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- Economic Impact of Airports & Update Economic Impact Calculator
(2009) - Research and Assess the Farmer and Mn/DOT Economic and Environmental Costs and Benefits of Living Snow Fences Including Carbon Impacts
(2009) - Advancing Public Interest in Public-Private Partnerships of State Highway Development
(2009) - Transportation Funding and Finance Summit
(2009) - Study of Public Acceptance of Tolling Credits
(2009) - Mn/DOT Symposium on Transportation Long-Range Solution
(2009) - Value-added: Impacts of the Proximity to Transitway Stations on Commercial Property Values
(2009) - Highway Cost Allocation and Determination of Heavy Freight-Truck Permit Fees
(2009) - Near-Term-Implementable Mechanisms for Collecting Road User Charges Based on Vehicle-Miles Traveled
(2009) - Financing Transportation Through the Capture of Land Value Gains: Taxes, Exactions and Synthesis
(2008) - Value Capture for Transportation Finance
(2008) - Transportation Funding in Minnesota: Past, Present, and Prospects
(2008) - Economic Impact of Upgrading Roads
(2007) - Cost Analysis of Alternative Culvert Installation Practices in Minnesota
(2007) - Economic Impacts of Transitways, Part 1: The Hiawatha Light Rail Line
(2007) - Bidding for MnDOT Repair Contracts: An Empirical Analysis
(2007) - Access to Destinations: Application of Accessibility Measures for Non-Auto Travel Modes
(2007) - Innovative Parking Pricing Demonstration Project
(2007) - Technology Analysis for Mileage Based User Fee System
(2007) - Growth of Property Values Near Major Transportation Corridors
(2007) - Improving Car-sharing and Transit Service with ITS
(2006) - Identifying Physical Opportunities and Barriers for Transit in MNPass I-394 Corridor
(2006) - The Role of Well-Designed Transportation Projects Enhancing Communities: Promoting Economic Development
(2006) - History of Minnesota Highways
(2006) - Local Road Funding History
(2005) - Beyond Business As Usual
(2004) - Spring Load Restriction Study
(2004) - Implications of State Aid Cuts for Local Road Funding
(2004) - Reasons for Recent Large Increases in Commute Durations
(2004) - Fleet Asset Life Cycle Costing with Intelligent Vehicles - FY05 NATSRL
(2004) - Value of Information for Motorists
(2004) - Developing ITS to Serve Diverse Populations
(2004) - Capacity Expansion in the Twin Cities: The Roads-transit Balance
(2004) - Right of Way Preservation for Future Development of Highways
(2004) - Urbanization of Minnesota's Countryside, 2000-2025
(2003) - Politics and Freeways: Building the Twin Cities Interstate System
(2003) - Adequacy of future road funding
(2003) - Quantification of Uncertainty in Transportation Infrastructure Projects - FY04NATSRL
(2003) - Benchmarking Analysis of Fleet Performance and Maintenance (Fleet II) - FY04NATSRL
(2003) - Development of a Economic Impact Measurement Tool for Small/Medium Size Commercial and Public Use Airports in Minnesota
(2003) - Economic Benefits of Bicycling in Minnesota
(2003) - Minnesota Value Pricing Outreach and Education
(2003) - Using ITS to Better Serve Diverse Populations
(2003) - Development of Policy Analysis Tool for Determining Potential Biodiesel Consumption in MN by Season and Activity
(2003) - User Perspectives on Location Efficient Mortgages and Car Sharing
(2002) - Economic and Environmental Impacts of Modal Shifts from the Mississippi River and Duluth Superior to Land Transportation
(2002) - Cost/Benefit Study of Spring Load Restrictions
(2002) - Statewide GIS Parcel Map Inventory
(2002) - Passenger and Freight Costs and Benefits of ITS Technology
(2002) - Groundside Effects of Air Transportation: 3 Case Studies
(2001) - Telecommunications and Sustainable Transportation
(2001) - Measuring the Impact of Transportation Decisions
(2001) - Transportation Finance Reform
(2001) - If They Come, Will You Build It?
