Environment

Research Reports

• The Value of Dedicated Right of Way (ROW) to Transit Ridership and Carbon Emissions
  December 2023, Report no. CTS 23-09
• Stormwater Pond Maintenance, and Wetland Management for Phosphorus Retention
  June 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-25
• Climate Change Adaptation of Urban Stormwater Infrastructure
  June 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-21
• Identifying and Optimizing Electric Vehicle Corridor Charging Infrastructure for Medium and Heavy-Duty Trucks
  June 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-29
• Turfgrass Seed Variety Evaluation Process
  May 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-20
• Enhancing Managed Lanes Equity Analysis
  April 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-15
• Assessing a Solar Project and a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement Between the Red Lake Nation and the Minnesota Department of Transportation
  March 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-12
• Cost/benefit analysis of fuel-efficient speed control using signal phasing and timing (SPaT) data: evaluation for future connected corridor deployment
  March 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-06
• Reducing Winter Maintenance Equipment Fuel Consumption Using Advanced Vehicle Data Analytics: Appendices
  January 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-03A
• Reducing Winter Maintenance Equipment Fuel Consumption Using Advanced Vehicle Data Analytics
  January 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-03
• Cost-effective roadside revegetation methods to support insect pollinators
  August 2022, Report no. MnDOT 2022-30
• Environmental Impacts of Potassium Acetate as a Road Salt Alternative (University of Minnesota evaluation)
  July 2022, Report no. MnDOT 2022-27A
• Regional Optimization of Roadside Turfgrass Seed Mixtures Phase 2: Regional Field Trials and Economic Analysis
  July 2022, Report no. MnDOT 2022-16
• Wet Pond Maintenance for Phosphorus Retention
  June 2022, Report no. MnDOT 2022-20
• Promoting the Adoption of Snow Fences through Landowner Engagement
  May 2022, Report no. MnDOT 2022-14
• Re-use of regional waste in sustainably designed soils
  April 2022, Report no. MnDOT 2022-10
• Assessing Culverts in Minnesota: Fish Passage and Storm Vulnerability
  November 2021, Report no. MnDOT 2021-29
• Design and Construction of Infiltration Facilities
  June 2021, Report no. MnDOT 2021-14
• Continued Monitoring of Stormwater Effluents from Filter Media in Two Bioslope Sites
  June 2021, Report no. MnDOT 2021-15
• Adaptive Management to Improve De-Icing Operations
  March 2021, Report no. MnDOT 2021-07
• Smartphone-Based Interventions for Sustainable Travel Behavior: The University of Minnesota Parking Contract Holder Study
  October 2020, Report no. CTS 20-13
• Characterization of Runoff Quality from Paved Low-Volume Roads and Optimization of Treatment Methods
  September 2020, Report no. MnDOT 2020-27
• Techno-Economic Analysis of Implementing Hybrid Electric Utility Vehicles in Municipal Fleets
  July 2020, Report no. MnDOT 2020-25
• How Do Complete Streets Matter for Communities? The Case of Richfield, Minnesota
  July 2020, Report no. MnDOT 2020-22
• Expanding the Success of Salt-Tolerant Roadside Turfgrasses through Innovation and Education
  February 2020, Report no. MnDOT 2020-03
• Regional Roadside Turfgrass Testing Program
  August 2019, Report no. MnDOT 2019-38
• Iron-Enhanced Swale Ditch Checks for Phosphorus Retention
  July 2019, Report no. MnDOT 2019-27
• Development and Regionalization of In Situ Bioslopes and Bioswales
  July 2019, Report no. MnDOT 2019-31
• Monitoring and Habitat Assessment of Declining Bumble Bees in Roadsides in the Twin Cities Metro Area of Minnesota
  June 2019, Report no. MnDOT 2019-25
• Investigating Wastewater Reuse at MnDOT Truck Stations
  May 2019, Report no. MnDOT 2019-22
• Regional Optimization of Roadside Turfgrass Seed Mixtures
  December 2018, Report no. MnDOT 2019-01
• Access Across America: Transit 2017 Methodology
  June 2018, Report no. CTS 18-13
• Access Across America: Transit 2017
  June 2018, Report no. CTS 18-12
• Access Across America: Auto 2016
  April 2018, Report no. CTS 18-08
• Culvert Length and Interior Lighting Impacts to Topeka Shiner Passage
  November 2017, Report no. MnDOT 2017-44
• Stakeholder Attitudes, Knowledge and Engagement in Local Road Systems Planning and Decision Making
  October 2017, Report no. MnDOT 2017-39
• Best Management Practices for Establishment of Salt-Tolerant Grasses on Roadsides
