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Traffic fatalities on interstates like I-35 in Austin have risen over the past decade as pedestrians struggle to find safe places to cross them.

Pedestrians Deaths On Freeways is On The Rise

By Aaron Short | Dec 20, 2019 | No Comments

More Americans have been dying on high-speed roads because cities and states haven't built proper infrastructure to help people cross safely, a new study shows.

Congress nixed an electric vehicle tax credit at the president's request, which will make Teslas more expensive next year. Image: Wolfram Burner

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Winners and Losers In $1.4T Fed Spending Bill

By Aaron Short | Dec 19, 2019 | No Comments

Congress has some stocking stuffers and a few lumps of coal for the transportation sector in the $1.4 trillion spending package the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday in one of the last votes of the year before impeachment.

Bike Easy celebrates a tactical urbanism "small win" — a protected bike lane on Marconi Drive in New Orleans. Photo: Bike Easy

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There is Structural Racism in Transport: Report

By Aaron Short | Dec 18, 2019 | No Comments

Smart Growth America: include community members in planning, hire more diverse staff, and stop displacing residents to combat generations of structural racism

Trump-friendly states that are doing little to reduce climate emissions which is depressing the country's goal set by the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Red States Help U.S. Miss Climate Targets

By Aaron Short | Dec 17, 2019 | No Comments

Why can't our country solve its emissions problem? Because we are effectively two nations: A blue nation that is committed to fighting climate change, and a Trump nation that is not.

New Urban Mobility's Harriet Tregoning is optimistic about the spread of micromobilty in cities across the country.

Q&A: Micromobility’s Future With Harriet Tregoning

By Aaron Short | Dec 16, 2019 | No Comments

"Cities can provide more infrastructure that’s safe," the director of the New Urban Mobility Alliance says.

Red-painted bus lanes could become common practice across the country now that the feds removed bureaucratic impediments to the approval process.

Feds to Cities: Paint the Town Red!

By Aaron Short | Dec 13, 2019 | No Comments

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.

The humble bus needs our support, now more than ever. Image: Jonathan Riley

Congress To Bar Chinese E-Buses and Rail Cars

By Aaron Short | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

A federal "Buy American" provision just screwed U.S. transit agencies. Thanks, Congress.

Three cities are launching a pilot program with T4A to manage curb space and collect data about which companies are making deliveries and when.

Three Cities See a Way to ‘Curb’ Traffic

By Aaron Short | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

Curb space is the Wild West of neighborhood transportation.

Brookings Institution's Adie Tomer argues that Congress must fund transportation infrastructure in a completely different way than it has in the past to ensure that transit is prioritized.

Think Tank Offers Road Map to Break the Car Culture

By Aaron Short | Dec 10, 2019 | No Comments

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

By Aaron Short | Dec 9, 2019 | No Comments

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 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.

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