Transit Planning

Research Reports

• Understanding Post-COVID Safety Concerns Toward the Use of Transit and Shared Mobility in Greater Minnesota
  April 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-16
• Rural Community Transit Strategies: Building on, Expanding, and Enhancing Existing Assets and Programs
  February 2023, Report no. MnDOT 2023-08
• Integrating Parking & Transit for Sustainable Mobility: FlexPass Parking at ABC Ramps Project (Research Brief)
  January 2023, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2023-01
• Parking FlexPass at ABC Ramps: Integrating Parking and Transit Options for Sustainable Mobility
  December 2022, Report no. CTS 22-11
• COVID-19 Implications on Public Transportation: Understanding Post-Pandemic Transportation Needs, Behaviors, and Experiences
  November 2022, Report no. CTS 22-08
• Funding Shared Mobility as an Extension of Existing Public Transit Services
  October 2022, Report no. CTS 22-09
• Commercial Gentrification Along Twin Cities Transitway Corridors
  May 2022, Report no. CTS 22-02
• Transitway Impacts on Nearby Roads; Park-and-Ride Choices (Research Brief)
  August 2021, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2021-04
• Transitway Buildout Improves Accessibility to Nonwork Destinations (Research Brief)
  August 2021, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2021-03
• A Toolkit for Community Engagement in Transitway Planning (Research Brief)
  August 2021, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2021-02
• TIRP Digital Engagement Platforms Spreadsheet
  March 2021, Report no. CTS 21-05 spreadsheet
• Addressing Accessibility and Equity Along Transitways: Toward a Mixed-Methods Toolkit - Part 2
  March 2021, Report no. CTS 21-05
• Study measures job access for Twin Cities transitway scenarios (Research Brief)
  February 2021, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2021-01
• Impact of Transitways on Travel on Parallel and Adjacent Roads and Park-and-ride Facilities
  January 2021, Report no. CTS 21-03 and MnDOT 2021-03
• Addressing Accessibility and Equity Along Transitways: Toward a Mixed Methods Toolkit - Part 1
  January 2021, Report no. CTS 21-04
• Smartphone-Based Interventions for Sustainable Travel Behavior: The University of Minnesota Parking Contract Holder Study
  October 2020, Report no. CTS 20-13
• Transitway Investment: Higher GDP, Job Growth, and Accessibility (Research Brief)
  July 2020, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2020-02
• Value of Transitways to Regional Economies: National and Twin Cities Perspectives
  April 2020, Report no. CTS 20-08
• Accessibility Evaluation of Transitways in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region
  April 2020, Report no. CTS 20-06
• Planning for Disruption: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
  September 2019, Report no. CTS 19-28
• Maximizing the benefits of transitways in areas of concentrated poverty (Research Brief)
  May 2019, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2019-05
• Can better connections increase transitway ridership? (Research Brief)
  April 2019, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2019-04
• Accessibility and Behavior Impacts of Bus-Highway System Interactions
  April 2019, Report no. MnDOT 2019-17
• Multimodal Connections with Transitways: Ridership, Access Mode, and Route Choice Implications
  March 2019, Report no. CTS 19-04
• METRO A Line increases transit capacity and ridership without slowing traffic (Research Brief)
  March 2019, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2019-03
• Those Who Need It Most: Maximizing Transit Accessibility and Removing Barriers to Employment in Areas of Concentrated Poverty
  March 2019, Report no. CTS 19-05
• After Study of the Bus Rapid Transit 'A Line' Impacts
  December 2018, Report no. CTS 18-24_MnDOT 2018-35
• TRANSIT SERVICE FREQUENCY APP: A Global Transit Innovations (GTI) Data System
  November 2018, Report no. CTS 18-24
• 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
• A Tool for Designing MnPASS Access Spacing
  March 2018, Report no. MnDOT 2018-11
• Walking Tolerance of Transitway Park-and-Ride Users (Research Brief)
  March 2018, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2018-02
• Strategies for Achieving Transit-Oriented Development (Research Brief)
  March 2018, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2018-03
• Access Across America: Transit 2016 Methodology
  November 2017, Report no. CTS 17-08
• Access Across America: Transit 2016
  November 2017, Report no. CTS 17-07
• Specific Strategies for Transit-Oriented Development: Applying National Lessons to the Twin Cities - Phase 2
  November 2017, Report no. CTS 17-09
• Public/Private Partnerships in Transit: Case Studies and Analysis
  October 2017, Report no. MCOTA 17-04
• When and How Much Did the Green Line LRT Increase Single-Family Housing Values in St. Paul, Minnesota?
  May 2017, Report no. Journal of Planning Education and Research
• Metro Transit Service Reliability Measures Assessment
  April 2017, Report no. Contract 14I072
• Linking the Unemployed to Jobs: Integrated Transit Planning and Workforce Development (Research Brief)
  June 2016, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2016-04
• Job Growth Impacts of Bus Rapid Transit (Research Brief)
  May 2016, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2016-02
• Spatial and Skills Mismatch of Unemployment and Job Vacancies
  May 2016, Report no. CTS 16-05
• Perception of Waiting Time at Transit Stops and Stations
  February 2016, Report no. CTS 16-01
• Student Pass Program Provides Educational, Economic, and Societal Benefits (Research Brief)
  February 2016, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2016-01
• Economic Development Impacts of Bus Rapid Transit
  January 2016, Report no. CTS 16-02
• National Transit Map - United States: Methodology Report
  December 2015, Report no. CTS 15-12
• Assessing the Impacts of Student Transportation on Public Transit
  December 2015, Report no.
• The Influences of the Hiawatha LRT on Changes in Travel Behavior: A Retrospective Study on Movers
  November 2015, Report no. CTS 15-10
• Perception of Waiting Time at Transit Stops and Stations (Research Brief)
  August 2015, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2015-02
• Real Estate Development Impacts of Transitway Funding Announcements (Research Brief)
  August 2015, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2015-01-V2
• Evaluating Twin Cities Transitways Performance and their Interaction with Traffic on Neighboring Major Roads
  March 2015, Report no. MnDOT 2015-09
• The Impacts of LRT and Neighborhood Characteristics on Auto Ownership (Research Brief)
  January 2015, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2014-02
• Access Across America: Transit 2014 Methodology
  September 2014, Report no. CTS 14-12
• Access Across America: Transit 2014
  September 2014, Report no. CTS 14-11
• Innovative Parking Pricing Demonstration in the Twin Cities: Introducing Flexibility and Incentives to Parking Contracts
  February 2014, Report no. CTS 14-02
• A Fast, Auction-Based Algorithm for Paratransit Vehicle Assignment
  September 2013, Report no. CTS 13-28
• Achieving System-Level, Transit-Oriented Jobs-Housing Balance: Perspectives of Twin Cities Developers and Business Leaders
  August 2013, Report no. CTS 13-24
• Spurring Private-Sector Development Along Transit Corridors (Research Brief)
  August 2013, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2013-02
• Bike, Bus, and Beyond: Extending Cyclopath to Enable Multi- Modal Routing
  July 2013, Report no. MnDOT 2013-19
• Mitigating Highway Construction Impacts Through the Use of Transit
  May 2013, Report no. MnDOT 2013-13
• Ridership and Pedestrian Impacts of Transitways: A Case Study of Hiawatha Light-Rail Transit in Minneapolis (Research Brief)
  March 2013, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2013-01
• Transportation Impact of Transitways: A Case Study of Hiawatha Light Rail Transit in Minneapolis
  March 2013, Report no. CTS 13-13
• Bus Driver Intersection Task Analysis: Investigation of Bus-Pedestrian Crashes
  January 2013, Report no. CTS 13-04
• Assessing Neighborhood and Social Influences of Transit Corridors (Research Brief)
  October 2012, Report no. CTS 2012-05
• Maximizing the Benefits of Transitway Investment (Research Summary)
  September 2012, Report no. CTS 12-16PS
• Maximizing the Benefits of Transitway Investment (Final report)
  September 2012, Report no. CTS 12-16
