Environment
Active and Completed Projects | Research ReportsActive and Completed Projects
- Performance Assessment of Oversized Culvert to Accommodate Fish Passage
(2009) - Research and Assess the Farmer and Mn/DOT Economic and Environmental Costs and Benefits of Living Snow Fences Including Carbon Impacts
(2009) - Development of Hydrogen Based Power Systems for ITS Applications - FY10 NATSRL
(2009) - Thermochemical Fuels: Solar at Night
(2009) - Low Carbon Logistics through Supply Chain Design and Coordinations
(2009) - 2009 Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
(2009) - Minnesota Low Carbon Fuels Study
(2009) - Air Pollution Emissions from Conventional and Alternative Transportation Fuels
(2009) - Implementation of methodology for weed management practices - Phase II
(2008) - TechPlan FY09: Transportation Planning and Policy Applications of ITS-Related Technologies
(2008) - Assessment and Recommendations for Operation of Standard Sumps as Best Management Practices for Stormwater Treatment
(2008) - Statistical Analysis of the Soil Chemical Survey Data
(2008) - Development of Design Methods for In-Stream Flow Control Structures
(2008) - Strategies for Reducing the Impacts of Surface Transportation on Global Climate Change: A Synthesis of Policy Research and State and Local Mitigation Strategies
(2008) - State Conservation Plan - Transportation Sub-Section of Land Use Practices Section
(2008) - Wetlands: Role of Buffers in Upland Infiltration, Nutrient Absorption and Wildlife Habitat
(2007) - Implementation of a Survey Method for Noxious Weeds
(2007) - Super Bus Project Phase I: Energy Audit
(2007) - Transportation Policy and Technology Options to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Minnesota
(2007) - Methodology to Incorporate Historic/Prehistoric Surface Hydrology layer in Mn/Model Using Existing GIS Data
(2007) - Wetland Mitigation in Abandoned Gravel Pits
(2006) - Subsurface Drainage Manual for Pavements in Minnesota
(2006) - Study of Environmental Effects of De-icing Salt on Water Quality in Minnesota
(2006) - Scoping in Environmental Review for Transportation Projects
(2006) - Canada Thistle Seed Movement
(2006) - Modeling Traffic Impact on Denali Park Road
(2006) - Development of a Trash Harvester for MNDoT Phase 2
(2006) - A Predictive Study of Use Impacts on the Denali Park Road
(2005) - Pavement Rehabilitation Selection
(2005) - Urban Development Effects on Runoff and Receiving Stream Temperatures
(2005) - 2005 Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
(2005) - Development of a Trash Harvester for MNDot Phase 1
(2005) - Improved Methodologies for the Inoculation of Prairie Legumes in Roadside/Revegetation Settings
(2004) - Wet Meadow Revegetation Following Invasive Plant Control
(2004) - Management Practices for Weed Control in Roadway Right-of-Ways
(2004) - Delivery of Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
(2004) - Mapping Impervious Surface Area of Minnesota
(2004) - Biological Control of Canada Thistle in Wetland Prairie Restoration
(2004) - Chemical Inventory and Database Development for Recycled Material Substitutes
(2003) - Screening Tool for Using Waste Materials in Paving Projects
(2003) - Water Quality Performance of Dry Detention Ponds with Underdrains
(2003) - Minnesota Taconite as a Microwave-Absorbing Road Aggregate Material for Deicing and Pothole Patching Applications - FY04NATSRL
(2003) - Production and Characterization of Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculum
(2003) - Impact of Alternative Storm Water Management Approaches on Highway Infrastructure
(2003) - Scoping Studies for the Development of Design Guidelines for Bioengineering in the Upper Midwest
(2003) - Adaptability and DNA Fingerprinting of Native Plant Population
(2003) - Development of Policy Analysis Tool for Determining Potential Biodiesel Consumption in MN by Season and Activity
(2003) - Urban Design, Transportation, Environment and Urban Growth: Transit-Supportive Urban Design Impacts on Suburban Land Use and Transportation
(2001) - Inoculated Legumes and Revegetation/Roadside Plantings
(2000) - Designing Pavement Drainage Systems
(2000) - Properties and Aggregate Potential of Coarse Taconite Tailings
(2000) - Management and Control of Reed Canary Grass in Restored Wetlands
(2000) - Site/Environmental Correlations in Northeastern Minnesota
