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• Understanding the Economic Effects of Flexibility through Three Employer Case Studies
  Feb 2013, MnDOT 2013-07
• Case Studies of Transportation Investment to Identify the Impacts on the Local and State Economy
  Jan 2013, MnDOT 2013-03
• Maximizing the Benefits of Transitway Investment (Research Summary)
  Sep 2012, CTS 12-16PS
• Aggregating VMT within Predefined Geographic Zones by Cellular Assignment: A Non-GPS-Based Approach to Mileage-Based Road Use Charging
  Aug 2012, CTS 12-28
• Highway Cost Allocation and Determination of Heavy Freight Truck Permit Fees
  Jul 2012, MnDOT 2012-14
• Economic and Environmental Costs and Benefits of Living Snow Fences: Safety, Mobility, and Transportation Authority Benefits, Farmer Costs, and Carbon Impacts
  Feb 2012, MnDOT 2012-03
• Enhancing Public Engagement in Transportation Policymaking (Research Brief)
  Jan 2012, CTS Research Brief 2012-01
• Suggested Design and Management Techniques for Enhancing Public Engagement in Transportation Policymaking
  Oct 2011, CTS 11-24
• From Fuel Taxes to Mileage-Based User Fees: Rationale, Technology, and Transitional Issues
  Aug 2011, CTS 11-16
• Funding China's Urban Infrastructure: Revenue Structure and Financing Approaches
  May 2011, CTS 11-10
• Funding Surface Transportation in Minnesota: Past, Present and Prospects (Research Brief)
  Mar 2011, CTS Research Brief 2011-01
• Advancing Public Interest in Public-Private Partnership of State Highway Development
  Feb 2011, MnDOT 2011-09
• Update of a Web-Based Economic Impact Calculator for Small and Medium-Sized Airports and a Study of the Economic Impact of Minnesota Airports
  Jan 2011, CTS 11-01
• Study of Public Acceptance of Tolling with New Capacity and Credits: Concepts of FAST Miles and FEE Lanes
  Jul 2010, Mn/DOT 2010-27
• Impacts of the Hiawatha Light-Rail Line on Commercial & Industrial Property Values in Minneapolis: A Transitway Impacts Research Program (TIRP) Research Brief
  Jul 2010, CTS Research Brief 2010-03
• Impacts of the Hiawatha Light Rail Line on Commercial and Industrial Property Values in Minneapolis
  Jun 2010, CTS 10-05
• The Hiawatha Line: Impacts on Land Use and Residential Housing Value
  Feb 2010, CTS 10-09
• Framework for Measuring Sustainable Regional Development for the Twin Cities Region
  Jan 2010, CTS 10-04
• Funding Surface Transportation in Minnesota: Past, Present and Prospects
  Jan 2010, CTS 10-02
• The Hiawatha Line: Impacts on Land Use and Residential Housing Value (Research Brief)
  Oct 2009, CTS Research Brief 2009-02
• Demographic and Behavioral Differences between Hiawatha Light-Rail and Other Transit Riders (Research Brief)
  Oct 2009, CTS Research Brief 2009-01
• Access to Destinations: Application of Accessibility Measures for Non-Auto Travel Modes
  Jul 2009, Mn/DOT 2009-24
• Technology Enabling Near-Term Nationwide Implementation of Distance Based Road User Fees
  Jun 2009, CTS 09-20
• Value Capture for Transportation Finance: Report to the Minnesota Legislature
  Jun 2009, CTS 09-18S
• Value Capture for Transportation Finance: Technical Research Report
  Jun 2009, CTS 09-18
• Cost Analysis of Alternative Culvert Installation Practices in Minnesota
  Jun 2009, Mn/DOT 2009-20
• Harnessing Value for Transportation Investment: A Summary of the Study: Value Capture for Transportation Finance
  Jun 2009, CTS 09-18PS
• The Economic Impact of Upgrading Roads
  Jun 2009, Mn/DOT 2009-16
• Advanced Acquisition of Right-of-Way: Best Practices and Corridor Case Studies
  Jan 2009, Mn/DOT 2009-07
• Improving Carsharing and Transit Service with ITS
  Sep 2008, Mn/DOT 2008-43
• Fleet Asset Life Cycle Costing with Intelligent Vehicles
  Aug 2008, CTS 08-13
• Transportation as Catalyst for Community Economic Development
  Dec 2007, CTS 07-07
• Local Road Funding History in Minnesota
  Jun 2007, MnDOT 2007-26
