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Potential Impact of Gasoline Price Increases on U.S. Public Transportation Ridership, 2011-2012 (APTA, 2011)

Posted on January 26, 2012

Price increases in gasoline cause related increases in transit ridership. This report provides a model that projects future increases in transit ridership that will accompany rises in gasoline prices. Download the full report here.

Posted in Demand Management, Economic Impact, Resources, TransitTagged APTA, gas prices, VMT

Transit funding shrinks despite increasing ridership

Posted on January 8, 2012

A recent New York Times article notes that, since 1995, transit ridership in the U.S. has grown by 31 percent, outstripping both VMT and population.  This is true even in cities that lack good transit systems. The …

Posted in NewsTagged aging, congestion, funding, gas prices, transit, VMT

Ready for $4 per gallon gas?

Posted on May 2, 2011

That is the question posed by a new Planetizen article. Scott Bernstein of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, the article’s author, says the most effective solution is to reduce the demand by creating more “location-efficient” …

Posted in NewsTagged gas prices, location efficiency

Walk or drive and see how much it costs for gas.

Posted on April 12, 2011

MapQuest’s gas pricing tool gives gas prices for your town and nationally. As of April 11, the lowest priced gas is $3.19 in Mt Holly, NJ and the highest price tops out at $5.04 in …

Posted in NewsTagged costs, gas prices, MapQuest, technology, transit, walking

Walk or drive and see how much it costs for gas.

Posted on April 12, 2011

MapQuest’s gas pricing tool gives gas prices for your town and nationally. As of April 11, the lowest priced gas is $3.19 in Mt Holly, NJ and the highest price tops out at $5.04 in …

Posted in NewsTagged costs, gas prices, MapQuest, technology, transit, walking

Where are they going?

Posted on March 23, 2011

The reduction in VMT does not necessarily mean that people are traveling less.

Posted in NewsTagged bicycling, car sharing, carpooling, gas prices, transit, VMT

CO2 emissions from transportation continue to rise

Posted on February 11, 2011

Even where gas prices are higher than in the U.S., CO2 emissions will not decline by market forces alone, according to a recent report [PDF] commissioned by the European Union: The report argues that “meeting climate change mitigation …

Posted in NewsTagged climate change, CO2, emissions, gas prices
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