(2000) - Transportation and Regional Growth - Part V, Urban Design: Transportation & Urban Growth - Urban Design and the Environment
(2000) - The Effects of Fire versus Mowing on Prairie Plant Communities
(2000) - Increasing Native Grass Germination Using Novel Germination Blankets, Soil Treatments, and Cover Crops
(1999) - Delineation of the Stiff Layer and Groundwater Conditions From FWD Data
(1999) - Fine Particle (Nanoparticle) Emissions on Minnesota Highways
(1999) - Environmental Hazard Assessment for Transportation-Related Chemicals
(1999) - Field Measurement of Granular Base Drainage Characteristics
(1998) - Identification of Transportation-Related Barriers Limiting Expansion of Minnesota's Share of International Visitation
(1998) - Automotive Exhaust Emissions During Cold-Starting
(1998) - Mycorrhizal/Plant Factors Involved in Roadside Reclamation
(1997) - Effect of Seeding Date on Establishment of Native Grasses
(1997) - Mn/DOT - Restoration Wetlands Success
(1996) - Salt Tolerance in Short Stature Native Grasss
(1996) - Roadside Prairie and Wetland Restoration: Mycorrhizal/Plant Factors
(1996) - Identify Potential Sites for Energy Production from Woody Biomass
(1995) - Reintroduction of Soil Mycorrhizae into Roadside Prairie Planting
(1994) - Establishment of Native Sedge Vegetation in Created Wetlands
(1994) - Evaluation of LIDAR System for Area Sensing of Vehicle Emissions- Phase 2
(1994)
Research Reports
- Implementation of methodology for weed management practices, Phase II
Sep 2009, Mn/DOT 2009-28 - Superbus Phase I: Accessory Loads Onboard a Parallel Hybrid-Electric City Bus
Aug 2009, CTS 09-23 - Subsurface Drainage Manual for Pavements in Minnesota
Jun 2009, Mn/DOT 2009-17 - Cost Analysis of Alternative Culvert Installation Practices in Minnesota
Jun 2009, Mn/DOT 2009-20 - Water Quality Performance of Dry Detention Ponds with Under-Drains
Apr 2009, 200643TS - Biological Control of Canada Thistle
Apr 2009, 200738TS - Scoping in Environmental Review for Transportation Projects: A Study of NEPA Scoping Methods and Outcomes in State Departments of Transportation
Dec 2008, CTS 08-04 - Improved Methodologies for the Inoculation of Prairie Legumes in Roadside/Revegetation Settings
Oct 2008, Mn/DOT 2008-48 - Production and Wind Dispersal of Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense L.) Achenes
Sep 2008, Mn/DOT 2008-39 - Study of Environmental Effects of De-Icing Salt on Water Quality in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota
Sep 2008, MN/RC 2008-42 - Development of a Trash Harvester for MnDOT - Phase II
Jul 2008, Mn/DOT 2008-21 - Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Transportation Sources in Minnesota
Jun 2008, CTS 08-10 - A Smaller Carbon Footprint: Research Suggests Combining Strategies to Meet Legislative Goals in the Transportation Sector
Jun 2008, CTS 08-10S - Methods to Incorporate Historic Surface Hydrology Layer in Mn/Model [Phase 4] Using Existing Geographic Information System Data
May 2008, Mn/DOT 2008-13 - Surveying Noxious Weeds in Roadway Rights-of-Way - Technical Summary
Apr 2008, Mn/DOT 200742TS - Impact of Alternative Storm Water Management Approaches on Highway Infrastructure - Technical Summary
Feb 2008, Mn/DOT 200549TS - Pavement Rehabilitation Selection
Jan 2008, Mn/DOT 2008-06 - Wet Meadow Revegetation Following Invasive Plant Control
Jan 2008, Mn/DOT 2008-04 - Enhancing Environment and Health in Transportation Project Design
Dec 2007, CTS 07-08 - Biological Control of Canada Thistle in Wetland Prairie Restoration
Oct 2007, Mn/DOT 2007-38 - Management Practices for Weed Control in Roadway Rights-of-Way
Oct 2007, Mn/DOT 2007-42 - Water Quality Performance of Dry Detention Ponds with Under-Drains
Dec 2006, Mn/DOT 2006-43 - Reducing CO2 emissions in the Upper Midwest : technology, resources, economics, and policy
Nov 2006, P06-10 - Economic analysis : co-generation using wind and biodiesel-powered generators
Oct 2006, P05-10 - The Economics of harvesting and transporting corn stover for conversion to fuel ethanol : a case study for Minnesota
Aug 2006, P06-12 - Chemical Inventory and Database Development for Recycled Material Substitutes
Jul 2006, Mn/DOT 2006-28 - Energy and chemicals from native grasses : production, transportation, and processing technologies considered in the Northern Great Plains
Jun 2006, P06-11 - Impact of Alternative Storm Water Management Approaches on Highway Infrastructure: Guide for Selection of Best Management Practices - Volume 1
Feb 2006, Mn/DOT 2005-49A - Impact of Alternative Storm Water Management Approaches on Highway Infrastructure: Project Task Reports - Volume 2
Feb 2006, Mn/DOT 2005-49B - Minnesota Taconite as a Microwave-Absorbing Road Aggregate Material for Deicing and Pothole Patching Applications
Aug 2005, CTS 05-10 - Distillate Usage Patterns in Minnesota: Development of Data and Tools To Analyze Policies Affecting Biodiesel Usage
Jan 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-08 - The Effect of Novel Soil Amendments on Roadside Establishment of Cover Crop and Native Prairie Plant Species
Sep 2004, Mn/DOT 2004-41 - Screening Tool for Using Waste Materials in Paving Projects
Sep 2004, Mn/DOT 2005-03 - Scoping Study for the Development of Design Guidelines for Bioengineering in the Upper Midwest
Aug 2004, Mn/DOT 2004-47 - Inoculated Legumes and Revegetation/Roadside Plantings
Jun 2004, Mn/DOT 2004-32 - Best Management Practices for the Invasive Phalaris
arundinacea L. (Reed Canary Grass) in Wetland Restorations
May 2004, Mn/DOT 2004-36 - Environmental Hazard Assessment For Transportation Related Chemicals: Development of a Decision Support Tool - USERS GUIDE
Feb 2004, Mn/DOT 2004-14G - Properties and Aggregate Potential of Coarse Taconite Tailings from Five Minnesota Taconite Operations
Dec 2003, Mn/DOT 2004-06 - Progressive Lifting of Shallow Sewers Due to Frost Heave Actions: Investigation of a Lumped Parameter Frost Heave Model
Aug 2003, Mn/DOT 2003-25 - The Effects of Fire versus Mowing on Prairie Plant Communities
Jul 2003, Mn/DOT 2003-20 - Urban Design, Transportation, Environment and Urban Growth: Transit-Supportive Urban Design Impacts on Suburban Land Use and Transportation Planning.
Mar 2003, CTS 03-06 - Designing Pavement Drainage Systems: The MnDRAIN Software
Mar 2003, Mn/DOT 2003-17 - Transportation, Urban Design and the Environment : Highway 61/Red Rock Corridor
Jan 2003, CTS 03-04 - Site/Environment Correlations in Northeastern Minnesota
Oct 2001, Mn/DOT 2002-10 - Agricultural land conversion in the Twin Cities : part II, the National Resources Inventory
Jul 2001, P01-7 - Evaluation of a Field Permeameter to Measure Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Base/Subgrade Materials
Jun 2001, Mn/DOT 2001-19 - Fine Particle (Nanoparticle) Emissions On Minnesota Highways
May 2001, Mn/DOT 2001-12 - Transportation Barriers Affecting International Visitors to Minnesota
Dec 2000, Mn/DOT 2003-21 - Mycorrhizal/Plant Factors Involved in Roadside Reclamation
Aug 2000, Mn/DOT 2000-30 - Effect of Seeding Date on Establishment of Native Grasses in Minnesota
Sep 1999, Mn/DOT 1999-16 - Factors Affecting Biological Recovery of Wetland Restorations
Jun 1999, Mn/DOT 1999-25 - An On-Board Emissions and Performance Measurement System (OEPMS) for Measuring Carbon Monoxide Emission During Cold-Start
May 1999, Mn/DOT 1999-39 - Establishment of Native Sedge Vegetation in Created Wetlands
Feb 1999, Mn/DOT 1999-38 - Roadside prairie and wetland restoration: mycorrhizal/plant factors
May 1998, Mn/DOT 1998-15 - Salt Tolerance in Short Stature Native Grasses
Jan 1998, Mn/DOT 1998-16 - Lidar System for Area Sensing of Vehicle Emmissions: Final Evaluation Report
Jan 1998, Mn/DOT 1998-21 - 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 - Environmental scanning : evaluation & recommendations to management
Jun 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-29 - Environmental pricing policies for transportation : a distributional analysis of the Twin Cities
Feb 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-18 - Reintroduction of Soil Mycorrhizae into Roadside Prairie Planting
Jan 1995, Mn/DOT 1996-16 - Remote sensing of particulate emissions from heavy-duty vehicles : final report on phase I
Sep 1994, CTS 93-19 - Culture and re-introduction of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae in a prairie restoration
Aug 1994, Mn/DOT 1994-30 - Controlling leafy spurge and Canada thistle by competitive species
Jun 1994, Mn/DOT 1994-32 - Screening and selection for salt tolerance in native warm season grasses
Feb 1994, Mn/DOT 1994-11 - Development of design guidelines for use of shredded tires as a lightweight fill in road subgrade and retaining walls
Jan 1994, Mn/DOT 1994-04