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Blake Aued

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Image: Trevor Littlewood via Creative Commons

Thursday’s Headlines Get On the Bus

By Blake Aued | Mar 24, 2022 | No Comments
The federal infrastructure act boosted capital spending on buses by 50 percent. Plus, a better way to save drivers money than cutting gas taxes.
Photo:  Mike Liu/Flickr

Wednesday’s Headlines Are Tired of the ‘Pink Tax’

By Blake Aued | Mar 23, 2022 | No Comments
Women make up more than half of U.S. transit riders but often pay more through a “pink tax” and are made to feel unsafe (Route Fifty). Meanwhile, European cities are trying to stop focusing so much on the needs of traditional male commuters (City Lab). A new poll found that urban transit riders and drivers […]
Photo: Transportation Alternatives

Tuesday’s Headlines Are Back Behind the Wheel

By Blake Aued | Mar 22, 2022 | No Comments
More workers are going back the office, and most of them are commuting in their cars alone. Plus, high gas prices are driving up demand for e-bikes.
Photo: Angie Schmitt

Monday’s Headlines Can’t See You Up Here

By Blake Aued | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments
You could pack 578 preschoolers into the blind spots of an F-150 (Streetsblog USA), but don’t expect the trend toward bigger, taller and deadlier vehicles to reverse anytime soon, because automakers are convinced vehicles like the 9,000-pound electric Hummer are what consumers want (Auto Week). Transit agencies that went fare-free for public health reasons during […]
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.). Image:  Oregon State University, CC

Friday’s Headlines Come With a Warning

By Blake Aued | Mar 18, 2022 | No Comments
Better act fast, says Democrats' foremost transportation expert in the House, because if Republicans take over, transit funds might vanish.
Source: Max Pixel via Creative Commons

Thursday’s Headlines Are Over the Hump

By Blake Aued | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments
Instead of suspending gas taxes, why not address gas prices by subsidizing e-bikes? Plus, infrastructure funding continues to flow out of Washington.
Image: "http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fredrik-gertten/bikes-vs-cars-we-are-many"

Wednesday’s Headlines Are In a Crisis

By Blake Aued | Mar 16, 2022 | No Comments
High gas prices aren't going away. So should we deal with them by cutting taxes a few cents, or by creating a country where people don't have to drive?
Image: PxHere, CC

Tuesday’s Headlines Want to Stop Driving

By Blake Aued | Mar 15, 2022 | No Comments
Cars are expensive to own, and driving is often no fun, but most Americans don't have much choice. Will rising gas prices change the conversation?
Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Monday’s Headlines Are Not Gonna Pay a Lot for This Gas

By Blake Aued | Mar 14, 2022 | No Comments
Seriously, if you're mad about gas and/or muffler prices, and you live in a place with transit and/or bike-share, you have alternatives.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Friday’s Headlines Are Full of Regrets

By Blake Aued | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments
Why didn't the U.S. make fundamental changes to wean ourselves off fossil fuels the last time gas prices were high?
Photo: Angie Schmitt

Thursday’s Headlines Are Still Too Big

By Blake Aued | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments
The feds may start considering pedestrian safety features when handing out five-star crash ratings, but the size of vehicles won't be one of them.
Image: Paul Lowry, CC

Wednesday’s Headlines Are Not Pumped

By Blake Aued | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments
Russian oil may be a fossil fuel non grata, but alas, instead of Americans driving less, the U.S. and other countries are ready to step up production.
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