Mapping Census Data, Japan's Impact On California, Monrovia Trolleys, Gas Prices, Transit-First Policies, TIGER Money & More

The 5 Most Congested Corridors In The United States

Infrastructurist

Add Poor Communication To List Of High-Speed Rail Problems

Voice Of OC

AP: Will Senate Republicans Send Back Their Own States' TIGER Money?
StreetsBlog DC

California To Consider Transit-First Policy For Coastal Areas
California Streets

Can Public Transit Handle $5 A Gallon Gas? Consumers Tend To Take The Bus Only When Gas Prices Rise

Consumer Affairs

Cross-Cutting Environmental Research Needs Workshop: Final Report (23p. PDF)

North Carolina State University Center For Transportation And The Environment

DOT Obligated $44.7 Billion In Stimulus Money

Journal Of Commerce

Fatter Passengers May Lead To Bus Design Changes In U.S.

Bloomberg

Getting Around When You're Just Getting By: The Travel Behavior And Transportation Expenditures Of Low-Income Adults (126p. PDF)

Mineta Transportation Institute

Research Brief (2p. PDF)

Group Advocates For Inland Transit Issues

Riverside Press-Enterprise

The Impact Of High Gas Prices ("What impact does a gas-price hike have on current highway funding? How long would gas prices need to remain elevated to change the estimate that the highway trust fund can sustain road maintenance for at least another year and a half? Will a sustained increase in gas prices change the public policy conversation about a highway bill? Will it cause policymakers focus more on mass transit than they have in the past? Can high fuel prices kick-start a conversation about a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fee?")

National Journal Transportation Blog

Japan Disaster Likely To Impact California Economy

Independent Voter Network

Lawmakers To Launch Passenger Rail Caucus

The Hill

Mapping Los Angeles 2010 Census Numbers
Blog Downtown

Metrolink, USC Viterbi Form Partnership On Rail Safety Program

Progressive Railroading

Monrovia's Trolleys May Be A Thing Of The Past: The City Council Will Decide Whether To Scrap The Service During Its Meeting On Tuesday ("City staff is recommending that the old-fashioned people movers be discontinued to save money for future transit projects in anticipation of the Gold Line Foothill Extension.")

Monrovia Patch

MTA To Hold Last Series Of Community Meetings (710 Freeway gap)

Pasadena Star-News

Oil And Natural Gas Provide Highway Funding

The Hill

Plan Would Let Solo Drivers Pay To Use 10, 110 Carpool Lanes: Two of California's Top Lawmakers Oppose The Plan, Saying It Gives Advantages To Richer Drivers

KTLA

Resources To Know: Mapping All Of America With Key Census Data, Block By Block
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

San Francisco To Start Smart Parking Management Trail Soon

StreetsBlog SF

Tearing Down Urban Freeways To Make Room For A New Bicycle Economy

Grist

US Budget Deficit May Limit LA Mass Transit Funding

CBS Los Angeles

When Rail Becomes Ridiculous ("If we insist on building trains to nowhere because they're so darn easy to build, we're not going to inspire anything but contempt.")

The Atlantic

When's The Best Time To Buy Gas?

Mother Nature Network