• Assessing Neighborhood and Social Influences of Transit Corridors
  July 2012, Report no. CTS 12-19
• Maximizing the Benefits of Transitway Investment (Research Brief)
  May 2012, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2012-03
• 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. SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-1005
• How Affordable is Transportation?: A Context-Sensitive Framework (Research Brief)
  March 2012, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2012-02
• Field Testing and Evaluation of a Wireless-Based Transit Signal Priority System
  October 2011, Report no. CTS 11-25
• Data-Driven Support Tools for Transit Data Analysis, Scheduling and Planning
  July 2011, Report no. CTS 11-15
• A High Accuracy Vehicle Positioning System Implemented in a Lane Assistance System when GPS Is Unavailable
  July 2011, Report no. CTS 11-18
• How Affordable is Transportation? A Context-Sensitive Framework
  May 2011, Report no. CTS 11-12
• Dual Frequency, Carrier Phase Differential GPS Augmentation
  May 2011, Report no. CTS 11-09
• Impacts of the Hiawatha Light-Rail Line on Commercial & Industrial Property Values in Minneapolis: A Transitway Impacts Research Program (TIRP) Research Brief
  July 2010, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2010-03
• Impact of Twin Cities Transitways on Regional Labor Market Accessibility: A Transportation Equity Perspective
  June 2010, Report no. CTS 10-06
• Impacts of the Hiawatha Light Rail Line on Commercial and Industrial Property Values in Minneapolis
  June 2010, Report no. CTS 10-05
• How Light-Rail Transit Improves Job Access for Low-Wage Workers (Research Brief)
  March 2010, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2010-02
• The Hiawatha Line: Impacts on Land Use and Residential Housing Value
  February 2010, Report no. CTS 10-09
• Transitway Data Management Project
  January 2010, Report no. CTS 10-03
• Estimating Running Time and Demand for a Bus Rapid Transit Corridor
  December 2009, Report no. CTS 09-24
• Understanding the Impacts of Transitways: Demographic and Behavioral Differences between Hiawatha Light-Rail and Other Transit Riders
  October 2009, Report no. CTS 09-16
• The Hiawatha Line: Impacts on Land Use and Residential Housing Value (Research Brief)
  October 2009, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2009-02
• Demographic and Behavioral Differences between Hiawatha Light-Rail and Other Transit Riders (Research Brief)
  October 2009, Report no. CTS Research Brief 2009-01
• Superbus Phase I: Accessory Loads Onboard a Parallel Hybrid-Electric City Bus
  August 2009, Report no. CTS 09-23
• A Bus Signal Priority System Using Automatic Vehicle Location / Global Position Systems and Wireless Communication Systems
  December 2008, Report no. CTS 08-18
• Improving Carsharing and Transit Service with ITS
  September 2008, Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-43
• Advanced BRT Volume II: Innovative Technologies for Dedicated Roadways
  June 2008, Report no. CTS 08-07
• Multi-Camera Monitoring of Human Activities at Critical Transportation Infrastructure Sites
  June 2008, Report no. CTS 08-08
• Advanced BRT Volume I: Innovative Technologies for Dedicated Roadways
  March 2008, Report no. CTS 08-06
• Using Archived ITS Data to Improve Transit Performance and Management
  October 2007, Report no. Mn/DOT 2007-44
• Improving transportation services for disadvantaged populations
  December 2003, Report no. FTA-MN-26-7004
• City Rebuilding: The University Avenue Bus Corridor
  October 1997, Report no. CTS 05-13