  July 2017, Report no. MnDOT 2017-31
• Assessing the Economic Impact and Health Effects of Bicycling in Minnesota
  December 2016, Report no. MnDOT 2016-36
• Access Across America: Transit 2015 Methodology
  December 2016, Report no. CTS 16-10
• Enhancement and Application of the Minnesota Dry Swale Calculator
  April 2016, Report no. MnDOT 2016-15
• Validation of Wetland Mitigation in Abandoned Borrow Areas: Phase II
  March 2016, Report no. MnDOT 2016-11
• Water Use at Minnesota Rest Areas
  January 2016, Report no. CTS 15-11A
• Septic System Evaluation at MnDOT Rest Stops, Truck Stations and Weigh Scales
  January 2016, Report no. CTS 15-11B
• Determination of Effective Impervious Area in Urban Watersheds
  July 2015, Report no. MnDOT 2015-41
• Sediment Transport through Recessed Culverts: Laboratory Experiments
  March 2015, Report no. MnDOT 2015-08
• Developing Salt-Tolerant Sod Mixtures for Use as Roadside Turf in Minnesota
  December 2014, Report no. MnDOT 2014-46
• Assessing and Improving Pollution Prevention by Swales
  August 2014, Report no. MnDOT 2014-30
• Advanced LED Warning System for Rural Intersections: Phase 2 (ALERT-2)
  February 2014, Report no. MnDOT 2014-10
• Mitigating Highway Construction Impacts Through the Use of Transit
  May 2013, Report no. MnDOT 2013-13
• Transport of Perfluorochemicals to Surface and Subsurface Soils
  March 2013, Report no. CTS 13-17
• Development of Novel Hydrogen-Based Power Systems for ITS Applications: Phase-I
  December 2012, Report no. CTS 12-38
• Leveraging Socially Networked Mobile ICT Platforms for the Last-Mile Delivery Problem
  August 2012, Report no. 10.1021/es301302k
• Assessment and Recommendations for the Operation of Standard Sumps as Best Management Practices for Stormwater Treatment (Volume 2)
  May 2012, Report no. MnDOT 2012-13
• Reduction of Accessory Overdrive and Parasitic Loading on a Parallel Electric Hybrid City Bus (Presentation to SAE)
  April 2012, Report no. SAE 2012-01-1005 Presentation
• Reduction of Accessory Overdrive and Parasitic Loading on a Parallel Electric Hybrid City Bus
  April 2012, Report no. 10.4271/2012-01-1005
• Economic and Environmental Costs and Benefits of Living Snow Fences: Safety, Mobility, and Transportation Authority Benefits, Farmer Costs, and Carbon Impacts
  February 2012, Report no. MnDOT 2012-03
• Development of Techniques to Quantify Effective Impervious Cover
  September 2011, Report no. CTS 11-20
• Rationale for Funding a Feasibility Study for an Automated Rapid Transit Application in the Twin Cities
  September 2011, Report no. MnDOT 2011-17
• Performance Assessment of Oversized Culverts to Accommodate Fish Passage
  August 2011, Report no. MnDOT 2011-19
• Minnesota Low Carbon Fuels Standard Study
  June 2011, Report no. Contract B24112
• Evaluation of Buffer Width on Hydrologic Function, Water Quality, and Ecological Integrity of Wetlands
  February 2011, Report no. MnDOT 2011-06
• Assessment and Recommendations for the Operation of Standard Sumps as Best Management Practice for Stormwater Treatment (Volume 1)
  February 2011, Report no. MnDOT 2011-08
• Tank to Wheel Emissions of Ethanol and Biodiesel Powered Vehicles as Compared to Petroleum Alternatives
  August 2010, Report no. (White Paper)
• Statistical Analysis of the Soil Chemical Survey Data
  June 2010, Report no. Mn/DOT 2010-22
• Wetland Mitigation in Abandoned Gravel Pits
  March 2010, Report no. Mn/DOT 2010-11
• Implementation of methodology for weed management practices, Phase II
  September 2009, Report no. MnDOT 2009-28
• Superbus Phase I: Accessory Loads Onboard a Parallel Hybrid-Electric City Bus
  August 2009, Report no. CTS 09-23
• Cost Analysis of Alternative Culvert Installation Practices in Minnesota
  June 2009, Report no. MnDOT 2009-20
• Subsurface Drainage Manual for Pavements in Minnesota
  June 2009, Report no. MnDOT 2009-17
• Biological Control of Canada Thistle
  April 2009, Report no. 200738TS
• Implementation of Methodology for Weed Management Practices
  February 2009, Report no. MnDOT 2009-10
• Scoping in Environmental Review for Transportation Projects: A Study of NEPA Scoping Methods and Outcomes in State Departments of Transportation
  December 2008, Report no. CTS 08-04
• Improved Methodologies for the Inoculation of Prairie Legumes in Roadside/Revegetation Settings
  October 2008, Report no. MnDOT 2008-48
• Production and Wind Dispersal of Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense L.) Achenes
  September 2008, Report no. MnDOT 2008-39
• Study of Environmental Effects of De-Icing Salt on Water Quality in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota
  September 2008, Report no. MnDOT 2008-42
• Development of a Trash Harvester for MnDOT - Phase II
  July 2008, Report no. MnDOT 2008-21
• A Smaller Carbon Footprint: Research Suggests Combining Strategies to Meet Legislative Goals in the Transportation Sector
  June 2008, Report no. CTS 08-10S
• Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Transportation Sources in Minnesota
  June 2008, Report no. CTS 08-10
• Methods to Incorporate Historic Surface Hydrology Layer in Mn/Model [Phase 4] Using Existing Geographic Information System Data
  May 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-13
• Surveying Noxious Weeds in Roadway Rights-of-Way - Technical Summary
  April 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 200742TS
• Impact of Alternative Storm Water Management Approaches on Highway Infrastructure - Technical Summary
  February 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 200549TS
• Wet Meadow Revegetation Following Invasive Plant Control
  January 2008, Report no. MnDOT 2008-04
• Pavement Rehabilitation Selection
  January 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-06
• Enhancing Environment and Health in Transportation Project Design
  December 2007, Report no. CTS 07-08
• Management Practices for Weed Control in Roadway Rights-of-Way
  October 2007, Report no. MnDOT 2007-42
• Biological Control of Canada Thistle in Wetland Prairie Restoration
  October 2007, Report no. MnDOT 2007-38
• Water Quality Performance of Dry Detention Ponds with Under-Drains
  December 2006, Report no. MnDOT 2006-43
• Reducing CO2 emissions in the Upper Midwest : technology, resources, economics, and policy
  November 2006, Report no. P06-10
• Economic analysis : co-generation using wind and biodiesel-powered generators
  October 2006, Report no. P05-10
• The Economics of harvesting and transporting corn stover for conversion to fuel ethanol : a case study for Minnesota
  August 2006, Report no. P06-12
• Chemical Inventory and Database Development for Recycled Material Substitutes
  July 2006, Report no. MnDOT 2006-28
• Energy and chemicals from native grasses : production, transportation, and processing technologies considered in the Northern Great Plains
  June 2006, Report no. P06-11
• Impact of Alternative Storm Water Management Approaches on Highway Infrastructure: Guide for Selection of Best Management Practices - Volume 1
  February 2006, Report no. MnDOT 2005-49A
• Impact of Alternative Storm Water Management Approaches on Highway Infrastructure: Project Task Reports - Volume 2
  February 2006, Report no. MnDOT 2005-49B
• Minnesota Taconite as a Microwave-Absorbing Road Aggregate Material for Deicing and Pothole Patching Applications
  August 2005, Report no. CTS 05-10
• Distillate Usage Patterns in Minnesota: Development of Data and Tools To Analyze Policies Affecting Biodiesel Usage
  January 2005, Report no. MnDOT 2005-08
• The Effect of Novel Soil Amendments on Roadside Establishment of Cover Crop and Native Prairie Plant Species
  September 2004, Report no. MnDOT 2004-41
• Screening Tool for Using Waste Materials in Paving Projects
  September 2004, Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-03
• Scoping Study for the Development of Design Guidelines for Bioengineering in the Upper Midwest
  August 2004, Report no. MnDOT 2004-47
• Production and Characterization of Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculum
  July 2004, Report no. P2004-01
• Inoculated Legumes and Revegetation/Roadside Plantings
  June 2004, Report no. MnDOT 2004-32
• Best Management Practices for the Invasive Phalaris arundinacea L. (Reed Canary Grass) in Wetland Restorations
  May 2004, Report no. MnDOT 2004-36
• Environmental Hazard Assessment For Transportation Related Chemicals: Development of a Decision Support Tool - USERS GUIDE
  February 2004, Report no. MnDOT 2004-14G
• Properties and Aggregate Potential of Coarse Taconite Tailings from Five Minnesota Taconite Operations
  December 2003, Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-06
• Progressive Lifting of Shallow Sewers Due to Frost Heave Actions: Investigation of a Lumped Parameter Frost Heave Model
  August 2003, Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-25
• The Effects of Fire versus Mowing on Prairie Plant Communities
  July 2003, Report no. MnDOT 2003-20
• Designing Pavement Drainage Systems: The MnDrain Software
  March 2003, Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-17
• Urban Design, Transportation, Environment and Urban Growth: Transit-Supportive Urban Design Impacts on Suburban Land Use and Transportation Planning.
