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Transitway Impacts Research Program

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About the Program

The Transitway Impacts Research Program is intended to answer questions about the economic, travel, and community impacts of transitway corridors in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.The program was launched in 2006 by the Hennepin County-University of Minnesota and has grown to include a mix of local, regional and state funding partners, including Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Washington counties; Metro Transit and the Metropolitan Council; and the Minnesota Department of Transportation. It is supported by CTS and the State and Local Policy Program (SLPP) at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.

The program will create knowledge and information needed to improve planning and decision making for transitway expansion. It will also help educate legislators, agency leaders and staff, and the University research community about current issues, innovations, and trends pertaining to transitways. In addition, the program can serve as a national model of interjurisdictional collaboration between government and academia for transitway research, education, and outreach.

Partners include:

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Research

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Program Management Team

  • John Adams (University of Minnesota Metropolitan Studies Consortium)
  • Pat Bursaw (Mn/DOT)
  • Kathie Doty (University of Minnesota Hennepin-University Partnership)
  • Sarah Erickson (Association of Minnesota Municipalities)
  • Mark Fuhrmann (Metro Transit)
  • Mark Garner (City of Minneapolis)
  • Kate Garwood (Anoka County)
  • Joe Gladke (Hennepin County)
  • Tim Henkel (Mn/DOT)
  • Nancy Homans (City of St. Paul)
  • Louis Jambois (Association of Minnesota Municipalities)
  • Robert Johns (University of Minnesota CTS)
  • Steve Kotke (City of Minneapolis)
  • Allen Lovejoy (City of St. Paul)
  • Arlene McCarthy (Metropolitan Council)
  • Steve Morris (Ramsey County)
  • Lee Munnich (University of Minnesota SLPP)
  • Marthand Nookala (Hennepin County)
  • Sam O’Connell (Dakota County)
  • Jon Olson (Anoka County)
  • Venkat Pindiprolu (Federal Transit Administration)
  • Mike Rogers (Washington County)
  • Mike Schadauer (Mn/DOT)
  • Tom Scott (University of Minnesota Center for Urban and Regional Affairs)
  • Mark Vander Schaaf (Metropolitan Council)
  • Alicia Vap (Ramsey County)
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Researchers and Staff

To address the interdisciplinary issues raised by this study, CTS has assembled a research team drawn from multiple fields including geography, urban design, and public policy.

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