Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY23

Principal Investigator(s):

Frank Douma, Director, State & Local Policy, Humphrey School of Public Affairs

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Project summary:

In its 2013 session, the Minnesota Legislature directed the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to fund research at the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies on "transportation policy and economic competitiveness, including, but not limited to, innovative transportation finance options and economic development, transportation impacts of industry clusters and freight, and transportation technology impacts on economic competitiveness."

This work continues, governed under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding, and this workplan outlines how the work will be implemented in FY23. The program engages in research, outreach and other related activities that investigate how innovative transportation finance, industry clusters, and transportation technologies affect economic competitiveness. As in previous years, the overall focus continues to be on investigating how innovations in transportation can contribute to economic competitiveness.

This year will focus on an opportunity for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) to serve the east metro of the Twin Cities, particularly the East Side, downtown, and Frogtown areas of Saint Paul.

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