  March 2003, Report no. CTS 03-06
• Transportation, Urban Design and the Environment : Highway 61/Red Rock Corridor
  January 2003, Report no. CTS 03-04
• Site/Environment Correlations in Northeastern Minnesota
  October 2001, Report no. MnDOT 2002-10
• Agricultural land conversion in the Twin Cities : part II, the National Resources Inventory
  July 2001, Report no. P01-7
• Evaluation of a Field Permeameter to Measure Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Base/Subgrade Materials
  June 2001, Report no. Mn/DOT 2001-19
• Fine Particle (Nanoparticle) Emissions On Minnesota Highways
  May 2001, Report no. MnDOT 2001-12
• Transportation Barriers Affecting International Visitors to Minnesota
  December 2000, Report no. MnDOT 2003-21
• Mycorrhizal/Plant Factors Involved in Roadside Reclamation
  August 2000, Report no. MnDOT 2000-30
• Effect of Seeding Date on Establishment of Native Grasses in Minnesota
  September 1999, Report no. MnDOT 1999-16
• Factors Affecting Biological Recovery of Wetland Restorations
  June 1999, Report no. MnDOT 1999-25
• An On-Board Emissions and Performance Measurement System (OEPMS) for Measuring Carbon Monoxide Emission During Cold-Start
  May 1999, Report no. Mn/DOT 1999-39
• Establishment of Native Sedge Vegetation in Created Wetlands
  February 1999, Report no. MnDOT 1999-38
• Roadside prairie and wetland restoration: mycorrhizal/plant factors
  May 1998, Report no. MnDOT 1998-15
• Lidar System for Area Sensing of Vehicle Emmissions: Final Evaluation Report
  January 1998, Report no. MnDOT 1998-21
• Salt Tolerance in Short Stature Native Grasses
  January 1998, Report no. MnDOT 1998-16
• Relationship between timber bridge characteristics and asphalt pavement wear surface performance
  June 1997, Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-07
• Identifying Potential Sites for Energy Production from Woody Biomass
  January 1997, Report no. CTS 97-01
• Environmental scanning : evaluation & recommendations to management
  June 1995, Report no. Mn/DOT 1995-29
• Environmental pricing policies for transportation : a distributional analysis of the Twin Cities
  February 1995, Report no. MnDOT 95-18
• Reintroduction of Soil Mycorrhizae into Roadside Prairie Planting
  January 1995, Report no. Mn/DOT 1996-16
• Remote sensing of particulate emissions from heavy-duty vehicles : final report on phase I
  September 1994, Report no. CTS 93-19
• Culture and re-introduction of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae in a prairie restoration
  August 1994, Report no. Mn/DOT 1994-30
• Controlling leafy spurge and Canada thistle by competitive species
  June 1994, Report no. Mn/DOT 1994-32
• Screening and selection for salt tolerance in native warm season grasses
  February 1994, Report no. Mn/DOT 1994-11
• Development of design guidelines for use of shredded tires as a lightweight fill in road subgrade and retaining walls
  January 1994, Report no. Mn/DOT 1994-04

Active and Completed Research Projects

• Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Thermally Induced Loading in Minnesota Bridges
  (01/2024), Status: Active
• Real-time marginal cost estimation for eco-routing navigation guidance
  (01/2024), Status: Active
• Impacts of shared mobility on infrastructure usage, greenhouse gas emissions, and accessibility
  (08/2023), Status: Active
• Mitigating community harms of dense highway infrastructure "spaghetti junctions"
  (08/2023), Status: Active
• Development of Biochar Specification Criteria as Soil Amendment for Slopes, Conveyances and Stormwater Treatment Systems, Phase 1.
