2011

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• Innovative Technologies for Lifetime Extension of an Aging Inventory of Vulnerable Bridges
  December 2011 Report no. CTS 11-27
• ITS and Locational Privacy: Suggestions for Peaceful Coexistence
  October 2011 Report no. CTS 11-21
• Enhancement and Field Test Evaluation of New Battery-Less Wireless Traffic Sensors
  October 2011 Report no. CTS 11-22
• Suggested Design and Management Techniques for Enhancing Public Engagement in Transportation Policymaking
  October 2011 Report no. CTS 11-24
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation - Supporting Safety in Snowplow Design (October 2011)
  October 2011 Report no. CTS 11-23
• Field Testing and Evaluation of a Wireless-Based Transit Signal Priority System
  October 2011 Report no. CTS 11-25
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phase III Report
  October 2011 Report no. CTS 11-26
• Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program Community-Wide Evaluation Study (Research Brief)
  October 2011 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2011-03
• Synthesis of Performance Testing of Asphalt Concrete
  September 2011 Report no. MnDOT 2011-22
• Rationale for Funding a Feasibility Study for an Automated Rapid Transit Application in the Twin Cities
  September 2011 Report no. MnDOT 2011-17
• Development of Techniques to Quantify Effective Impervious Cover
  September 2011 Report no. CTS 11-20
• Performance Assessment of Oversized Culverts to Accommodate Fish Passage
  August 2011 Report no. MnDOT 2011-19
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phase II Report
  August 2011 Report no. CTS 11-19
• From Fuel Taxes to Mileage-Based User Fees: Rationale, Technology, and Transitional Issues
  August 2011 Report no. CTS 11-16
• Optimal Contract Mechanism Design for Performance-Based Contracts
  August 2011 Report no. MnDOT 2011-18
• Response Modification for Enhanced Operation and Safety of Bridges
  August 2011 Report no. CTS 11-14
• In-Vehicle Decision Support to Reduce Crashes at Rural Thru-Stop Intersections
  August 2011 Report no. CTS 11-17
• 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
• Development of Mobile Accessible Pedestrian Signals (MAPS) for Blind Pedestrians at Signalized Intersections
  June 2011 Report no. CTS 11-11
• Minnesota Low Carbon Fuels Standard Study
  June 2011 Report no. Contract B24112
• How Affordable is Transportation? A Context-Sensitive Framework
  May 2011 Report no. CTS 11-12
• Funding China's Urban Infrastructure: Revenue Structure and Financing Approaches
  May 2011 Report no. CTS 11-10
• Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program Evaluation Study, Phase 2
  May 2011 Report no. CTS 11-13
• Usability Evaluation of a Smart Phone-based Teen Driver Support System (TDSS)
  May 2011 Report no. MnDOT 2011-13
• Dual Frequency, Carrier Phase Differential GPS Augmentation
  May 2011 Report no. CTS 11-09
• A New Approach to Understanding and Measuring Transportation and Land Use: An Access to Destinations Study Research Brief
  May 2011 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2011-02
• Potential Viability of Automated Rapid Transit at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport
  May 2011 Report no. MnDOT 2011-14
• Counting Empty Parking Spots at Truck Stops Using Computer Vision
  May 2011 Report no. CTS 11-08
• The Urban Partnership Agreement: A Comparative Study of Technology and Collaboration in Transportation Policy Implementation
  April 2011 Report no. CTS 11-07
• Funding Surface Transportation in Minnesota: Past, Present and Prospects (Research Brief)
  March 2011 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2011-01
• Development of the Next Generation Stratified Ramp Metering Algorithm Based on Freeway Density
  March 2011 Report no. CTS 11-05
• Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Concept of Operations in ITS Applications
  March 2011 Report no. CTS 11-06
• Assessment and Recommendations for the Operation of Standard Sumps as Best Management Practice for Stormwater Treatment (Volume 1)
  February 2011 Report no. MnDOT 2011-08
• Advancing Public Interest in Public-Private Partnership of State Highway Development
  February 2011 Report no. MnDOT 2011-09
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation - Supporting Safety in Snowplow Design (February 2011)
  February 2011 Report no. CTS 11-04
• Evaluation of Buffer Width on Hydrologic Function, Water Quality, and Ecological Integrity of Wetlands
  February 2011 Report no. MnDOT 2011-06
• Low-Cost Portable Video-Based Queue Detection for Work- Zone Safety
  January 2011 Report no. CTS 11-02
• Development of the Next Generation Metro-Wide Simulation Models for the Twin Cities' Metropolitan Area: Mesoscopic Modeling
  January 2011 Report no. CTS 11-03
• Update of a Web-Based Economic Impact Calculator for Small and Medium-Sized Airports and a Study of the Economic Impact of Minnesota Airports
  January 2011 Report no. CTS 11-01

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• Robotic Roadway Message and Symbol Painter Implementation
  (12/2011) Status: Completed
• Advanced LED Warning Signs for Rural Intersections Powered by Renewable Energy (ALERT System): Phase II
  (12/2011) Status: Completed
• Metropolitan Travel Survey Archive; Phase 4
  (12/2011) Status: Completed