• Bus Amenity Corridors: Shaping and Reshaping the Metropolitan Area by Designing for Bus Use
  March 1995, Report no. None
• Underground Station Design Issues for Light Rail Transit in the Twin Cities Geology
  January 1992, Report no. Regional Transit Center
• Techniques for Rural Transit Service Design
  August 1991, Report no. MPC Report
• Transit system monitoring and design
  January 1990, Report no. Mn/DOT 1994-17
• An Examination of the Potential to Reduce the Cost of an Underground LRT Alignment through Geologic Planning and Technological Innovation : Phase I
  September 1987, Report no. None

Active and Completed Research Projects

• Value of Dedicated Right-of-Way: Transit Service Reliability and User Impacts
  (07/2023), Status: Active
• Western Minnesota Contactless Payment Project
  (12/2022), Status: Active
• The values of dedicated right of way to transit ridership and carbon emissions
  (06/2022), Status: Active
• Exploring Shared Mobility Public-Private Partnerships
  (02/2022), Status: Active
• Funding shared mobility services as an extension of existing public transit services
  (02/2022), Status: Completed
• Transfer Behavior and Off-Peak Commutes
  (07/2021), Status: Active
• Rural Community Transit Strategies
  (07/2021), Status: Completed
• Designing an autonomous service to cover transit last mile in low-density areas
  (06/2021), Status: Active
• Understanding post-COVID safety concerns towards the use of transit, shared mobility, and connected and automated vehicles in Greater Minnesota
  (10/2020), Status: Completed
• Transitway Development and Commercial Gentrification
  (09/2020), Status: Completed
• Incremental Transition to Electric Transit Systems: Evaluation, Planning, and Operations
  (06/2020), Status: Completed
• COVID-19 Implications on Public Transportation: Understanding Post-Pandemic Travel Behavior Decision-Making Process among Downtown Minneapolis Commuters
  (06/2020), Status: Completed
• Research Paper on the Role of Transportation in Addressing Social Isolation in Older Adults
  (03/2020), Status: Completed
• Addressing Accessibility and Equity along Transitways (Design)
  (12/2019), Status: Completed
• Parking FlexPass at ABC Ramps: Integrating Parking and Transit Options for Sustainable Mobility
  (10/2019), Status: Completed
• Addressing Accessibility and Equity along Transitways
  (09/2019), Status: Completed
• Addressing Accessibility and Equity along Transitways (MN Met Council)
  (09/2019), Status: Completed
• Minnesota Council of Transportation Access, 2020-2021
  (07/2019), Status: Completed
• Impact of Transitways on Travel on Parallel and Adjacent Roads and Park-and-ride Facilities
  (06/2019), Status: Completed
• Transit Program Allocation: Experiences across State and Recommendations for Minnesota
  (02/2019), Status: Completed
• National Accessibility Evaluation, 2018-2019
  (10/2018), Status: Completed
• Value of Transitways to Regional Economies: National and Twin Cities Perspectives
  (10/2018), Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Multimodal Transportation Networks through Shared Mobility Systems
  (03/2018), Status: Completed
• The Road Towards Equity in the Twin Cities: Envisioning the future of Vehicle Automation, Job Access and Equity in the 21st Century
  (03/2018), Status: Completed
• Multimodal Connections with Transitways: Ridership, Access Mode, and Route Choice Implications - Phase II Analysis and Documentation
  (11/2017), Status: Completed
• After Study of the Bus Rapid Transit 'A Line' Impacts
  (05/2017), Status: Completed
• Measuring Travel Happiness in Shenzhen: Framework and Application.