  (07/2023), Status: Active
• Wet Pond Modeling for Contaminant Retention and Maintenance
  (05/2023), Status: Active
• Re-use of Minnesota waste material in sustainably design soils. Part 2.
  (10/2022), Status: Active
• Regional Optimization of Roadside Turfgrass Seed Mixtures Phase 3: Assessing Long-Term Performance and Creating a Web-Based Decision Tool
  (08/2022), Status: Active
• Thinking inside the box (culvert): Developing a low-cost, easy-to-install retrofit prototype for fish passage
  (07/2022), Status: Active
• Evaluating Treatment and Options for Wastewater Treatment at Rest Areas and Truck Stations
  (07/2022), Status: Active
• Addressing the research needs for the sustainable application of TDA in stormwater infiltration/treatment.
  (06/2022), Status: Active
• The values of dedicated right of way to transit ridership and carbon emissions
  (06/2022), Status: Completed
• Feasibility Study: State - Tribal Partnership to Support Solar Energy
  (04/2022), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Corrugated HDPE Pipes Manufactured with Recycled Content
  (08/2021), Status: Active
• Enhancing Managed Lane Equity Analysis
  (06/2021), Status: Completed
• Turfgrass Seed Variety Evaluation Process
  (02/2021), Status: Completed
• Identifying and Optimizing Electric Vehicle Corridor Charging Infrastructure for Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks
  (11/2020), Status: Completed
• Cost/Benefit Analysis of Fuel Efficient Speed Control Using Signal Phasing and Timing (SPaT) Data: Evaluation for Future Connected Corridor Deployment
  (08/2020), Status: Completed
• Cost-Effective Roadside Vegetation Methods to Support Insect Pollinators
  (07/2020), Status: Completed
• Stormwater Pond Maintenance, and Wetland Management for Phosphorus Retention
  (07/2020), Status: Completed
• Climate Change Adaptation of Urban Stormwater Infrastructure
  (07/2020), Status: Completed
• Incremental Transition to Electric Transit Systems: Evaluation, Planning, and Operations
  (06/2020), Status: Completed
• Promoting the adoption of snow fences through landowner engagement
  (03/2020), Status: Completed
• Implementation of Culvert Design Guide for Stream Connectivity and Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP)
  (10/2019), Status: Completed
• Improving the Freight Productivity of a Heavy-Duty, Battery Electric Truck by Intelligent Energy Management
  (10/2019), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Environmental Impacts of Potassium Acetate Used as a Road Salt Alternative
  (08/2019), Status: Completed
• Continued Monitoring of Stormwater Effluents from Filter Media in Two Bioslope Sites
  (08/2019), Status: Completed
• Groundwater Mounding and Chemicals of Emerging Concern Research and Education
  (07/2019), Status: Completed
• Re-use of regional waste in sustainably designed soils
  (05/2019), Status: Completed
• Wet Pond Maintenance for Phosphorus Retention
  (05/2019), Status: Completed
• Quantifying the Impacts of Complete Streets: The Case of Richfield
  (08/2018), Status: Completed
• Assessing Culverts in Minnesota: Fish Passage and Storm Vulnerability
  (07/2018), Status: Completed
• Intensive Septic System Research
  (06/2018), Status: Completed
• Design and Construction of Infiltration Facilities
  (06/2018), Status: Completed
• Techno-Economic Analysis of Implementing Hybrid Electric Utility Vehicles in Municipal Fleets
  (06/2018), Status: Completed
• Reducing Winter Maintenance Equipment Fuel Consumption Using Advanced Vehicle Data Analytics
  (06/2018), Status: Completed
• On-Demand Reactivity Enhancement to Enable Advanced Low Temperature Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engines
