Aaron Short
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All Hail! Gov’t Workers Using Uber Way Too Much
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Government workers are turning to Uber and Lyft on business trips, with a 922-percent increase in spending last year, newly released records from the General Services Administratiaon show. At the same time, workers are using less transit.
Schumer Pushes Electric Cars — Here’s Why He’s Wrong
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Message to the senior senator from New York: Electric cars are still cars — and they still suck.
Congress Eyes Funds for Vision Zero
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House members propose a bill that would fund pedestrian- and cycling-safety efforts.
Amtrak’s Late-Running Trains Cost System Millions
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The rail system's slow-to-arrive trains are costing tens of millions of dollars in excess worker overtime and tickets it could be selling, according to a new audit.
SF, Boston Consider Allowing People to Skip TSA Line if They Take Transit to Airport
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More cities are introducing incentives for flyers to ditch cars and taxis and take public transit to their area airports. Here's a roundup.
An Election Cycle Andrew Yang is Winning: The Candidate On A Bike!
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Here's an election cycle Andrew Yang is winning.
NYC Banished Cars for Buses — Your City Can, Too!
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Some great advice and lessons from TransitCenter Director of Research Steven Higashide, author of "Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit."
House Transportation Comm. Chairman Rips Uber, Lyft
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House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio had invited representatives from Uber and Lyft to sit on a panel discussing the future of transportation network companies. On Monday, he learned ride hail officials declined to participate, so DeFazio used his opening remarks to lambast both companies for contributing to longer traffic delays and higher […]
Meet the New Congressional Caucus for Transportation
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A small group, for now, but eager to debate ways to better fund transit.
Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)
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Some American cities are starting to buck a years-long trend of declining transit ridership as passengers return to subway and commuter rail lines across the country, including in Denver, though bus ridership continues to stall, according to a new report.
Less Driving And More Electrics Will Reduce Emissions
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People need to live and work radically differently if the United States can even hope to get halfway towards becoming carbon neutral by 2050, but a new paper released last month says the most important change would come in how we get around.
Here’s Why McConnell Is Wrong On The Gas Tax
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already signaled that he will oppose significantly altering the gas tax, which is currently 18.3 cents per gallon. He should relent. Here's why.