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Transportation Studies
University of Minnesota
200 Transportation & Safety Building
511 Washington Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-626-1077
Fax: 612-625-6381
E-mail: cts@umn.edu
Programs & Institutes
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CTS has created a short video highlighting its research, outreach, and education efforts.
View videoTransport and Land Use
CTS sponsors the publication of the Journal of Transport and Land Use, an open-access, peer-reviewed online journal publishing original interdisciplinary papers on the interaction of transport and land use.
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Minnesota seat belt legacy comes full circle with new law
KARE - TV, June 8, 2009
If you don't already have enough reasons to buckle up you'll gain one more motivating factor Tuesday... More than a half century ago University of Minnesota mechanical engineering professor James "Crash" Ryan made his mark in auto safety history by perfecting his retractable harness.
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Reconnaissance robots to the rescue
Star Tribune, May 31, 2009
Using robot technology developed by U of M researchers in the SECTTRA program, an Edina company sells miniature robots to police and the military that let them see dangers before facing them.
TERRA news: innovation event, new members
CTS Report, June 2009
The Transportation Engineering Road Research Alliance (TERRA) is holding another event in its Innovation Series; the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the New York State Department of Transportation joined TERRA. More
Walk/bike conference set for September
CTS Report, June 2009
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is holding a “do.walk do.bike Build momentum in Minnesota” event September 1–2 in Minneapolis. More
Best-selling author headlines CTS Transportation Research Conference in May
Tom Vanderbilt, author of the New York Times best seller Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), gave the CTS Spring Luncheon presentation as part of the 20th Annual CTS Transportation Research Conference. The Access to Destinations Study was also featured during an opening plenary session. The conference, which acts as a forum for researchers and practitioners from Minnesota and the Upper Midwest to share their research findings in a variety of transportation-related areas, was held May 19 and 20 at a new location, the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota.
International Transport Economics Conference (ITrEC)
This international conference, held June 15-16 and hosted by CTS at the University of Minnesota, brought together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers interested in questions of transport economics. More
CTS Faculty Scholars receive environmental grants
CTS Report, June 2009
Two CTS Faculty Scholars—Julian Marshall of the Department of Civil Engineering and Elizabeth Wilson of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs—have received grants to conduct environmental-related research. More
‘Smart Signal’ receives award
CTS Report, May 2009
A system to monitor the performance of urban arterials and improve traffic flow received this year’s CTS Research Partnership Award. More