The Los Gatos Think Tank publishes plain-English research and open data on the policy choices shaping our town — starting with its work to combat the Los Gatos transit death spiral through unlocking latent demand for VTA bus routes among student populations.
Each project is a self-contained piece of research with its own data, dashboards, and recommendations.
How Los Gatos public transit already provides economic benefit to the community — and what a redesigned network would cost, save, and earn back. Built on Census, GTFS, and federal cost-benefit guidance.
Read the analysis →
The think tank is new. The transit work is the first project out the door; others will follow as data and volunteers come together. Have something you want studied? Get in touch.
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The Los Gatos Think Tank is an independent, citizen-led research effort. We don’t sell consulting and we don’t take government contracts — the goal is simply to put the evidence behind local policy choices in front of the people those choices affect.
Every project here uses public data sources (Census, GTFS, SWITRS, NTD, EPA), published methodologies (FTA cost-benefit guidelines, USDOT BCA Guidance, OMB Circular A-94), and code that anyone can inspect. If you find a mistake, tell us and we’ll fix it in the open.
Want to help, propose a topic, or just argue with a number? Contact elijah.asheghian@icloud.com.