  (05/2018), Status: Completed
• Regional Optimization of Roadside Turfgrass Seed Mixtures Phase 2: Regional Field Trials and Economic Analysis
  (05/2018), Status: Completed
• PAG Rock Implementation Project - Map
  (03/2018), Status: Completed
• Connecting the Smart-City Paradigm with a Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Systems Framework to Advance Equity in Communities
  (01/2018), Status: Completed
• Characterization of Runoff Quality from Paved Low Volume Roads and Optimization of Treatment Methods
  (10/2017), Status: Completed
• Development and Regionalization of In Situ Bioslopes and Bioswales
  (08/2017), Status: Completed
• Monitoring and habitat assessment of declining bumble bees in Twin Cities metro roadsides
  (06/2017), Status: Completed
• Investigating Wastewater Reuse at Safety Rest Areas and Truck Stations
  (06/2017), Status: Completed
• Adaptive Management to Improve Deicing Operations
  (06/2017), Status: Completed
• Cloud connected delivery vehicles: boosting fuel economy using physics-aware spatiotemporal data analytics and real-time powertrain control
  (03/2017), Status: Completed
• Erosion Control and Stormwater Management
  (12/2016), Status: Completed
• 2017 MnDOT Environmental Stewardship Conference
  (10/2016), Status: Completed
• Smartphone-Based Interventions for Sustainable Travel Behavior
  (10/2016), Status: Completed
• Regional Roadside Turfgrass Testing Program
  (09/2016), Status: Completed
• Septic System Research at MnDOT Safety Rest Areas
  (09/2016), Status: Completed
• Iron-Enhanced Swale Ditch Checks for Phosphorus Removal
  (06/2016), Status: Completed
• Regional Optimization of Roadside Turfgrass Seed Mixtures
  (06/2016), Status: Completed
• Reducing Emissions from Open Burning through Biomass Gasification
  (07/2015), Status: Completed
• SRN: Integrated Urban Infrastructure Solutions for Environmentally Sustainable, Healthy and Livable Cities
  (07/2015), Status: Completed
• Expanding the Success of Salt-Tolerant Roadside Turfgrasses through Innovation and Education
  (04/2015), Status: Completed
• Environmental Workshop, 2015
  (11/2014), Status: Completed
• Development of a Controlled-Trajectory Rapid Compression and Expansion Machine to Enable Fundamental Research on the Internal Combustion Engine
  (09/2014), Status: Completed
• Assessing the Economic Impact and Health Effects of Bicycling in Minnesota
  (07/2014), Status: Completed
• Stakeholder Attitudes, Knowledge and Engagement in Local Road Systems Planning and Decision-Making
  (07/2014), Status: Completed
• Culvert Length and Interior Lighting Impacts to Topeka Shiner Passage
  (04/2014), Status: Completed
• Enhancement and Application of Minnesota Dry Swale Calculator
  (09/2013), Status: Completed
• Septic System Evaluation at MnDOT Rest Stops and Truck Garages
  (01/2013), Status: Completed
• Enabling the Next Generation of Super Hybrid Transit Bus
  (01/2013), Status: Completed
• 2013 Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
  (01/2013), Status: Completed
• Demand Focused Smart Energy Management in End User Environments for Sustainable Cities
  (01/2013), Status: Completed
• Proposal for Water Permit Streamlining Task Force Report
  (09/2012), Status: Completed
• Laboratory Study of Culvert Sedimentation for Fish Passage
  (08/2012), Status: Completed
• Use of Biomass Wastes (Hydrochars) to Reduce Cement Content in Concrete
  (07/2012), Status: Completed
• Determination of Effective Impervious Area in Urban Watersheds
  (06/2012), Status: Completed
• Source Apportionment of Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) in Highway Runoff: Are Transportation Activities a Major Source of PFCs?
  (05/2012), Status: Completed
• Measuring particulate air pollution using a mobile, bicycle-based platform: Implications for cyclists' and pedestrians' exposure to urban air pollution
  (05/2012), Status: Completed
• 2012 Focus Groups for the Local Road Research Board
  (03/2012), Status: Completed
• Advanced LED Warning Signs for Rural Intersections Powered by Renewable Energy (ALERT System): Phase II
  (12/2011), Status: Completed
• Validation of Wetland Mitigation in Abandoned Borrow Areas
  (03/2011), Status: Completed
• 2011 Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
  (03/2011), Status: Completed
• Decarbonising the "Last Mile": Leveraging Social Media and Mobile ICT to Mitigate the Carbon Footprint of Online Shopping
  (03/2011), Status: Completed
• Rethinking How We Manage Traffic to Reduce Emissions While Maintaining Mobility: A New Paradigm for Traffic Management
  (02/2011), Status: Completed
• Development of Techniques to Quantify Effective Impervious Cover
  (02/2011), Status: Completed
• Performance and Emissions of Second Generation Biofuel DME
  (07/2010), Status: Completed
• Assessing and Improving Pollution Prevention by Swales
  (07/2010), Status: Completed
• Aqueous Pollutant Capture by Enhanced Filter Media
  (06/2010), Status: Completed
• Developing Salt-Tolerant Sod Mixtures for Use as Roadside Turf in Minnesota
  (06/2010), Status: Completed
• Viability and Benefits of Automated Rapid Transit for Minnesota
  (06/2010), Status: Completed
• 2010 Mn/DOT Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
  (03/2010), Status: Completed
• CSS Workshop and Advanced Flexibility in Design Curriculum, FY10
  (12/2009), Status: Completed
• Design of a Framework for Measuring Sustainable Regional Development
  (09/2009), Status: Completed
• Performance Assessment of Oversized Culvert to Accommodate Fish Passage
  (08/2009), Status: Completed
• Optimizing the Supply Chain for Cost and Carbon Footprint
  (08/2009), Status: Completed
• Addressing Climate Change in State and Local Environmental Review Policies
  (06/2009), Status: Completed
• Development of Hydrogen Based Power Systems for ITS Applications - FY10 NATSRL
  (06/2009), Status: Completed
• Convergence of Agriculture and Energy IV: Infrastructure Considerations for Biomass Harvest, Transportation and Storage
  (06/2009), Status: Completed
• Research and Assess the Farmer and Mn/DOT Economic and Environmental Costs and Benefits of Living Snow Fences Including Carbon Impacts
  (06/2009), Status: Completed
• Thermochemical Fuels: Solar at Night
  (04/2009), Status: Completed
• Tilling and Composting Compacted Soils to Decrease Urban Runoff
  (04/2009), Status: Completed
• Low Carbon Logistics through Supply Chain Design and Coordinations
  (03/2009), Status: Completed
• 2009 Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
  (02/2009), Status: Completed
• Minnesota Low Carbon Fuels Study
  (01/2009), Status: Completed
• Air Pollution Emissions from Conventional and Alternative Transportation Fuels
  (01/2009), Status: Completed
• Implementation of methodology for weed management practices - Phase II
  (10/2008), Status: Completed
• Requirements for Effective Fuel Economy Displays for Improving Fuel Economy and Safety
  (09/2008), Status: Completed
• Statistical Analysis of the Soil Chemical Survey Data
  (07/2008), Status: Completed
• Assessment and Recommendations for Operation of Standard Sumps as Best Management Practices for Stormwater Treatment
  (07/2008), Status: Completed
• Development of Design Methods for In-Stream Flow Control Structures
  (04/2008), Status: Completed
• Strategies for Reducing the Impacts of Surface Transportation on Global Climate Change: A Synthesis of Policy Research and State and Local Mitigation Strategies
  (03/2008), Status: Completed
• State Conservation Plan - Transportation Sub-Section of Land Use Practices Section
  (02/2008), Status: Completed
• Wetlands: Role of Buffers in Upland Infiltration, Nutrient Absorption and Wildlife Habitat
  (12/2007), Status: Completed
• Implementation of a Survey Method for Noxious Weeds
  (11/2007), Status: Completed
• Transportation Policy and Technology Options to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Minnesota
  (07/2007), Status: Completed
• Super Bus Project Phase I: Energy Audit
  (07/2007), Status: Completed
• Methodology to Incorporate Historic/Prehistoric Surface Hydrology layer in Mn/Model Using Existing GIS Data
  (01/2007), Status: Completed
• Wetland Mitigation in Abandoned Gravel Pits
  (10/2006), Status: Completed
• Subsurface Drainage Manual for Pavements in Minnesota
  (09/2006), Status: Completed
• Study of Environmental Effects of De-icing Salt on Water Quality in Minnesota
  (06/2006), Status: Completed
• Scoping in Environmental Review for Transportation Projects
  (05/2006), Status: Completed
• Canada Thistle Seed Movement