  (04/2017), Status: Completed
• Full-Day Accessibility Evaluation of Transit Systems Using GPS-Based Location Data
  (03/2017), Status: Completed
• Green Line LRT and Housing Price
  (10/2016), Status: Completed
• Smartphone-Based Interventions for Sustainable Travel Behavior
  (10/2016), Status: Completed
• Metro Transit Bus Operator Workforce Optimization
  (09/2016), Status: Completed
• Accessibility and Behavior Impacts of Bus-Highway System Interactions
  (06/2016), Status: Completed
• Modeling Reliability of Multimodal Transportation Networks
  (05/2016), Status: Completed
• Metro Transit Service Reliability Measures Assessment
  (01/2016), Status: Completed
• Those who Need it Most: Maximizing Transit Accessibility and Removing Barriers to Employment in Areas of Concentrated Poverty (Phase 3-Hennepin County)
  (12/2015), Status: Completed
• Develop a Tool to Determine MnPASS Access Spacing
  (11/2015), Status: Completed
• Specific Strategies for Achieving Transit-Oriented Economic Development: Applying National Lessons to the Twin Cities -- Phase 2
  (11/2015), Status: Completed
• Exploring Walking Tolerance of Transitway Users
  (04/2015), Status: Completed
• Spatial and Skills Mismatch of Unemployment and Job Vacancies: Opportunities for Integrated Transit and Workforce Development
  (01/2015), Status: Completed
• The Effects of Transitways on Auto Ownership and Auto Use: Evidence from the Hiawatha LRT
  (09/2014), Status: Completed
• Specific Strategies for Achieving Transit-Oriented Economic Development: Applying National Lessons to the Twin Cities -- Phase 1
  (08/2014), Status: Completed
• Assessing the Impacts of Student Transportation on City Buses and Trains
  (07/2014), Status: Completed
• Economic Development Impacts of Bus Rapid Transit
  (03/2014), Status: Completed
• The Anticipation of Rail Transit and Real Estate Development: Evidence from Green Line in St. Paul
  (02/2014), Status: Completed
• New Jersey Transit Disparity Study
  (01/2014), Status: Completed
• Human Services Research and Transportation Planning
  (09/2013), Status: Completed
• I-35E MnPASS Extenstion Land Use and Transit Enhancement Study
  (08/2013), Status: Completed
• Sustainability for Superbus
  (06/2013), Status: Completed
• Exploring Strategies for Promoting Modal Shifts to Transitways
  (05/2013), Status: Completed
• Enabling the Next Generation of Super Hybrid Transit Bus
  (01/2013), Status: Completed
• Transit Station and Stop Design and Travel Time Perceptions
  (11/2012), Status: Completed
• Economic Benefits of Transportation Service Coordination in Minnesota: Case Studies
  (08/2012), Status: Completed
• The Impact of Light Rail Transit (LRT) on Sustainable Travel and Obesity
  (07/2012), Status: Completed
• Communications and Outreach Support for the Minnesota Council on Transportation Access, FY12
  (12/2011), Status: Completed
• How Do We Keep People on Rural Transit After the Construction Project Ends?
  (10/2011), Status: Completed
• Bus Driver Intersection Task Analysis: Investigation of Bus-Pedestrian Crashes
  (07/2011), Status: Completed
• Research on How to Achieve System-Level, Transit-Oriented Jobs-Housing Balance
  (07/2011), Status: Completed
• Evaluating Twin Cities Transitways' Performance and their Interaction with Traffic on Neighboring Major Roads
  (07/2011), Status: Completed
• Itasca County Area Transportation Study, Phase II
  (04/2011), Status: Completed
• A Fast, Action-Based Algorithm for Paratransit Vehicle Assignment
  (02/2011), Status: Completed
• Transportation, Environmental, and Health Impacts of Transitways: A Case Study of the Hiawatha Line
  (12/2010), Status: Completed
• Enterprising Twin Cities Transitways: Regional Competitiveness and Social Equity in an Integrated Land Use and Transit Context
  (10/2010), Status: Completed
• Bike, Bus, and Beyond: Extending Cyclopath to Enable Multi-Modal Routing
  (07/2010), Status: Completed
• Worker Earnings, Commuting, and Labor Force Participation in Minnesota Counties
  (07/2010), Status: Completed
• Assessing Neighborhood and Social Influences of Transit Corridors
  (02/2010), Status: Completed
• System Analysis for Public Transit - Developing Data-Driven Support Tools for Transit Planning and Scheduling
  (12/2009), Status: Completed
