
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Drivers, however, still may use city streets at all hours — even though motor-vehicle crashes killed 115 people in Fulton County, which encompasses most of Atlanta, in 2017.
Uber/Lyft Responsible for a Large Share of Traffic
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The cab companies account for traffic increases in major US cities, but most congestion still comes from personal cars and commercial vehicles, the companies' joint study shows.
Shared Motor-Scooters Coming to D.C.
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The District Department of Transportation is launching a four-month pilot program to invite shared motor-scooters to zip through the city, officials announced last week.
Lessons of Los Angeles’s Transit Tax: Money Isn’t Everything
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A broad coalition of Angelinos pushed transit funding over the ballot line. Now they need leadership to get them out of their cars.
Senate’s $287B Road Repair Offers Just .4% for Biking
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Two U.S. Senators are pushing a bill that would allocate $287 billion to fix the nation's crumbling roads and bridges — with less than one percent of it set aside to keep cyclists and pedestrians safe.
Mayors Seek Transit Funds to Fight Climate Change
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A coalition of mayors wants Congress to declare a "Marshall Plan" against climate change by spending on mass transit to curb air pollution in their cities.