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The BBC tested air pollution levels for people who drove, biked, and walked to school -- and found those who took their cars were exposed to the highest levels of pollutants.

Report: Drivers Inhale More Pollution than Cyclists

By Aaron Short | Oct 8, 2019 | 2 Comments

Poetic justice: People who drive end up being exposed to more pollution from their cars than people who ride bikes or walk, a new report found.

Transportation for America wants Congress to focus on maintenance, safety, and equity before wasting money on new highways. Image: Ken Lund

Advocacy Group: Stop Spending On New Roads

By Aaron Short | Oct 7, 2019 | 1 Comment

Transportation for America wants Congress to reallocate the $40 billion it pours into new highway projects that only to make Americans more dependent on cars.

Gov. Murphy is working with NJ Transit to develop housing and retail on underutilized properties near rail stations in Trenton and other major cities.

New Jersey Hopes To Reverse Sprawl

By Aaron Short | Oct 4, 2019 | 3 Comments

To paraphrase former Gov. Tom Kean: New Jersey and TOD — perfect together.

It's time to revisit how the federal government spends billions of dollars on transportation funding, the Future of Transportation Caucus says. Image: Alex Berger

Report: Federal Highway Aid Is Rigged

By Aaron Short | Oct 4, 2019 | No Comments

The Eno Center argues that the federal government should value safety and the environment when doling out billions in highway funds to states.

Car2Go is pulling its vehicles out of five North American cities to concentrate on other areas where membership is more robust.

POST-MORTEM: Car2Go is Car2Gone in 5 Cities

By Aaron Short | Oct 1, 2019 | 7 Comments

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 are spending four times as much on ride hail and taxi services last year than they did five years ago. Image: Steve Rhodes

Taxi Spending Surges While Transit Stays Flat

By Aaron Short | Sep 27, 2019 | 13 Comments

Americans spent four times as much money on Uber and Lyft trips last year as they did in 2013. This is a crisis.

Transportation officials are looking to boost service and capacity on commuter rail lines to meet the demands of the 21st century gig economy. Image: Mark Norman Francis

Commuter Rail’s Potential Is Untapped

By Aaron Short | Sep 26, 2019 | 9 Comments

Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia have suburban rail systems that serve only 2 to 6 percent of commuters — but better and more-frequent service could appeal to people who are currently forced to use a car.

This Atlanta bus speaks for riders — but not necessarily for Georgia lawmakers or suburban county leaders.

Atlanta’s Transit Flaws Are State’s Fault

By Aaron Short | Sep 25, 2019 | 3 Comments

Atlanta is set to spend more than half a billion dollars to build a 22-mile light rail line — but the vital public infrastructure won't likely be done until 2050 because the city isn't getting state or federal funding. And that's the problem.

Climate Protests Stop D.C. Traffic Dead

By Aaron Short | Sep 24, 2019 | 4 Comments

The goal was to reminded drivers of the ravaging effects their car dependency has on life on this planet.

Pence Commits Vehicular Home-Cide

By Aaron Short | Sep 23, 2019 | 3 Comments

The Vice President enraged Michigan residents by driving his eight-car motorcade through car-free Mackinac Island Saturday.

A design firm proposed new guiding principles for planners and engineers: ethics, equity, and empathy. Image: Toole Design

Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’

By Aaron Short | Sep 20, 2019 | 2 Comments

A design firm publishes a new 'credo' for engineers, policymakers, and planners.

Activists want San Francisco to consider car free zones in neighborhoods like the Tenderloin where a spate of pedestrian injuries and deaths have occurred this year.

Car-Free Zones Eyed in SF, Elsewhere

By Aaron Short | Sep 18, 2019 | 1 Comment

A string of pedestrian injuries and deaths in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district has spurred city leaders to demand a ban on cars in some densely populated neighborhoods — the latest in a nascent and long-overdue move by activists nationwide to get reckless drivers off at least a tiny handful of city streets. San Francisco Supervisor […]

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