2017-present
- Assessing the Effects of Highway Improvements on Adjacent Businesses (2023)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan
Analyzes how state-funded highway improvement projects in the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area affected businesses in adjacent Census tracts. - Transitway Development and Commercial Gentrification (2022)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan
Investigates the effects of transitway development between 2000 and 2019 on businesses along transit corridors in the Twin Cities metropolitan region, specifically, commercial gentrification along the Blue Line, the Green Line, and the A Line. - Addressing Accessibility and Equity along Transitways (Design) (2021)
Principal Investigator: Thomas Fisher
Presents a mixed-methods toolkit for use in community engagement as part of transitway planning and design. This is Part 2 of a two-part study. Addressing Accessibility and Equity Along Transitways: Toward a Mixed Methods Toolkit - Part 1 (2021)
Principal Investigator: Andrew OwenPresents the results of a transit accessibility analysis for the B, D, E, Gold, and Rush Line transitways in the Twin Cities and evaluates census block level access to grocery stores, healthcare facilities, and high schools.
- The Impact of Transitways on Travel on Parallel and Adjacent Roads and Park-and-ride Facilities (2021)
Principal Investigator: Alireza Khani
Investigates two research questions; 1) how many vehicle miles traveled (VMT) are influenced as a result of transitway projects in their impact zones, and 2) what factors affect the utility of park-and-ride facilities for commute trips in the Twin Cities region? - Value of Transitways to Regional Economies: National and Twin Cities Perspectives (2020)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan
Analyzes how investment in fixed-guideway transit affects regional GDP growth, job growth, household income, and inequality, and compares the Twin Cities region to two regions with higher and lower levels of transitway development. - Multimodal Connections with Transitways: Ridership, Access Mode and Route Choice Implications (2019)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan
Explores the impact of station-area intermodal transportation services and facilities such as park-and-ride lots, connecting bus services, car sharing and bike sharing services, and mobility app availability at the agency and region level on transitway ridership. - Those Who Need it Most: Maximizing Transit Accessibility and Removing Barriers to Employment in Racially Concentrated Areas of Poverty (2019)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan
Aims to develop strategies to leverage the public investment represented by the regional transit system to benefit residents of ACP50s to the greatest degree possible through a case study approach and focused regional accessibility analysis. - Multimodal Connections with Transitways: Ridership, Access Mode and Route Choice Implications (2019)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan
Explores the impact of station-area intermodal transportation services and facilities such as park-and-ride lots, connecting bus services, car sharing and bike sharing services, and mobility app availability at the agency and region level on transitway ridership. Principal Investigator: Alireza Khani
Aims at providing a deeper understanding of the operational aspects of the A Line, travel behavior of users, and perceptions of users and nonusers.
- Specific Strategies for Achieving Transit-Oriented Economic Development: Applying National Lessons to the Twin Cities -- Phase 2 (2017)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan
Recommends specific economic development programs, policies, and implementation efforts to maximize the economic benefits of the Twin Cities' regional transit system.
- Exploring Walking Tolerance of Transitway Users (2017)
Principal Investigator: Jason Cao
Examines transitway users' walking tolerance related to the last mile and park and ride (P&R) facilities.
2012-2016
- Economic Development Impacts of Bus Rapid Transit (2016)
Principal Investigator: Andrew Guthrie
Analyzes the economic development impacts of bus rapid transit in relation to the impacts of light-rail transit to create regression models that explain net changes in workforce makeup following transitway implementation. - Transit Station and Stop Design and Travel Time Perceptions (2016)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan
Surveys transit passengers on perceptions of wait and transfer time and analyzes data to identify transit stop and station features associated with perceptions of shorter travel times.- Final Report (PDF)
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- Exploring Strategies for Promoting Modal Shifts to Transitways (2015)
Principal Investigator: Jason Cao
Develops models to identify transit planning strategies and transit-supportive policy that can effectively promote transit ridership and encourage mode shifts. - The Effects of Transitways on Auto Ownership and Auto Use: Evidence from the Hiawatha LRT (2015)
Principal Investigator: Jason Cao
Quantifies the impact of the Hiawatha light-rail transit line (Blue Line) and neighborhood characteristics on auto ownership and auto use of station area residents. - Evaluating Twin Cities Transitways Performance and their Interaction with Traffic on Neighboring Major Roads (2015)
Principal Investigator: John Hourdos
Developed a multi-resolution traffic analysis tool to study the impact of transitways on modal shift. - Transportation, Environmental, and Health Impacts of Transitways: A Case Study of the Hiawatha Line (2013)
Principal Investigator: Jason Cao
Investigated the impact of Hiawatha LRT on transit use for residents who moved to the corridor before and after its opening, as well as the carryover effect of the LRT and built environment on walking.
2009-2011
- Assessing Neighborhood and Social Influences of Transit Corridors (2011)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan
Examined neighborhood and social influences associated with major transit improvements. - Impacts of the Hiawatha Light Rail Line on Commercial Property Values in Minneapolis (2010)
Principal Investigator: Jason Cao
Examined how Hiawatha LRT affected commercial and industrial property values. - Economic Impacts of Transitways, Part 1: The Hiawatha Light Rail Line (2010)
Principal Investigator: Edward Goetz
Examined how Hiawatha LRT affected residential property values, land use patterns, and housing investments. - Impact of Twin Cities Transitways on Regional Labor Market Accessibility: A Transportation Equity Perspective (2010)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan
Examined how Hiawatha LRT affected the number of suitable job opportunities accessible to low-wage workers in 30 minutes or less. - Transitway Data Management Project (2010)
Principal Investigator: William Craig - Understanding the Impacts of Transitways: Demographic and Behavioral Differences between Hiawatha Light-Rail and Other Transit Riders (2009)
Principal Investigator: Jason Cao
Examined the profile of transit riders in the Twin Cities and the factors that influence mode choice.
Related Research
- Spatial and Skills Mismatch of Unemployment and Job Vacancies (2015)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan - The Anticipation of Rail Transit and Real Estate Development: Evidence from Green Line in St. Paul (2014)
Principal Investigator: Jason Cao - How to Achieve System-Level, Transit-Oriented Jobs-Housing Balance (2013)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan - Enterprising Twin Cities Transitways: Regional Competitiveness and Social Equity in an Integrated Land Use and Transit Context (2012)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan - How Affordable is Transportation? An Accessibility-Based Evaluation (2011)
Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan