Research
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College of Design
The College of Design prepares students to think and design in innovative, sustainable, and socially responsible ways in order to enhance the well-being of individuals and communities. Our vision is to apply design innovations to the needs of all people and the entire planet.
Research projects
Moving Communities Forward
Moving Communities Forward is the result of 18 months of research by the American Institute of Architects and the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota to begin measuring how well-designed transportation projects can have multiple positive impacts on communities and to provide communities, designers, transportation officials, and policymakers guiding principles they can apply to their unique situations and needs.
Authorized by Congress and funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Moving Communities Forward analyzes more than 30 different transportation projects from every corner of the country, exploring how they affect their communities' economic progress, environmental health, public safety, level of citizen participation, and overall aesthetics and livability.
Individual projects about the Role of Well-Designed Transportation Projects Enhancing Communities:
- Promoting Economic Development (2006)
- Public Participation Processes, Public - Private Outcomes (2006)
- Traffic Safety Methodologies (2006)
- Community Identity, Vision, Aesthetic, Architectural Design, Cultural and Scenic Benefits (2006)
- Protecting Public Health, Safety and the Environment (2006)
- A Study Synthesis (2006)
Additional U of M research
- Assessing Neighborhood and Social Influences of Transit Corridors (2010)
- Analysis of Highway Design and Geometric Effects on Crashes (2007)
- Minnesota's Statewide Participation Plan: Hear Every Voice II Implementation and Training (2007)
- Context Sensitive Design, Public Involvement and Design Flexibility (2006)
- The Road to a Thoughtful Street Tree Master Plan (2006)
- Station Urban Design Issues in Red Rock Commuter Rail (2002)
- Urban Design, Transportation, Environment and Urban Growth: Transit-Supportive Urban Design Impacts on Suburban Land Use and Transportation (2001)
- Transportation Technologies for Sustainable Communities (2000)
- Transportation and Regional Growth - Part V, Urban Design: Transportation & Urban Growth - Urban Design and the Environment (2000)
- Attributes and Amenities of Highway System that are Important to Tourists (1999)
- Investigating the Effects of Traffic Calming Strategies on Driver Behavior (1998)
- Using Transportation to Recycle, Revitalize, and Reconfigure the Post Industrial City (1997)
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