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Aaron Short

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All Hail! Federal Workers Using Uber Way Too Much

By Aaron Short | Oct 28, 2019 | No Comments
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.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a ceremony where NASA transferred title and ownership of space shuttle Enterprise to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at the museum in New York City. The transfer is the first step toward Intrepid receiving Enterprise in the spring of 2012. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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Schumer Pushes Electric Cars — Here’s Why He’s Wrong

By Aaron Short | Oct 25, 2019 | No Comments
Message to the senior senator from New York: Electric cars are still cars — and they still suck.
Andrew Yang is one of the most bike-friendly presidential candidates in the 2020 election. Image: Marc Nozell
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Live from NY: It’s Andrew Yang On A Bike!

By Aaron Short | Oct 21, 2019 | No Comments
Here's one election cycle that Andrew Yang is winning.
The Busway: Better transit. More ridership. And also safety. Photo: David Dartley
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POLLY MATH: Lessons for America from the 14th Street Busway

By Aaron Short | Oct 17, 2019 | No Comments
A new book by a bus expert shows that New York City did exactly the right thing — albeit taking too long to do it.
Rep. Jesus Garcia.

Happening Now: Meet the New Congressional Caucus for Transportation

By Aaron Short | Oct 17, 2019 | No Comments
Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Jesús García, and Mark Takano are forming a Future of Transportation Caucus that will push for more funding for mass transit and transit-friendly legislation..
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Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)

By Aaron Short | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments
Some American cities are bucking a years-long trend of declining transit ridership — but much depends on whether the system is good or bad (as we certainly know here in NY!).
After 280,000 trips in Brooklyn, has Car2Go led to more driving, or less? We still don't know. Photo: Elvert Barnes/Flickr

POST-MORTEM: Car2Go is Car2Gone in 5 Cities

By Aaron Short | Oct 1, 2019 | No 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 Keep Spending More on Taxis While Transit Stays Flat

By Aaron Short | Sep 27, 2019 | No Comments
Americans spent four times as much money on Uber and Lyft trips last year as they did in 2013. This is a crisis.

Voters Save Light Rail from Koch Brothers Onslaught

By Aaron Short | Aug 28, 2019 | No Comments
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.

Ride Single-File in These Upstate Towns Or Risk Arrest

By Aaron Short | Jul 15, 2019 | No Comments
Cyclists love riding the scenic roads in the Hudson River valley, but a Draconian municipal law could have cops ticketing riders and even throwing them in jail if they ride side by side.

Tally Ho! London Breaks its Cycling Record as New York Flatlines

By Aaron Short | Jul 8, 2019 | No Comments
London's painstaking network of new bike lanes, its refurbished signals at intersections, and its world-famous traffic congestion policies are paying off with record ridership. Can New York get with the programme (yes, that's the British spelling!)
An e-scooter share program is coming to The Bronx this year.
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Scoot Over: Nashville Unplugs E-Scooters — Just as New York Legalizes Them

By Aaron Short | Jun 27, 2019 | No Comments
Nashville is moving to end the city's e-scooter program after a scooter rider was killed by a car driver last month. The strategy comes as New York State is about to enter its own brave new world of micro-mobility.
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