• Reasons for Recent Large Increases in Commute Durations
  Jan 2007, MnDOT 2007-02
• Capacity Expansion in the Twin Cities: The Roads-Transit Balance
  Dec 2006, MnDOT 2006-44
• Developing ITS to Serve Diverse Populations
  Nov 2006, MnDOT 2006-41
• Minnesota Value Pricing Outreach and Education
  Oct 2006, MnDOT 2006-38
• Economic analysis : co-generation using wind and biodiesel-powered generators
  Oct 2006, P05-10
• Politics and Freeways: Building the Twin Cities Interstate System
  Oct 2006, CURA 06-01
• An Exploratory Survey of Potential Community Transportation Providers and Users
  Sep 2006, CTS 06-08
• Beyond Business as Usual: Ensuring the Network We Want Is the Network We Get
  Sep 2006, MnDOT 2006-36
• The Economics of harvesting and transporting corn stover for conversion to fuel ethanol : a case study for Minnesota
  Aug 2006, P06-12
• Urbanization of Minnesota's Countryside, 2000-2025: Evolving Geographies and Transportation Impacts
  Jun 2006, MnDOT 2006-23
• Energy and chemicals from native grasses : production, transportation, and processing technologies considered in the Northern Great Plains
  Jun 2006, P06-11
• Local Road Tax Options: Is Minnesota Really That Different?
  May 2006, MnDOT 2006-17
• The Financial Benefits of Early Acquisition of Transportation Right of Way
  Sep 2005, MnDOT 2005-35
• Minnesota State Road Taxes in 2030: Will revenues keep pace with inflation?
  Jun 2005, MnDOT 2005-26
• User Perspectives on Location Efficient Mortgages & Car Sharing
  Jun 2005, MnDOT 2005-24
• Quantification of Uncertainty in Transportation Infrastructure Projects
  Jun 2005, CTS 05-06
• Development of a Web-Based Economic Impact Calculator for Small and Medium Size Airports
  May 2005, MnDOT 2005-19
• Ramp Meter Delays, Freeway Congestion, and Driver Acceptance
  May 2005, CTS 05-02
• Route Preferences and the Value of Travel-Time Information for Motorists Driving Real-World Routes
  May 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-20
• Spring Load Restrictions: Research Suggests Policy Changes But Big Questions Remain
  Mar 2005, Spring Load Restrictions March 2005
• Cost/Benefit Study of Spring Load Restrictions
  Mar 2005, MnDOT 2005-15
• Distillate Usage Patterns in Minnesota: Development of Data and Tools To Analyze Policies Affecting Biodiesel Usage
  Jan 2005, MnDOT 2005-08
• The Benefits Of Bicycling In Minnesota
  Dec 2004, MnDOT 2004-50
• Case Studies of Development in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Region
  Sep 2004, CTS 04-07
• Using ITS to Better Serve Diverse Populations
  Aug 2004, Mn/DOT 2004-42
• Scales of Airport Expansion: Globalization, Regionalization, and Local Land Use
  Jul 2004, CTS 04-01
• Modal Shifts from the Mississippi River and Duluth/Superior to Land Transportation
  May 2004, MnDOT 2004-28
• Increasing the Value of Public Involvement in Transportation Project Planning
  Mar 2004, MnDOT 2004-20
• Telecommunications for Sustainable Transportation
  Dec 2003, Mn/DOT 2004-10
• Transportation-Related Impacts of Different Regional Land-Use Scenarios
  Dec 2003, MnDOT 2004-03
• Paying for Minnesota Roads: A Tax Policy Assessment
  Oct 2003, Mn/DOT 2004-04
• A New Approach to Assessing Road User Charges: Evaluation of Core Technologies
  Sep 2003, MnDOT 2003-38
• If They Come, Will You Build It? Urban Transportation Growth Models
  Sep 2003, MnDOT 2003-37
• Factors associated with success of fuel ethanol producers
  Aug 2003, P03-7
• Power Plant Siting Decisions and Transport Implications
  Aug 2003, CTS 03-09
• ISO 9000's Effects on Accident Reduction in the U.S. Motor Carrier Industry
  Jun 2003, MnDOT 2003-29
• The Per-mile Costs of Operating Automobiles and Trucks
  Jun 2003, MnDOT 2003-19
• Urban Design, Transportation, Environment and Urban Growth: Transit-Supportive Urban Design Impacts on Suburban Land Use and Transportation Planning.