• Communications and Outreach Support for the Minnesota Council on Transportation Access, FY12
  (12/2011) Status: Completed
• Impacts of Minnesota's Primary Seat Belt Law
  (12/2011) Status: Completed
• Bike-Share Station Local Economic Activity Study
  (12/2011) Status: Completed
• MnDOT Context Sensitive Solutions and Advanced Flexibility in Design Workshops, Webinars and Forum - Fiscal Year 2012
  (11/2011) Status: Completed
• Identifying Issues Related to Deployment of Automated Speed Enforcement - FY12 TechPlan
  (11/2011) Status: Completed
• Implementation of Pavement Evaluation Tools
  (11/2011) Status: Completed
• Use of Non-Woven Fabric Interlayer for Unbonded Concrete Overlays
  (11/2011) Status: Completed
• Testing and Development of Smartphone Applications for Bicycle Route Tracking - FY12 TechPlan
  (11/2011) Status: Completed
• Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee - Fiscal Year 2012
  (11/2011) Status: Completed
• Instrumentation of Navistar Truck for Data Collection
  (11/2011) Status: Completed
• Matrix (Partially Grouted) Riprap Lab Flume Study
  (11/2011) Status: Completed
• Performance Based Measurement of Optimum Moisture for Soil Compaction
  (10/2011) Status: Completed
• Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance Board Support- Fiscal Year 2012-2013
  (10/2011) Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Administration and Outreach- 2011-2012
  (10/2011) Status: Completed
• Methodologies for Counting Bicyclists and Pedestrians in Minnesota: An Integrated Approach to Measuring and Modeling Non-motorized Traffic
  (10/2011) Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Regional Workshops- 2012-2013
  (10/2011) Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Conference- 2011-2012
  (10/2011) Status: Completed
• Planning and Implementation of Complete Streets at Multiple Scales
  (10/2011) Status: Completed
• Mn/DOT RSS Report Publication Services, FY12
  (10/2011) Status: Completed
• Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Field Operational Test
  (10/2011) Status: Completed
• How Do We Keep People on Rural Transit After the Construction Project Ends?
  (10/2011) Status: Completed
• Guidelines for Local Concrete Infrastructure and Updating the State Aid Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Best Practices Manual (2006)
  (09/2011) Status: Completed
• Operational Research Program for Local Transportation Groups, 2012
  (09/2011) Status: Completed
• Development of Active Traffic Management Strategies for Minnesota Freeway Corridors with Enhanced Variable Speed Limit Control System
  (09/2011) Status: Completed
• Video Detection and Classification of Pedestrian Events at Roundabouts and Crosswalks
  (09/2011) Status: Completed
• Improved Approach to Enforcement of Road Weight Restrictions
  (09/2011) Status: Completed
• Investigation of Shear Distribution Factors in Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges
  (09/2011) Status: Completed
• Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), 2012
  (09/2011) Status: Completed
• Mitigating Run-Off-Road Crashes: Multimodal Interventions
  (09/2011) Status: Completed
• Annual Accessibility Measure for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region
  (09/2011) Status: Completed
• Hand Images in Virtual Spatial Collaboration for Traffic Incident and Disaster Management
  (08/2011) Status: Completed
• Improving Freeway Traffic Speed Estimation Using High Resolution Loop Detector Data
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Evaluating Twin Cities Transitways' Performance and their Interaction with Traffic on Neighboring Major Roads
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Research on How to Achieve System-Level, Transit-Oriented Jobs-Housing Balance
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Bus Driver Intersection Task Analysis: Investigation of Bus-Pedestrian Crashes
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Continued Field Testing and Refinement of Novel Water and Ice Sensor Systems on Bridge Decks - FY12 NATSRL
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Limited Deployment of Friction Measurement and Applicator Control Systems for Winter Road Maintenance
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Field Study of Driver Behavior at Flashing Yellow Arrow vs Green Ball Permitted Left-Turn Indications
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Thermal Imaging-based Driver Alert System with Real-time Mapping of Roadside Deer Locations - FY12 NATSRL
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Improve the Safety and Efficiency of Roadway Maintenance Phase II: Developing a Vision Guidance System for the Robotic Roadway Message Painter - FY12 NATSRL
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• An Onboard Virtual Rumble-Strip Based Operation for Road Departure Warning Phase II - FY12 NATSRL
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• A Prototype System for Chemical Hydrogen Generation and Storage for Operating ITS Devices - FY12 NATSRL
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Spatial Cognition of the Blind and Visually Impaired While Using a Mobile Accessible Pedestrian System (MAPS) at Signalized Intersections
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Snowplow Warning System for Drivers using V2V and/or V2I based DSRC Communication and Variable Message Signs (VMSs) - FY12 NATSRL