  (03/2006), Status: Completed
• Modeling Traffic Impact on Denali Park Road
  (03/2006), Status: Completed
• Development of a Trash Harvester for MNDoT Phase 2
  (01/2006), Status: Completed
• A Predictive Study of Use Impacts on the Denali Park Road
  (08/2005), Status: Completed
• Impacts of Bus Rapid Transit on West Broadway Neighborhoods in North Minneapolis
  (07/2005), Status: Completed
• Pavement Rehabilitation Selection
  (06/2005), Status: Completed
• Urban Development Effects on Runoff and Receiving Stream Temperatures
  (03/2005), Status: Completed
• 2005 Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
  (02/2005), Status: Completed
• Development of a Trash Harvester for MNDot Phase 1
  (01/2005), Status: Completed
• Improved Methodologies for the Inoculation of Prairie Legumes in Roadside/Revegetation Settings
  (08/2004), Status: Completed
• Management Practices for Weed Control in Roadway Right-of-Ways
  (07/2004), Status: Completed
• Wet Meadow Revegetation Following Invasive Plant Control
  (07/2004), Status: Completed
• Delivery of Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
  (04/2004), Status: Completed
• Mapping Impervious Surface Area of Minnesota
  (04/2004), Status: Completed
• Biological Control of Canada Thistle in Wetland Prairie Restoration
  (01/2004), Status: Completed
• Chemical Inventory and Database Development for Recycled Material Substitutes
  (10/2003), Status: Completed
• Water Quality Performance of Dry Detention Ponds with Underdrains
  (09/2003), Status: Completed
• Screening Tool for Using Waste Materials in Paving Projects
  (09/2003), Status: Completed
• Minnesota Taconite as a Microwave-Absorbing Road Aggregate Material for Deicing and Pothole Patching Applications - FY04NATSRL
  (07/2003), Status: Completed
• Production and Characterization of Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculum
  (06/2003), Status: Completed
• Scoping Studies for the Development of Design Guidelines for Bioengineering in the Upper Midwest
  (05/2003), Status: Completed
• Impact of Alternative Storm Water Management Approaches on Highway Infrastructure
  (05/2003), Status: Completed
• Adaptability and DNA Fingerprinting of Native Plant Population
  (01/2003), Status: Completed
• Development of Policy Analysis Tool for Determining Potential Biodiesel Consumption in MN by Season and Activity
  (01/2003), Status: Completed
• Urban Design, Transportation, Environment and Urban Growth: Transit-Supportive Urban Design Impacts on Suburban Land Use and Transportation
  (02/2001), Status: Completed
• Inoculated Legumes and Revegetation/Roadside Plantings
  (08/2000), Status: Completed
• Designing Pavement Drainage Systems
  (08/2000), Status: Completed
• Management and Control of Reed Canary Grass in Restored Wetlands
  (07/2000), Status: Completed
• Properties and Aggregate Potential of Coarse Taconite Tailings
  (07/2000), Status: Completed
• Site/Environmental Correlations in Northeastern Minnesota
  (02/2000), Status: Completed
• The Effects of Fire versus Mowing on Prairie Plant Communities
  (01/2000), Status: Completed
• Transportation and Regional Growth - Part V, Urban Design: Transportation & Urban Growth - Urban Design and the Environment
  (01/2000), Status: Completed
• Increasing Native Grass Germination Using Novel Germination Blankets, Soil Treatments, and Cover Crops
  (10/1999), Status: Completed
• Delineation of the Stiff Layer and Groundwater Conditions From FWD Data
  (09/1999), Status: Completed
• Fine Particle (Nanoparticle) Emissions on Minnesota Highways
  (06/1999), Status: Completed
• Environmental Hazard Assessment for Transportation-Related Chemicals
  (03/1999), Status: Completed
• Field Measurement of Granular Base Drainage Characteristics
  (05/1998), Status: Completed
• Identification of Transportation-Related Barriers Limiting Expansion of Minnesota's Share of International Visitation
  (03/1998), Status: Completed
• Automotive Exhaust Emissions During Cold-Starting
  (01/1998), Status: Completed
• Mycorrhizal/Plant Factors Involved in Roadside Reclamation
  (03/1997), Status: Completed
• Effect of Seeding Date on Establishment of Native Grasses
  (03/1997), Status: Completed
• Mn/DOT - Restoration Wetlands Success
  (12/1996), Status: Completed
• Salt Tolerance in Short Stature Native Grasss
  (07/1996), Status: Completed
• Roadside Prairie and Wetland Restoration: Mycorrhizal/Plant Factors
  (06/1996), Status: Completed
• Identify Potential Sites for Energy Production from Woody Biomass
  (09/1995), Status: Completed
• Reintroduction of Soil Mycorrhizae into Roadside Prairie Planting
  (10/1994), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of LIDAR System for Area Sensing of Vehicle Emissions- Phase 2
  (07/1994), Status: Completed
• Establishment of Native Sedge Vegetation in Created Wetlands
  (07/1994), Status: Completed