  Mar 2003, CTS 03-06
• Minnesota Value Pricing Project
  Mar 2003, MnDOT 2003-31
• The Distribution of Transportation Costs in the Twin Cities Region
  Feb 2003, CTS 03-03
• Highway Improvements and Land Development Patterns in the Greater Twin Cities Area, 1970-1997: Measuring the Connections
  Feb 2003, CTS 02-03
• Transportation, Urban Design and the Environment : Highway 61/Red Rock Corridor
  Jan 2003, CTS 03-04
• Urbanization of the Minnesota Countryside: Population Change and Low-Density Development Near Minnesota's Regional Centers, 1970-2000
  Jan 2003, CTS 03-01
• The Feasability of a Shipper Panel to Measure Transportation Services
  Dec 2002, MnDOT 2003-04
• A New Approach to Assessing Road User Charges
  Jul 2002, Mn/DOT 2003-30
• Road Finance Alternatives: An Analysis of Metro Area Road Taxes
  Mar 2002, CTS 02-04
• House Price Changes and Capital Shifts in Real Estate Values in Twin Cities-Area Housing Submarkets
  Feb 2002, CTS 02-01
• Attributes and Amenities of Minnesota's Highway System That Are Important to Tourists
  Feb 2002, MnDOT 2003-22
• Where Does Minnesota's Grain Crop Go? An Analysis of Minnesota's Elevator Grain Shipments for the Period, 7/99-6/00
  Feb 2002, MnDOT 2002-12
• Population and Employment Density and Travel Behavior in Large U.S. Cities
  Sep 2001, MnDOT 2001-24
• The Groundside Effects of Air Transportation
  Aug 2001, CTS 01-02
• Land Use and Travel Choices in the Twin Cities, 1958-1990
  Jul 2001, CTS 01-01
• Building Our Way Out of Congestion? Highway Capacity for the Twin Cities
  Jul 2001, MnDOT 2002-01
• The Competitiveness of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport: Building and Using a Knowledge Base
  Jan 2001, CTS 01-03
• On The Value of Minnesota's Road Network
  Jan 2001, MnDOT 2004-16
• Transportation Barriers Affecting International Visitors to Minnesota
  Dec 2000, MnDOT 2003-21
• The Full Cost of Transportation in the Twin Cities Region
  Aug 2000, CTS 00-04
• Understanding Urban Travel Demand: Problems, Solutions, and the Role of Forecasting
  Aug 1999, CTS 99-02
• Trade Centers of the Upper Midwest: 1999 Update
  Jan 1999, MN-CURA-99-04
• Determining the Value of Real Time Congestion Information for Commercial Vehicle Operators
  Jan 1999, MnDOT 1999-12
• Northwest Minnesota Freight Flow Study :Freight Flow Estimation and Identification of Significant Corridors
  Sep 1998, MnDOT 1998-26
• The Role of Housing Markets, Regulatory Frameworks, and Local Government Finance
  May 1998, CTS 98-01
• Overseas Air Cargo Service, Airborne Export-Producing Industries and U.S. Cities, 1980-1995
  Jan 1998, MnDOT 1998-13
• Relationship between timber bridge characteristics and asphalt pavement wear surface performance
  Jun 1997, Mn/DOT 1998-07
• Identifying Potential Sites for Energy Production from Woody Biomass
  Jan 1997, CTS 97-01
• Shifting global airline service and the local community
  Jan 1996, MnDOT 1996-02
• Congestion Costs and Congestion Pricing for the Twin Cities
  Jan 1996, MnDOT 1996-32
• Insight in a quagmire : leveraging societal factors in transportation research
  Dec 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-32
• Environmental pricing policies for transportation : a distributional analysis of the Twin Cities
  Feb 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-18
• The Importance of Barge Transportation for America's Agriculture
  Feb 1995, Mn/DOT P95-4
• Congestion pricing for the Twin Cities metropolitan area
  Jan 1994, None
• The Economic Impact of Rural Bypasses : Iowa and Minnesota Case Studies
  Jun 1993, None
• The Changing Structure of Local Economies : Implications for Public and Private Investment in Transportation Infrastructure in the Upper Midwest
  Oct 1992, None