2016 CTS Transportation Research Conference

Opening Session: Creating Sustainable, Livable, Forward-Compatible Cities for Economic Resilience

Keynote Speaker: Gabe Klein, author, "Start-up City: Inspiring Private and Public Entrepreneurship, Getting Projects Done, and Having Fun" (2015)

Panelists:

• Mayor Ardell Brede, City of Rochester
• Mayor Chris Coleman, City of St. Paul
• Anu Ramaswami, Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
• More about the opening session

Luncheon Session: How to Promote and Prepare for Automated Driving

Keynote Speaker: Bryant Walker Smith

• Presentation Slides (PDF)
• Luncheon presentation video (YouTube)

1 − Roadway Safety

Tom Sohrweide, SEH, Inc.

• Performance-Based Superelevation Transition Design
  • James Rosenow, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Spreadsheet Tool for Time-of-Day Use of Flashing Yellow Arrows
  • Vahid Moshtagh, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
• Safety Performance Functions for Permitted Left-Turn Crashes Based on Different Crash Databases
  • Vahid Moshtagh, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.

2 − Transit: It's Not Just About Moving People

Lyssa Leitner, Washington County

• Improving Transit Safety and Efficiency Using Open-Source Analytics and Visualization Tools
  • Joel Huting, Metro Transit
• Network Modeling: Ridership on the Twin Cities Transit Network Before and After METRO Green Line Implementation (PDF)
  • Jacqueline Nowak, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
• When and How Much Did the Green Line LRT Increase Residential Property Values in St. Paul, Minnesota? (PDF)
  • Shengnan Lou, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

3 − Growing the Transportation Workforce in Minnesota

Stephanie Malinoff, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota

• Liz Grzechowiak, Concessions & Business Development, Metropolitan Airports Commission (PDF)
• Desiree Doud and Jessica Etukudo, Minnesota Department of Transportation (PDF)
• Don Theisen, Public Works, Washington County (PDF)
• Gary Courtney, Office of Equal Opportunity, Metropolitan Council

4 − Curtailing Congestion

Nick Thompson, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

• Massive GPS Travel Pattern Data for Urban Congestion Relief in the Twin Cities (PDF)
  • Paul Morris, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
• Clogged Arteries: Empirical Analysis of Highway Congestion
  • Vivek Sakhrani, Canadian Pacific Consulting Services
• A Framework for Evaluating Dynamic Methods of Multimodal Arterial Traffic Control (PDF)
  • Ted Morris, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota

5 − Q&A on Connection & Autonomous Vehicle Technology & Policy

Philip Schaffner, Minnesota Department of Transportation

• Bryant Walker Smith, University of South Carolina
• Ken Buckeye, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Frank Douma, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
• Imran Hayee, University of Minnesota Duluth

6 − Looking at the Bigger Picture: Multimodal Visualization and Mapping

Jacob Achtemeier, HumanFIRST Laboratory, University of Minnesota

• Industry Clusters, Supply Chains, and the Freight Economy (PDF)
  • Lee Munnich, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
• Mapping Bicycle and Pedestrian Crashes of St. Paul (and Greater Minnesota) (PDF)
  • Rebecca Barney, District Council Collaborative/Minnesota Department of Transportation/University of Minnesota/U-Spatial

7 − Advancing Sustainable Transportation and Community-Engaged Learning Through the Resilient Communities Project

Mike Greco, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota

• Mike Greco, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota (PDF)

8 − Pioneering Pavements and Maintenance: The Future of Minnesota's Roads

Mark Maloney, City of Shoreview

• Winter Maintenance Assessment Tool (PDF)
  • Connie Fortin, Fortin Consulting, Inc.
• Nondestructive Evaluation of Bituminous Compaction Uniformity: GPR Technologies to Enhance Quality Control on Asphalt Pavements (PDF)
  • Lev Khazanovich, Department of Civil, Environmental,and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota
• An Overview of Recent Taconite-Based Repair and Pavement Preservation Applications: Innovative Pavement Repair and Patching Project and Alaska Glenn Highway Sand Seal Project (PDF)
  • Lawrence Zanko, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth

9 − Technology and Safety

Dan Rowe, Minnesota Department of Transportation

• Truck Rollover Warning Systems Evaluation (PDF)
  • Tom Sohrweide, SEH Inc.
• Collision Avoidance System on an Instrumented Bicycle
  • Woongsun Jeon and Rajesh Rajamani, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
• Rural Intersection Collision Warning System (RICWS) Evaluation and Design Investigation (PDF)
  • Disi Tian, HumanFIRST Laboratory, University of Minnesota

10 − Economic Impacts of Different Modes

Jonathan Ehrlich, Metropolitan Council

• Manufacturers's Perspectives on Minnesota's Transportation System: Summary Results from South, Central, and Northwest Minnesota (PDF)
  • Donna Koren, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Estimating the Economic Impact of the Health Benefits Associated with Bicycle Commuting (PDF)
  • Xinyi Qian, Tourism Center, University of Minnesota
• Modeling Park-and-Ride Location Choice of Heterogeneous Commuters
  • Alireza Khani, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota

11 − A Modal Discussion: Linking Creative Environmental Justice and Title VI Analysis to Equity and Community Engagement Through the Minnesota Freight Plan

Wanda Kirkpatrick, Metropolitan Council

• Chris Ryan, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. and John Tompkins, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Cyndi Harper, Metro Transit

12 − Roadside Maintenance and the Environment

Andy Golfis, System G Inc.

• Treatment of Runoff with Roadside Drainage Ditches (PDF)
  • Maria Garcia-Serrana, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota
• Iron-Enhanced Ditch Checks in Roadside Drainage Ditches Can Mitigate Runoff (PDF)
  • Poornima Natarajan, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota
• Developing Sustainable Turfgrass Mixtures for Roadsides in Minnesota (PDF)
  • Eric Watkins, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota