Rural transportation

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Active and Completed Projects

• Leveraging C-V2X and Advanced Communications/Sensing for Rural Road Safety
  (08/2025)
• Forecasting VMT response to roadway network changes in rural areas
  (07/2025)
• Rural Intersection Safety for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (USDOT)
  (10/2024)
• Use of MnCORS to Support AV Operations in Rural Minnesota
  (06/2024)
• Examining Driver Hand-off and Take-over of AVs at J-turn Intersections
  (06/2024)
• Rural Intersection Enhancement and Driver Behavior Study
  (04/2024)
• Rural Intersection Safety for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (CTS)
  (01/2024)
• Rural Mobility and Access: Leveraging Big Data Analytics and Context-Aware Computing
  (01/2024)
• Autonomous Vehicle Challenges for the US Rural Midwest
  (06/2023)
• Western Minnesota Contactless Payment Project
  (12/2022)
• MnDOT's Mobility-as-a-Service Platform: Assessing User Behavior and Measuring System's Benefits
  (09/2022)
• Rural Community Transit Strategies
  (07/2021)
• Designing an autonomous service to cover transit last mile in low-density areas
  (06/2021)
• Understanding Pedestrian Behavior and Safety in Rural Communities
  (06/2019)
• Transit Program Allocation: Experiences across State and Recommendations for Minnesota
  (02/2019)
• Evaluating the Impact of Local Expenditures on State and Regional Transportation Facilities
  (06/2018)
• Scenarios and Justification for Automated Vehicle Demonstration in Rural Minnesota
  (04/2018)
• Examining Optimal Sight Distances at Rural Intersections
  (06/2017)
• In-vehicle Dynamic Curve Speed Warnings At High Risk Rural Curves
  (06/2016)
• RICWS Evaluation and Design Investigation
  (10/2015)
• Expanding the Adoption on Private Lands: Blowing and Drifting Snow Control Treatments and the Cost Effectiveness of Permanent versus Non-Permanent Treatment Options.
  (09/2015)
• Transportation Investment and Economic Development in Minnesota Counties
  (08/2013)
• Rural Intersection Conflict Warning System (RICWS) Reliability Evaluation
  (02/2013)
• Investigating Deployment Potential for Automated Speed Enforcement in Minnesota
  (10/2012)
• Multimodalism for Small Cities
  (09/2012)
• Minnesota Field Test of CrashHelp
  (05/2012)
• Advanced LED Warning Signs for Rural Intersections Powered by Renewable Energy (ALERT System): Phase II
  (12/2011)
• How Do We Keep People on Rural Transit After the Construction Project Ends?
  (10/2011)
• Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System (CICAS) -Stop Sign Assist: Field Operational Test, ABA Study, and Vehicle Infrastructure Study Conclusion
  (06/2011)
• Itasca County Area Transportation Study, Phase II
  (04/2011)
• National Rural Road Safety Public Opinion Survey
  (09/2009)
• Itasca County Area Transportation Study
  (07/2009)
• In-Vehicle Decision Support to Reduce Crashes at Rural Thru-Stop Intersections
  (07/2009)
• Minnesota Horizontal Curve Safety Improvement Project
  (05/2009)
• Rural Intersection Collision Avoidance System (RICAS) Design, Integration and Project Management Services
  (02/2009)
• Assessment of Centerline Rumble Strips in Minnesota
  (01/2009)
• Advanced Dynamic LED Warning Signs for Rural Intersections Powered By Renewable Energy
  (02/2008)
• Investigation of Policy-Based Statewide Safety Measure Quantification
  (01/2008)
• Generational Perspectives on Teen and Older Drivers on Traffic Safety in Rural and Urban Communities
  (03/2007)
• Development of Flexural Vibration Inspection Equipment and Techniques to Rapidly Assess the Structural Health of Rural Bridge Systems; Phase II
  (09/2006)
• Investigating Rural Safety: A Minnesota Case Study
  (09/2006)
• Rural Safety, Health, and Emergency Response
  (09/2006)
• Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS)
  (08/2006)
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Minnesota Speed Management Program
  (10/2005)
• Rural and Urban Safety Cultures
  (07/2005)
• Toward A Multi-State Consensus on Rural Intersection Decision Support
  (01/2004)
• Guidelines for Using Rumble Strips
  (04/2003)
• Identification of Causal Factors and Potential Countermeasures for Fatal Rural Crashes
  (01/2003)
• Reducing Crashes at Controlled Rural Intersections
  (08/2000)