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Proceedings

CTS publishes proceedings of conferences, workshops, and other events sponsored or facilitated by the Center. These documents are available for download in Acrobat PDF format.

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Access to Destinations Study

Access to Destinations home page

"2007 Access to Destinations Conference Proceedings" (1 MB PDF)
August 23-24, 2007
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"2004 Access to Destinations Conference Proceedings" (3.3 MB PDF)
November 8–9, 2004
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CEO Leadership Forum

"2006 CEO Leadership Forum: Advancing Practice in State DOTs from Good to Great" Summary Report (5.4 MB PDF)
September 24-25, 2006, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Proceedings of a conference conducted by CTS in association with AASHTO, FHWA, and TRB, with funding support from NCHRP. View program and briefing papers on the CEO Leadership Forum Web site.

Oberstar Forum on Transportation Policy and Technology

James L. Oberstar Forum home page

"Our Nation's Transportation Infrastructure: Heading Toward a Crisis?" (566 KB PDF)
October 8, 2007 – Sixth Oberstar Forum
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"Transportation Choices: The Important Role of Walking and Biking" (920 KB PDF)
April 10, 2006 – Fifth Oberstar Forum
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"The Future of Transportation Finance: 'Gas Tax Plus' and Beyond" (476 KB PDF)
April 17–18, 2005 – Fourth Oberstar Forum
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"Transportation in Rural America: Challenges and Opportunities" (485 KB PDF)
March 14–15, 2004 – Third Oberstar Forum
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"Intermodal Transportation: The Potential and the Challenge" (385 KB PDF)
March 16–17, 2003 – Second Oberstar Forum
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"How Should Transportation Change after September 11?" (575 KB PDF)
April 28–29, 2002 – Inaugural Oberstar Forum
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Freight and Logistics Symposium

Freight and Logistics Symposium home page

Eleventh annual Symposium (376 KB PDF)
Nov. 30, 2007 – Discussion focused on national transportation policy, transportation infrastructure, ports, railroads, biofuels and agricultural byproducts, and transportation education.
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Tenth annual Symposium (364 KB PDF)
Dec. 1, 2006 – Discussion focused on innovations in supply chain management and transportation from the environmental perspective, with topics including packaging, technology advancements in alternative fuels and vehicles, as well as future environmental scenarios.
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Ninth annual Symposium (453 KB PDF)
Dec. 2, 2005 – Topics include freight mobility, transportation system capacity, and
the economic challenges ahead, as well as how logistics costs affect corporate decision making, and emerging supply-chain and infrastructure approaches to capacity challenges.
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Eighth annual Symposium (272 KB PDF)
Dec. 3, 2004 – Topics include the changing landscape of transportation, public- and private-sector views of the future of trucking, the effects of those challenges on other transportation modes, and the implications of technology on the future of trucking.
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Seventh annual Symposium (364 KB PDF)
Dec. 5, 2003 – Topics include resolving conflicts between freight-oriented industries and communities over land use, jobs, and traffic, as well as the latest news on national transportation funding reauthorization efforts.
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Sixth annual Symposium (125 KB PDF)
Dec. 6, 2002 – Discussion of economic concerns, post-September 11 security measures, congestion, infrastructure innovations, public- and private-sector responsibilities, the development of a regional air-cargo facility, and the projected state budget shortfall.
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Fifth annual Symposium (95 KB PDF)
Dec. 7, 2001 – Topics include security and economic concerns, infrastructure deterioration, growing congestion, and the possible development of an intermodal air cargo facility in or near the Twin Cities. ($15 for print version; view order form)

Fourth annual Symposium (470 KB PDF)
Sept. 11, 2000 – "Impacts of Logistics on the Upper Midwest Economy." Rising congestion levels, global e-commerce, growing consumer demands, impending regulation. ($15 for print version; view order form)

Conference on Community-Based Transportation

Second Conference on Community-Based Transportation: Designing a System for Minnesota (715 KB PDF)
Oct. 1, 2003 – Applying University of Minnesota research to the problems of improving access to transportation systems. ($15 for print version; view order form)

Conference on Community-Based Transportation: Improving Access for the Transportation-Disadvantaged (95 KB PDF)
Oct. 2, 2001 – Conference designed to raise awareness of transportation barriers and their impact on self-sufficiency. ($15 for print version; view order form)

Toward Zero Deaths

Sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program. The conference brings together transportation safety stakeholders from Minnesota and beyond to share best practices in the areas of engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency services, and to chart the course for a future where traffic fatalities and life-changing injuries are rare events.

Toward Zero Deaths: 2007 (1.63 MB PDF)
September 17-18, 2007 - ($16 for print version; view order form)

Toward Zero Deaths: 2006 (2.4 MB PDF)
November 2-3, 2006 - ($16 for print version; view order form)

Toward Zero Deaths: 2005 (2.8 MB PDF)
November 16-17, 2005 - ($16 for print version; view order form)

Toward Zero Deaths: 2004 (765 KB PDF)
September 13-14, 2004 - ($16 for print version; view order form)

Connecting the Minnesota Safety Agenda: Toward Zero Deaths (255 KB PDF)
June 11–13, 2001 – North Star Workshop to explore ways of reducing the annual number of Minnesota traffic deaths to zero. ($16 for print version; view order form)

AirTAP Fall Forum

2006 AirTAP Fall Forum (739 KB PDF)
October 11–12, 2006
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2005 AirTAP Fall Forum (1.2 MB PDF)
October 11–12, 2005
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2004 AirTAP Fall Forum (7.8 MB PDF)
November 3–4, 2004 - The inaugural AirTAP Fall Forum brought together Minnesota aviation personnel from a cross-section of the industry to address challenging issues in airport administration, operations, and maintenance. Participants heard from aviation experts on topics that ranged from attracting business to airports, setting rates and charges, and meeting FAA minimum standards to controlling wildlife, keeping runways safe, and using the AirTAP marketing toolkit. Sponsors of this forum included CTS, AirTAP, the Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics, and the Federal Aviation Administration. ($16 for print version; view order form)

Other events

Minnesota Pavement Conference Session Summaries
This one-day conference provides information to practitioners and others in pavement design, construction, and maintenance. The emphasis of the conference is new materials and methods that can assist decision-makers in providing the most cost-effective strategies for building, repairing, and maintaining Minnesota roads.

Congestion in the Twin Cities – Who's Paying the Price? (740 KB PDF)
Nov. 28–29, 2000 – Workshop to explore congestion issues and discuss market-based or value-pricing solutions for the region. ($15 for print version; view order form)

Getting There: Building Ideas for a Better, Smarter Transportation System (765 KB PDF)
April 11, 2002 – Summit sponsored by the Minnesota Public Radio Civic Journalism Initiative, the Minnesota Historical Society, and the Center for Transportation Studies and State and Local Policy Program at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
($17 for print version; view order form)

Presentations

CEO Leadership Forum summary slide show,
May 4-6, 2003, Minneapolis, Minnesota
PDF document (480 KB)

Better Roadside Ditch Design,
by Jodi Elfering and David Biesboer, CTS Research Seminar, Spring 2003, Minneapolis, Minnesota
PDF document (461 KB)