Urban Transportation

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• Impacts of Highway and Transitway Construction on Nearby Businesses (Research Brief)
  December 2023, CTS Research Brief 2023-02
• The Effects of Highway Improvement Projects on Nearby Business Activity
  August 2023, MnDOT 2023-30
• Impact of Speed Limit Changes on Urban Streets
  June 2023, MnDOT 2023-22
• COVID-19 Implications on Public Transportation: Understanding Post-Pandemic Transportation Needs, Behaviors, and Experiences
  November 2022, CTS 22-08
• Commercial Gentrification Along Twin Cities Transitway Corridors
  May 2022, CTS 22-02
• Estimation of Metro Freeway System Reliability and Resilience: Appendices
  February 2022, MnDOT 2022-01A
• Estimation of Metro Freeway System Reliability and Resilience
  February 2022, MnDOT 2022-01
• A Toolkit for Community Engagement in Transitway Planning (Research Brief)
  August 2021, CTS Research Brief 2021-02
• Transitway Impacts on Nearby Roads; Park-and-Ride Choices (Research Brief)
  August 2021, CTS Research Brief 2021-04
• TIRP Digital Engagement Platforms Spreadsheet
  March 2021, CTS 21-05 spreadsheet
• Addressing Accessibility and Equity Along Transitways: Toward a Mixed-Methods Toolkit - Part 2
  March 2021, CTS 21-05
• Impact of Transitways on Travel on Parallel and Adjacent Roads and Park-and-ride Facilities
  January 2021, CTS 21-03 and MnDOT 2021-03
• Local Contributions to State and Regional Transportation Facilities in Minnesota
  May 2020, MnDOT 2020-12
• Visualizing Transportation Happiness in the Minneapolis - St. Paul Region
  March 2020, CTS 20-05
• Challenges and opportunities of autonomous vehicles to urban planning: Investigation into transit and parking
  October 2019, CTS 19-30
• Task 12: ABC Ramps Outreach and Marketing Plan
  April 2019, ABC-Task 12
• Task 4: Demographics of the ABC Ramps
  April 2019, ABC-Task 4
• Task 2: History of ABC Ramps
  April 2019, ABC-Task 2
• Task 3: Corridor Review - Current and Planned
  April 2019, ABC-Task 3
• Task 5: Travel Demand Management Landscape
  April 2019, ABC-Task 5
• Task 6: Regional Stakeholder Transportation Goals
  April 2019, ABC-Task 6
• Task 8: Policy, Ordinance, Statute and Guidance Review
  April 2019, ABC-Task 8
• Task 9: Encouraging Carpooling, Biking, and Transit Use at the ABC Ramps
  April 2019, ABC-Task 9
• Task 10: Long Range Transportation Trends
  April 2019, ABC-Task 10
• The ABC Parking Ramps in Minneapolis: A Unique Past. A Visionary Future.
  March 2019, MnDOT 2019-13
• METRO A Line increases transit capacity and ridership without slowing traffic (Research Brief)
  March 2019, CTS Research Brief 2019-03
• Task 13: Transportation Options Implementation Plan
  March 2019, ABC-Task 13
• After Study of the Bus Rapid Transit 'A Line' Impacts
  December 2018, CTS 18-24_MnDOT 2018-35
• Task 11: Stakeholder Engagement Summary Report
  August 2018, ABC-Task 11
• Access Across America: Transit 2017
  June 2018, CTS 18-12
• Access Across America: Transit 2017 Methodology
  June 2018, CTS 18-13
• Access Across America: Auto 2016
  April 2018, CTS 18-08
• Access Across America: Transit 2016 Methodology
  November 2017, CTS 17-08
• Traffic Impacts of Bicycle Facilities
  June 2017, MnDOT 2017-23
• When and How Much Did the Green Line LRT Increase Single-Family Housing Values in St. Paul, Minnesota?
  May 2017, 10.1177/0739456X17707811
• Access Across America: Transit 2015
  December 2016, CTS 16-09
• Access Across America: Auto 2015
  September 2016, CTS 16-07
• The Impacts of Transportation Investment on Economic Growth in the Twin Cities
  June 2016, CTS 16-11
• Student Pass Program Provides Educational, Economic, and Societal Benefits (Research Brief)
  February 2016, CTS Research Brief 2016-01
• Assessing the Impacts of Student Transportation on Public Transit
  December 2015, Metro Transit 2015
• Access Across America: Walking 2014 Methodology
  May 2015, CTS 15-04
• Access Across America: Walking 2014
  May 2015, CTS 15-03
• SmarTrAC: A Smartphone Solution for Context-Aware Travel and Activity Capturing
  February 2015, 2015 SmarTrAC
• Rural and Small Urban Multimodal Alternatives for Minnesota
  November 2014, MnDOT 2014-42
• Access Across America: Transit 2014 Methodology
  September 2014, CTS 14-12
• Access Across America: Transit 2014
  September 2014, CTS 14-11
• Innovative Parking Pricing Demonstration in the Twin Cities: Introducing Flexibility and Incentives to Parking Contracts
  February 2014, CTS 14-02
• Nice Stations: An Exploration of Nice Ride Bike Share Accessibility and Station Choice
  February 2014, CTS 14-03
• Access Across America: Auto 2013
  April 2013, CTS 13-20
• Transportation Impact of Transitways: A Case Study of Hiawatha Light Rail Transit in Minneapolis
  March 2013, CTS 13-13
• Ridership and Pedestrian Impacts of Transitways: A Case Study of Hiawatha Light-Rail Transit in Minneapolis (Research Brief)
  March 2013, CTS Research Brief 2013-01
• Research Implementation of the SMART SIGNAL System on Trunk Highway (TH) 13
  February 2013, MnDOT 2013-06
• Access to Destinations: Annual Accessibility Measure for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
  November 2012, MnDOT 2012-34
• Vehicle Probe Based Real-Time Traffic Monitoring on Urban Roadway Networks
  October 2012, CTS 12-35
• How Affordable is Transportation?: A Context-Sensitive Framework (Research Brief)
  March 2012, CTS Research Brief 2012-02
• Dynamics of Cross-Sector Collaboration: Minnesota's Urban Partnership Agreement from Start to Finish
  February 2012, CTS 12-04
• Deployment of Practical Methods for Counting Bicycle and Pedestrian Use of a Transportation Facility
  January 2012, CTS 12-01
• Development of Freeway Operational Strategies with IRIS-in-Loop Simulation
  January 2012, MnDOT 2012-04
• Rationale for Funding a Feasibility Study for an Automated Rapid Transit Application in the Twin Cities
  September 2011, MnDOT 2011-17
• Funding China's Urban Infrastructure: Revenue Structure and Financing Approaches
  May 2011, CTS 11-10
• The Urban Partnership Agreement: A Comparative Study of Technology and Collaboration in Transportation Policy Implementation
  April 2011, CTS 11-07
• Study of Public Acceptance of Tolling with New Capacity and Credits: Concepts of FAST Miles and FEE Lanes
  July 2010, Mn/DOT 2010-27
• I-394 Phase II Planning Study
  July 2010, CTS 10-08
• 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
• Impacts of the Hiawatha Light Rail Line on Commercial and Industrial Property Values in Minneapolis
  June 2010, CTS 10-05
• Generational Perspective on Teen and Older Drivers on Traffic Safety in Rural and Urban Communities - Technical Summary
  October 2008, Mn/DOT 200836TS
• Examining the Impacts of Residential Self-Selection On Travel Behavior: Methodologies and Empirical Findings
  October 2008, CTS 08-24
• Generational Perspective on Teen and Older Drivers on Traffic Safety in Rural and Urban Communities
  September 2008, Mn/DOT 2008-36
• Asking the Right Questions About Transportation and Land Use: Access to Destinations Research Summary No. 1
  March 2007, CTS 07-03
• Minnesota Value Pricing Outreach and Education
  October 2006, MnDOT 2006-38
• Access to Destinations: Development of Accessibility Measures
  May 2006, MnDOT 2006-16
• Paths Through the Forest: Factors that Influence Transportation Corridor Success
  January 2004, 2004 Corridor
• St. Paul Central Corridor Study: Pierce Butler Industrial Redevelopment Parkway
  December 2003, CTS 03-08
• Design/Development Principles for Livable Suburban Arterial Roadways
  June 2001, MnDOT 2001-17
• Linking Light Rail Transit to the City: Six Neighborhood Station Districts
  August 1999, MnDOT 2000-01
• Bus Amenity Corridors: Shaping and Reshaping the Metropolitan Area by Designing for Bus Use
  March 1995, RTB-1995
• Commuter linkages among counties in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota
  September 1993, Mn/DOT 1994-02
• Urban Congestion Reduction for Energy Conservation: Control Strategies for Urban Street Systems: A State of the Art: Final Report
  January 1988, CTS 1988

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Active and Completed Projects

• Assessment of Travel-Time Reliability and Operational Resilience of Metro Freeway Corridors
  (08/2022)
• Assessing the Effects of Highway Improvements on Adjacent Businesses
  (06/2021)
• Transitway Development and Commercial Gentrification
  (09/2020)
• Impact of speed limit changes on urban streets
  (07/2020)
• COVID-19 Implications on Public Transportation: Understanding Post-Pandemic Travel Behavior Decision-Making Process among Downtown Minneapolis Commuters
  (06/2020)
• Addressing Accessibility and Equity along Transitways (Design)
  (12/2019)
• Managing the Growth of Last-mile Deliveries and Curb Space Demand
  (09/2019)
• Impact of Transitways on Travel on Parallel and Adjacent Roads and Park-and-ride Facilities
  (06/2019)
• Evaluation of Metro Freeway System Reliability and Resilience
  (04/2019)
• Evaluating the Impact of Local Expenditures on State and Regional Transportation Facilities
  (06/2018)
• Evaluation of Multimodal Transportation Networks through Shared Mobility Systems
  (03/2018)
• Examining the challenges and opportunities of autonomous vehicles to urban planning
  (03/2018)
• Urbanism Next
  (01/2018)
• Connecting the Smart-City Paradigm with a Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Systems Framework to Advance Equity in Communities
  (01/2018)
• After Study of the Bus Rapid Transit 'A Line' Impacts
  (05/2017)
• Measuring Travel Happiness in Shenzhen: Framework and Application.
  (04/2017)
• ABC Ramps Transportation Options
  (10/2016)
• ABC Ramps Transportation Options
  (10/2016)
• Green Line LRT and Housing Price
  (10/2016)
• SRN: Integrated Urban Infrastructure Solutions for Environmentally Sustainable, Healthy and Livable Cities
  (07/2015)
• The Impacts of Transportation Investments on Economic Growth in the Twin Cities
  (09/2014)
• Assessing the Impacts of Student Transportation on City Buses and Trains
  (07/2014)
• Traffic Impacts of Bicycle Facilities
  (07/2014)
• SmarTrAC: A Smartphone Solution for Travel and Activity Capturing
  (06/2013)
• Sensing for HOV/HOT Lanes Enforcement
  (03/2014)
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of ATM Messages Used During Incidents
  (09/2013)
• I-35E MnPASS Extenstion Land Use and Transit Enhancement Study
  (08/2013)
• Demand Focused Smart Energy Management in End User Environments for Sustainable Cities
  (01/2013)
• Multimodalism for Small Cities
  (09/2012)
• NiceStations: Optimally Locating NiceRide Minnesota Bike Share Stations
  (07/2012)
• Determination of Effective Impervious Area in Urban Watersheds
  (06/2012)
• Annual Accessibility Measure for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region
  (09/2011)
• Evaluating Twin Cities Transitways' Performance and their Interaction with Traffic on Neighboring Major Roads
  (07/2011)
• Transportation, Environmental, and Health Impacts of Transitways: A Case Study of the Hiawatha Line
  (12/2010)
• Viability and Benefits of Automated Rapid Transit for Minnesota
  (06/2010)
• Deployment of Practical Methods for Counting Bicycling and Pedestrian Use of a Transportation Facility
  (03/2010)
• Research Implementation of the SMART-Signal System on TH13
  (12/2009)
• Personal Rapid Transportation Forum
  (10/2009)
• From Start to Finish: Cross-Sector Collaboration and the Urban Partnership Agreement - FY10 TechPlan
  (10/2009)
• Development of Freeway Management and Operational Strategies with IRIS-In-LOOP Simulation
  (10/2009)
• How Affordable is Transportation? An Accessibility-Based Evaluation
  (09/2009)
• Vehicle Probe Based Real-time Traffic Monitoring on Urban Roadway Networks
  (09/2009)
• Innovative Parking Pricing Demonstration Project - Phase II
  (08/2009)
• Linking Transportation Initiatives with Urban Design Options: The University-Cedar Avenue Station
  (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)
• Minnesota UPA Telework Component
  (09/2008)
• The Urban Partnership Agreement: A Comparative Study of Technology and Collaboration in Transportation Policy Implementation- FY09 Tech Plan
  (08/2008)
• Value of Reliability
  (05/2008)
• III-CXT: Spatio-temporal Graph Databases for Transportation Science
  (08/2007)
• Generational Perspectives on Teen and Older Drivers on Traffic Safety in Rural and Urban Communities
  (03/2007)
• Examining the Impacts of Residential Self-selection on Travel Behavior: Methodologies and Empirical Findings
  (01/2007)
• The Use of Video Feedback in Urban Teen Driving
  (07/2006)
• I-394 MnPASS: Enforcement, Planning, Outreach and Education
  (05/2006)
• Rural and Urban Safety Cultures
  (07/2005)
• Urban Development Effects on Runoff and Receiving Stream Temperatures
  (03/2005)
• In-Depth Examination of Urban Corridor Development
  (09/2003)
• Minnesota Value Pricing Outreach and Education
  (03/2003)
• Major Transportation Systems, the Space In Between and Livable Cities
  (12/2000)
• Design/Development Principles for Livable Suburban Arterial Roadways
  (12/1999)
• Linking the LRT to the City: The Hiawatha Districts
  (08/1998)
• Using Transportation to Recycle, Revitalize, and Reconfigure the Post Industrial City
  (09/1997)
• North I-35W Corridor Study
  (07/1997)
• Bus Amenity Corridors: Structuring Transit Friendly Cities and Suburbs
  (01/1995)