SPECIAL............................................................................................................................3

Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions........................................................................................................3

511 Transit Hailed as "great" Government Website...................................................3

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS.............................................................................................4

Rail Capacity Improvement Study..............................................................................4

Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium.......................................5

Wayside Charging and Hydrogen Hybrid Bus...........................................................5

FROM THE TRI RESEARCH CORNER.........................................................................6

Portland Streetcar Event.............................................................................................6

Research Program Group; APTA Standards Presentation..........................................6

U.S./Africa Workshops “Developing Sustainable Transportation Systems”……….7

ECONOMIC RECOVERY.................................................................................................7

Albuquerque’s First Stimulus Funds go to Transit.....................................................7

ARRA to fund $1.5M TriMet Parking Facility..........................................................7

Guest blogger Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff: America’s Transit Systems are on Track with Recovery Investments................................................7

Minnesota's Share of Transportation Stimulus Money is Credited for 2,130 Jobs.....8

Missouri to apply for $200M in High-Speed Stimulus...............................................8

ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE....................................................................................8

America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation: Summary Edition........8

Climate Change Policy: Preliminary Observations on Options for Distributing Emissions Allowances and Revenue under a Cap-and-Trade Program.................8

Well-to-Wheels Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles........................................................................................9

FEDERAL RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS......................................................................9

Benefit/Cost Analysis of Converting a Lane for Bus Rapid Transit..........................9

Model Orlando Regionally Efficient Travel Management Coordination Center (MORE-TMCC) Final Report................................................................................9

Interoperable Communications-Based Signaling as a Basis for Positive Train Control..................................................................................................................10

Proceedings of Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer (IVTT) Joint Military/Civilian Workshop on IntelliDrive........................................................10

Transit and Congestion Pricing.................................................................................10

Transit, Call Centers, and 511: A Guide for Decision Makers.................................10

INTERNATIONAL...........................................................................................................11

4th Annual China High-Speed Railway Summit 2009.............................................11

An International Conference on Placemaking..........................................................11

Rail Transport - Thematic Research Summary (2009).............................................12

Transport and the Environment................................................................................12

RESEARCH NEWS & RESOURCES.............................................................................12

US Transport Secretary to View ‘Backpack’ Bridge in Maine................................12

Bus Rapid Transit Channel.......................................................................................13

National Bus Rapid Transit Institute.........................................................................13

CapMetro Refuses to Release Rail Start...................................................................13

Charlie Card Users Get New Online Options...........................................................13

Complete Streets Included in Bills to Create Livable Communities for an Aging America................................................................................................................13

CTA's $2 Billion Transit Plan...................................................................................13

40' Mass-Transit Bus: The GTB-40..........................................................................14

GIS goes Vertical, with Integration across State, Local, Federal Lines...................14

Link's Ticket System Confounds Seattle Riders.......................................................14

MARTA Launches New Website and Asks for Customer Feedback.......................15

Minnesota Transit Agency Unveils New Marketing Campaign...............................15

MTA Releases Key Reports for Public Comment....................................................15

New York MTA Tells Blogger to Share Profits for iPhone App.............................15

‘Rail’-Time Information...........................................................................................16

Stray Dogs Learn How to Use the Subway in Moscow [Ananova article]..............16

Tennessee 511 Receives 2 Millionth Call.................................................................16

Train Operator Blacked Out in S.F. Muni Rail Crash..............................................16

Transit Execs' Take on the 'Authorization' Act.........................................................16