• Personal Rapid Transportation Forum
  (10/2009), Status: Completed
• How Affordable is Transportation? An Accessibility-Based Evaluation
  (09/2009), Status: Completed
• Innovative Parking Pricing Demonstration Project - Phase II
  (08/2009), Status: Completed
• Itasca County Area Transportation Study
  (07/2009), Status: Completed
• Workforce Planning for Transit Operations
  (07/2009), Status: Completed
• Transitway Data Management Project
  (04/2009), Status: Completed
• Value-added: Impacts of the Proximity to Transitway Stations on Commercial Property Values
  (04/2009), Status: Completed
• Impact of Twin Cities Transitways on Regional Labor Market Accessibility: A Transportation Equity Perspective
  (11/2008), Status: Completed
• Bus Signal Priority Based on GPS and Wireless Communications (Phase III) - Bus to Roadside Infrastructure Communications Framework for Intelligent Transit Applications
  (10/2008), Status: Completed
• Mining Bus Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and Automatic Passenger Count (APC) Database for Intelligent Transit Applications
  (09/2008), Status: Completed
• Understanding Transportation Impacts of Transitways: Demographic and Behavioral Differences between Transitway Riders and Other Transit Riders
  (01/2008), Status: Completed
• Technology for Transit: Lane Guidance for Shoulder-running Buses
  (11/2007), Status: Completed
• Guidance Augmentation using VPS for Transit Applications: Year 2 of 2
  (09/2007), Status: Completed
• Super Bus Project Phase I: Energy Audit
  (07/2007), Status: Completed
• Economic Impacts of Transitways, Part 1: The Hiawatha Light Rail Line
  (07/2007), Status: Completed
• GPS Augmentation for Robust Lane Assistance on Cedar Avenue in Support of the Urban Partnership Agreement
  (07/2007), Status: Completed
• Improving Car-sharing and Transit Service with ITS
  (12/2006), Status: Completed
• Guidance Augmentation Using VPS for Transit Applications
  (08/2006), Status: Completed
• Examining the Success of Bus Only Shoulder Lanes
  (08/2006), Status: Completed
• Identifying Physical Opportunities and Barriers for Transit in MNPass I-394 Corridor
  (08/2006), Status: Completed
• Using Archived ITS Data To Improve Transit Performance and Management
  (07/2006), Status: Completed
• Estimating Running Time and Demand for a Bus Rapid Transit Corridor
  (07/2006), Status: Completed
• Impacts of Bus Rapid Transit on West Broadway Neighborhoods in North Minneapolis
  (07/2005), Status: Completed
• Multi-Camera Monitoring of Human Activities at Critical Transportation Infrastructure Sites
  (07/2005), Status: Completed
• Studying the Needs of the Transportation Disadvantaged: Elderly and Developmentally Disabled
  (01/2005), Status: Completed
• Bus Signal Priority on GPS and Wireless Communications - Phase II
  (09/2004), Status: Completed
• Bus Signal Priority Based on GPS and Wireless Communications
  (09/2004), Status: Completed
• Mass Transit Surveillance and Early Warning System
  (08/2004), Status: Completed
• Understanding the Potential Market of Metro Transit's Ridership and Services
  (03/2004), Status: Completed
• Capacity Expansion in the Twin Cities: The Roads-transit Balance
  (02/2004), Status: Completed
• User Perspectives on Location Efficient Mortgages and Car Sharing
  (12/2002), Status: Completed
• Recognition of Human Activity in Metro Transit Spaces
  (11/2002), Status: Completed
• Advanced BRT: Innovative Technologies for Dedicated Roadways
  (07/2002), Status: Completed
• Urban Design, Transportation, Environment and Urban Growth: Transit-Supportive Urban Design Impacts on Suburban Land Use and Transportation
  (02/2001), Status: Completed
• Bus Rapid Transit Technologies: Assisting Drivers Operating Buses on Road Shoulders
  (09/2000), Status: Completed
• Linking Freeway Bus Service to Freeway Routes: The I-35W Challenge
  (04/1998), Status: Completed
• Bus Lines as Economic Development Corridors: Retrofitting Bus Lines on Urban Highways
  (07/1996), Status: Completed
• Rollover Protection and Wheelchair Securement: Assessment
  (07/1996), Status: Completed
• Human Factors for Transitway Safety Improvement
  (10/1995), Status: Completed
• Bus Amenity Corridors: Structuring Transit Friendly Cities and Suburbs
  (01/1995), Status: Completed