2024 CTS Transportation Research Conference
Thursday, November 7, 2024, 8:30 am–4:30 pm
In‑person
University of Minnesota
200 Oak Street SE, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55455
About the Event
Register to attend our annual conference! The event convenes researchers and practitioners from Minnesota and the Upper Midwest to highlight new learning, emerging ideas, and the latest innovations in transportation. Attendees learn about research findings, implementation efforts, and engagement activities related to a variety of transportation topics.
Program highlights include:
- An opening keynote presentation from Natalie Villwock-Witte, an assistant research professor and research engineer with the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University, who will explore common transportation challenges in rural areas and share recommendations for addressing them.
- An afternoon keynote from Anne Goodchild, founding director of the Urban Freight Lab at the University of Washington, focused on innovation and experimentation in urban freight.
- Twelve concurrent sessions exploring rural opportunities and infrastructure, the future of urban freight, transportation equity, shared mobility, workforce development, safety, and more.
View a complete list of sessions and speakers in the conference program.
Registration and Cost
- Register
- Cost: $125. First-time attendees qualify for a discounted rate of $100. Students may attend for free; contact arbur001@umn.edu for a discount code before you register.
- Deadline: Thursday, October 31
- Contact: Chelsea Arbury Prorok at arbur001@umn.edu
- Cancellation policy: If you are no longer able to attend the conference, a full refund will be issued if you cancel your registration by October 31, 2024. Cancellations after this date will not be eligible for a refund.
Location, Parking, and Transit
This year, the conference is moving to a new location on campus: McNamara Alumni Center.
The nearest parking is available in the University Avenue Ramp and the Washington Avenue Ramp.
McNamara Alumni Center is located less than two blocks from the METRO Green Line's East Bank Station on Washington Avenue. Several Metro Transit bus routes also serve the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus.
Credit
Conference attendees will be eligible for up to 7.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) and 7.0 American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification maintenance credits.
More Information
Please contact Chelsea Arbury Prorok at arbur001@umn.edu.
Sponsor
The conference is sponsored by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota.