Research Summaries

For selected research studies, CTS publishes shorter summaries to highlight policy and other implications of the research.

Access to Destinations Study

• Measuring What Matters: Access to Destinations (August 2010)
• Asking the Right Questions About Transportation and Land Use (March 2007)
• A New Approach to Understanding and Measuring Transportation and Land Use (May 2011)

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Automated Enforcement of Red-Light Running and Speeding Laws in Minnesota

• Automated Enforcement of Red-Light Running and Speeding Laws in Minnesota: Bridging Technology and Public Policy (2010)

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Bridge Safety and Operation

• Enhancing Bridge Safety and Operation with Response Modification (2012)

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Funding Surface Transportation in Minnesota

• Funding Surface Transportation in Minnesota: Past, Present and Prospects (2011)

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How Affordable is Transportation?

• How Affordable is Transportation? A Context-Sensitive Framework (March 2012)

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Maximizing the Benefits of Transitway Investment

• Maximizing the Benefits of Transitway Investment (two-page research brief; 118 KB PDF, May 2012)
• Maximizing the Benefits of Transitway Investment (12-page research summary; 2.2 MB PDF, September 2012)

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Nonmotorized Transportation

• Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program Community-Wide Evaluation Study (October 2011)

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Public Engagement

• Enhancing Public Engagement in Transportation Policymaking (January 2012)

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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Transportation Sources in Minnesota

• A Smaller Carbon Footprint: Research Suggests Combining Strategies to Meet Legislative Goals in the Transportation Sector (2008)

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Transitway Impacts Research Program

• Ridership and Pedestrian Impacts of Transitways: A Case Study of Hiawatha Light-Rail Transit in Minneapolis (2013-01) (728 KB PDF)
• Assessing Neighborhood and Social Influences of Transit Corridors (2012-05) (270 KB)
• Impacts of the Hiawatha Light-Rail Line on Commercial & Industrial Property Values in Minneapolis (2010-03) (160 KB PDF)
• How Light-Rail Transit Improves Job Access for Low-Wage Workers (2010-02) (214 KB PDF)
• The Hiawatha Line: Impacts on Land Use and Residential Housing Value (2009-02) (180 KB PDF)
• Demographic and Behavioral Differences between Hiawatha Light-Rail and Other Transit Riders (2009-01) (160 KB PDF)