(2001) - Ramp Meter Delays, Freeway Congestion, and Driver Acceptance
(2001) - Urban Design, Transportation, Environment and Urban Growth: Transit-Supportive Urban Design Impacts on Suburban Land Use and Transportation
(2001) - The Feasibility of a Shipper Panel to Measure Transportation Services
(2001) - ISO 9000 Impact on Safety Performance in the Trucking Industry
(2001) - Minnesota State Survey 2000 Transportation Questions
(2000) - Transportation Related Costs of Different Regional Land Use Scenarios
(2000) - Transportation Technologies for Sustainable Communities
(2000) - A New Approach to Assessing Road User Charges: Evaluation of Core Technologies
(2000) - Highways and Land Development Near Minnesota's Regional Centers
(2000) - 1999 Minnesota State Survey - Transportation Questions
(2000) - Transportation and Regional Growth - Part V, Urban Design: Transportation & Urban Growth - Urban Design and the Environment
(2000) - Minnesota Value Pricing
(2000) - Improving the Global Awareness of the MSP International Airport
(1999) - Building Our Way Out of Congestion? Highway Capacity for the Twin Cities
(1999) - Population Density and Travel in U.S. Cities
(1999) - Economic Value of Minnesota's Transportation Network
(1999) - A Groundside Effect of Air Transportation
(1999) - Attributes and Amenities of Highway System that are Important to Tourists
(1999) - Passenger and Freight Travel Demand Patterns - Phase II
(1999) - Local and Regional Planning, Management, Design and Evaluation of Advanced Transportation Technologies
(1999) - Transportation Financing Alternatives
(1999) - Trade Centers of the Upper Midwest-A 1998 Update
(1998) - Simulation Game on Transportation and Urban Growth
(1998) - Transportation and Regional Growth: Travel Demand Forecasting
(1998) - Transportation and Telecommunications (Phase II)
(1998) - Travel Flows In/Out of Minnesota
(1998) - Sustainable Transportation Technologies
(1998) - Identification of Transportation-Related Barriers Limiting Expansion of Minnesota's Share of International Visitation
(1998) - Full Transportation Costs and Cost Incidence
(1998) - Passenger and Freight Travel Demand
(1998) - Determining the Value of Real Time Congestion Information for Commercial Vehicle Operators
(1997) - Telecommunications Networks, Information Technology and Transportation Research Initiative
(1997) - Trade Centers of Minnesota - A 1997 Update
(1997) - Twin Cities Regional Dynamics - Phase 3
(1997) - Twin Cities Regional Dynamics
(1997) - Futures Research Environmental Scanning Implementation
(1997) - Truck Size and Weight
(1997) - Re-evaluation of Wood Energy Production Policies: Impacts on Transportation, Enviornment, Forest and Agricultural Sector
(1996) - Northwest Minnesota Commodity Flow Study
(1996) - Institutional and Political Issues in Congestion Pricing
(1996) - Overseas Air Cargo Service and US Cities
(1996) - Identify Potential Sites for Energy Production from Woody Biomass
(1995) - District/Area Transportation Partnership (District/ATP) Process Study
(1995) - Development of Freight Movements Demand Databases and Forecasting Models by Mode in Physical Units
(1995) - The Influence of Rural Road Quality on Vehicle Operating Costs
(1995) - Congestion Pricing for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
(1994) - Shifting Global Airline Service and the Local Community
(1994) - Strategic Management Research and Implementation
(1994)
Research Reports
- Understanding the Impacts of Transitways - The Hiawatha Line: Impacts on Land Use and Residential Housing Value
Oct 2009, Research Brief - Access to Destinations: Application of Accessibility
Measures for Non-Auto Travel Modes
Jul 2009, Mn/DOT 2009-24 - The Economic Impact of Upgrading Roads
Jun 2009, Mn/DOT 2009-16 - 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 - 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 - Harnessing Value for Transportation Investment: A Summary of the Study: Value Capture for Transportation Finance
Jun 2009, CTS 09-18PS - Advanced Acquisition of Right-of-Way: Best Practices and Corridor Case Studies
Jan 2009, Mn/DOT 2009-07 - Funding Surface Transportation in Minnesota: Past, Present and Prospects
Oct 2008, CTS 08-23 - 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, Mn/DOT 2007-26 - Reasons for Recent Large Increases in Commute Durations
Jan 2007, Mn/DOT 2007-02 - Capacity Expansion in the Twin Cities: The Roads-Transit Balance
Dec 2006, Mn/DOT 2006-44 - Developing ITS to Serve Diverse Populations
Nov 2006, Mn/DOT 2006-41 - Politics and Freeways: Building the Twin Cities Interstate System
Oct 2006, CURA 06-01 - Economic analysis : co-generation using wind and biodiesel-powered generators
Oct 2006, P05-10 - Minnesota Value Pricing Outreach and Education
Oct 2006, Mn/DOT 2006-38 - Beyond Business as Usual: Ensuring the Network We Want Is the Network We Get
Sep 2006, Mn/DOT 2006-36 - An Exploratory Survey of Potential Community Transportation Providers and Users
Sep 2006, CTS 06-08 - 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, Mn/DOT 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, Mn/DOT 2006-17 - The Financial Benefits of Early Acquisition of Transportation Right of Way
Sep 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-35 - Quantification of Uncertainty in Transportation Infrastructure
Projects
Jun 2005, CTS 05-06 - Minnesota State Road Taxes in 2030: Will revenues keep pace with inflation?
