Funding & finance

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• A Path Forward for Distance-Based User Fees (Research Brief)
  May 2022, CTS Research Brief 2022-03
• The Impacts of Deferred Maintenance in Minnesota
  April 2022, MnDOT 2022-08
• Minnesota User Based Fee Demonstration
  December 2021, CTS 21-07
• Transitway Investment: Higher GDP, Job Growth, and Accessibility (Research Brief)
  July 2020, CTS Research Brief 2020-02
• How Do Complete Streets Matter for Communities? The Case of Richfield, Minnesota
  July 2020, MnDOT 2020-22
• Local Contributions to State and Regional Transportation Facilities in Minnesota
  May 2020, MnDOT 2020-12
• Value of Transitways to Regional Economies: National and Twin Cities Perspectives
  April 2020, CTS 20-08
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Risk and Equity: Implications for Street Improvement Projects
  June 2019, CTS 19-15
• Identifying the Opportunities and Obstacles of Connected and Automated Vehicles in Rural Minnesota: Community Engagement in Greater Minnesota
  June 2019, TPEC 2019-02
• Minnesota Transportation Finance Database: Visualization Tool Enables Access and Usage (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-04
• Minnesota's Motorization Trends Reshape Roadway Funding (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-02
• Minnesota Transportation Funding: How Are Federal and State Funds Redistributed? (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-01
• Connected and Automated Vehicles: Opportunity for Safety, Accessibility, and Equity (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-06
• Blockchain: A Disruptive Technology for Transportation? (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-05
• Minnesota's Booming Medical Sector Relies on Airports (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-03
• Equity issues of self-driving vehicles (Research Brief)
  June 2018, TPEC Research Brief 2018-03
• Evolving grain markets and supply chains (Research Brief)
  June 2018, TPEC Research Brief 2018-02
• Minnesota Transportation Finance Database: Data updated, new analyses (Research Brief)
  June 2018, TPEC Research Brief 2018-01
• Minnesota Transportation Funding Redistribution (2010-2015): Who Contributes More and Who Receives More?
  March 2018, TPEC 2018-01
• Transportation Investment and Job Creation in Minnesota Counties
  January 2018, MnDOT 2018-04
• Transportation Investment and Economic Development in Minnesota Counties
  April 2015, MnDOT 2015-12
• Value Increase and Value Capture: The Case of TH-610 in Maple Grove, Minnesota
  January 2014, MnDOT 2014-03
• Benefit and Cost Analysis of the I-394 MnPASS Program
  February 2012, CTS 12-03
• Funding China's Urban Infrastructure: Revenue Structure and Financing Approaches
  May 2011, CTS 11-10
• Funding Surface Transportation in Minnesota: Past, Present and Prospects (Research Brief)
  March 2011, CTS Research Brief 2011-01
• Advancing Public Interest in Public-Private Partnership of State Highway Development
  February 2011, MnDOT 2011-09
• Impacts of the Hiawatha Light-Rail Line on Commercial & Industrial Property Values in Minneapolis: A Transitway Impacts Research Program (TIRP) Research Brief
  July 2010, CTS Research Brief 2010-03
• Study of Public Acceptance of Tolling with New Capacity and Credits: Concepts of FAST Miles and FEE Lanes
  July 2010, Mn/DOT 2010-27
• Impacts of the Hiawatha Light Rail Line on Commercial and Industrial Property Values in Minneapolis
  June 2010, CTS 10-05
• Funding Surface Transportation in Minnesota: Past, Present and Prospects
  January 2010, CTS 10-02
• Value Capture for Transportation Finance: Report to the Minnesota Legislature
  June 2009, CTS 09-18S
• Harnessing Value for Transportation Investment: A Summary of the Study: Value Capture for Transportation Finance
  June 2009, CTS 09-18PS
• Value Capture for Transportation Finance: Technical Research Report
  June 2009, CTS 09-18
• Advanced Acquisition of Right-of-Way: Best Practices and Corridor Case Studies
  January 2009, Mn/DOT 2009-07
• Minnesota Value Pricing Outreach and Education
  October 2006, MnDOT 2006-38
• Minnesota Value Pricing Project
  March 2003, MnDOT 2003-31
• On The Value of Minnesota's Road Network
  January 2001, MnDOT 2004-16

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Active and Completed Projects

• Demonstrating the Potential of OEM Telematics Data for Calculation of Distance-Based Fees
  (07/2024)
• Advancing Equity in Capital Investment Decision-Making
  (05/2023)
• The Impact of Deferred Maintenance in Minnesota
  (07/2020)
• Minnesota Distance Based User Fee Demonstration
  (07/2019)
• Value of Transitways to Regional Economies: National and Twin Cities Perspectives
  (10/2018)
• Quantifying the Impacts of Complete Streets: The Case of Richfield
  (08/2018)
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY19
  (07/2018)
• Evaluating the Impact of Local Expenditures on State and Regional Transportation Facilities
  (06/2018)
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, Equity, and Street Funding: New Criteria for Prioritizing Multimodal Street Projects in Minneapolis
  (02/2018)
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness, Year 5
  (07/2017)
• Transportation Investment and Job Creation in Minnesota Counties
  (06/2016)
• Transportation Investment and Economic Development in Minnesota Counties
  (08/2013)
• Understanding and Enhancing the Value of Freight Economy in Minnesota
  (12/2012)
• Economic Benefits of Transportation Service Coordination in Minnesota: Case Studies
  (08/2012)
• Value Increase and Value Capture: TH 610 Case Study
  (06/2012)
• Public-Private Partnerships in Transportation Task Force
  (12/2010)
• Funding Urban Infrastructure Development, China Style
  (06/2010)
• Benefit-Cost Analysis of Value Pricing: Case Study for MnPass - FY10 TechPlan
  (10/2009)
• Advancing Public Interest in Public-Private Partnerships of State Highway Development
  (06/2009)
• Study of Public Acceptance of Tolling Credits
  (04/2009)
• Value-added: Impacts of the Proximity to Transitway Stations on Commercial Property Values
  (04/2009)
• Financing Transportation Through the Capture of Land Value Gains: The Value Capture Strategies of TIF, SAD, and Joint Development
  (07/2008)
• Value Capture for Transportation Finance
  (07/2008)
• Financing Transportation Through the Capture of Land Value Gains: Practical Integration and Stakeholder Involvement
  (07/2008)
• Financing Transportation Through the Capture of Land Value Gains: Taxes, Exactions and Synthesis
  (07/2008)
• Transportation Funding in Minnesota: Past, Present, and Prospects
  (01/2008)
• Growth of Property Values Near Major Transportation Corridors
  (01/2007)
• Minnesota Value Pricing Outreach and Education
  (03/2003)
• Minnesota Value Pricing
  (01/2000)