Jun 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-26 - User Perspectives on Location Efficient Mortgages & Car Sharing
Jun 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-24 - Route Preferences and the Value of Travel-Time Information for Motorists Driving Real-World Routes
May 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-20 - Development of a Web-Based Economic Impact Calculator for Small and Medium Size Airports
May 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-19 - Ramp Meter Delays, Freeway Congestion, and Driver Acceptance
May 2005, CTS 05-02 - Cost/Benefit Study of Spring Load Restrictions
Mar 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-15 - Distillate Usage Patterns in Minnesota: Development of Data and Tools To Analyze Policies Affecting Biodiesel Usage
Jan 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-08 - The Benefits Of Bicycling In Minnesota
Dec 2004, Mn/DOT 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, Mn/DOT 2004-28 - Increasing the Value of Public Involvement in Transportation Project Planning
Mar 2004, Mn/DOT 2004-20 - Transportation-Related Impacts of Different Regional Land-Use Scenarios
Dec 2003, Mn/DOT 2004-03 - Telecommunications for Sustainable Transportation
Dec 2003, Mn/DOT 2004-10 - Paying for Minnesota Low Volume Roads: A Tax Policy Assessment
Oct 2003, Mn/DOT 2004-04 - If They Come, Will You Build It? Urban Transportation Growth Models
Sep 2003, Mn/DOT 2003-37 - A New Approach to Assessing Road User Charges: Evaluation of Core Technologies
Sep 2003, Mn/DOT 2003-38 - Power Plant Siting Decisions and Transport Implications
Aug 2003, CTS 03-09 - Factors associated with success of fuel ethanol producers
Aug 2003, P03-7 - ISO 9000's Effects on Accident Reduction in the U.S. Motor Carrier Industry
Jun 2003, Mn/DOT 2003-29 - The Per-mile Costs of Operating Automobiles and Trucks
Jun 2003, Mn/DOT 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, Mn/DOT 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, Mn/DOT 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 - Attributes and Amenities of Minnesota's Highway System That Are Important to Tourists
Feb 2002, Mn/DOT 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, Mn/DOT 2002-12 - House Price Changes and Capital Shifts in Real Estate Values in Twin Cities-Area Housing Submarkets
Feb 2002, CTS 02-01 - Population and Employment Density and Travel Behavior in Large U.S. Cities
Sep 2001, Mn/DOT 2001-24 - The Groundside Effects of Air Transportation
Aug 2001, CTS 01-02 - Building our Way Out of Congestion? Highway Capacity for the Twin Cities
Jul 2001, Mn/DOT 2002-01 - Land Use and Travel Choices in the Twin Cities, 1958-1990
Jul 2001, CTS 01-01 - On The Value of Minnesota's Road Network
Jan 2001, Mn/DOT 2004-16 - 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 - Transportation Barriers Affecting International Visitors to Minnesota
Dec 2000, Mn/DOT 2003-21 - The Full Cost of Transportation in the Twin Cities Region
Aug 2000, CTS 00-04 - Evaluation of Electrochemical Chloride Extraction (ECE) and Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Wrap Technology
Jun 2000, Mn/DOT 2000-24 - 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, Mn/DOT 1999-12 - Northwest Minnesota Freight Flow Study :Freight Flow Estimation and Identification of Significant Corridors
Sep 1998, Mn/DOT 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, Mn/DOT 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 - Congestion Costs and Congestion Pricing for the Twin Cities
Jan 1996, Mn/DOT 1996-32 - Shifting global airline service and the local community
Jan 1996, Mn/DOT 1996-02 - Insight in a quagmire : leveraging societal factors in transportation research
Dec 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-32 - The Importance of Barge Transportation for America's Agriculture
Feb 1995, Mn/DOT P95-4 - Environmental pricing policies for transportation : a distributional analysis of the Twin Cities
Feb 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-18 - 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,