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Development of a Multiple-Camera Tracking System for Accurate Traffic Performance Measurements at Roundabouts/Intersections - FY12 NATSRL
  (07/2011) Status: Completed
• MPO Funding
  (06/2011) Status: Completed
• Development and Evaluation of Effective Turbidity Monitoring Methods for Construction Projects
  (06/2011) Status: Completed
• Size- and Shape-Effects on Safety Factors of Quasibrittle Structures
  (06/2011) Status: Completed
• Mode share
  (06/2011) Status: Completed
• Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System (CICAS) -Stop Sign Assist: Field Operational Test, ABA Study, and Vehicle Infrastructure Study Conclusion
  (06/2011) Status: Completed
• Effect of Signing and Striping on the Safety of a Two-Lane Roundabout
  (06/2011) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of the Effect MnPASS Lane Design has on Mobility and Safety
  (05/2011) Status: Completed
• Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee
  (05/2011) Status: Completed
• Corridors of Opportunity Evaluation
  (05/2011) Status: Completed
• Synthesis of Performance Testing for Asphalt Concrete
  (05/2011) Status: Completed
• Investigating the Effectiveness of Intelligent Lane Control Signals on Driver Behavior
  (05/2011) Status: Completed
• Intellidrive for Safety, Mobility, and User Fee Project: Driver Performance and Distraction Evaluation
  (05/2011) Status: Completed
• A Research Plan and Factors Effecting Service Life for Culvert Pipe Materials in Minnesota
  (04/2011) Status: Completed
• Itasca County Area Transportation Study, Phase II
  (04/2011) Status: Completed
• Communications and Outreach Support for the Minnesota Council on Transportation Access
  (04/2011) Status: Completed
• Automate Traffic Data Quality Verification and Sensor Calibration for Weight-In-Motion Systems
  (04/2011) Status: Completed
• Scour Monitoring Technology Implementation
  (04/2011) Status: Completed
• Description and Inventory of Deputy Surveyors' Contracts in Minnesota
  (04/2011) Status: Completed
• Validation of Wetland Mitigation in Abandoned Borrow Areas
  (03/2011) Status: Completed
• Enhanced Surveillance and Tracking Solution TWSG Task PS
  (03/2011) Status: Completed
• Mn/DOT Research Librarian Services, 2011-12
  (03/2011) Status: Completed
• FY11 Mn/DOT Hear Every Voice Training and Assistance
  (03/2011) Status: Completed
• 2011 Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
  (03/2011) Status: Completed
• Development of a Low-Temperature Cracking-Resistant Mixture
  (03/2011) Status: Completed
• Advancing Transportation Research via Sensing, Control, and Visualization
  (03/2011) Status: Completed
• Decarbonising the "Last Mile": Leveraging Social Media and Mobile ICT to Mitigate the Carbon Footprint of Online Shopping
  (03/2011) Status: Completed
• Design and Performance of Asphalt Mixtures Containing High Percentage Recycled Materials
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• MnDOT Design Bid Build Quality Management Process Manual Training Project
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• LRRB Workshop: Shaping Research on Systems Planning for Local Roads
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• Toward Zero Deaths Regional Workshops, 2011
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• Rethinking How We Manage Traffic to Reduce Emissions While Maintaining Mobility: A New Paradigm for Traffic Management
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• Engagement Strategies for Enhancing Public Participation in Technically Complex Transportation Financing and Service Planning
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• Assessment of the Health of Structural Systems via Laser-Enabled Agile Sensing
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• Innovative Technologies for Lifetime Extension of an Aging Inventory of Vulnerable Bridges
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• A Fast, Action-Based Algorithm for Paratransit Vehicle Assignment
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• How Will the Four-Day School Week Influence Vacationing, Tourism and Recreational Spending in Minnesota?
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• Improving Traffic Signal Operations for Integrated Corridor Management (ICM)
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• Development of Techniques to Quantify Effective Impervious Cover
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• Benefits of Distance-Based Fees for the Trucking Industry
  (02/2011) Status: Completed
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phase IV - FY11 TechPlan
  (01/2011) Status: Completed
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phase V - FY12 TechPlan
  (01/2011) Status: Completed
• Consumer Travel Behavior and Retail Geography: A Microscopic Investigation Using GPS Data and Parcel-Level Land Use - FY11 TechPlan
  (01/2011) Status: Completed
• FY11 Mn/DOT Cost Estimation and Cost Management Training (CE/CM)
  (01/2011) Status: Completed
• Twin Cities Urban Sustainability Forum
  (01/2011) Status: Completed
• 50-year Vision for Transportation in Minnesota
  (01/2011) Status: Completed
• Scenic Byways: Economic impact and quality of life
  (01/2011) Status: Completed
• ITS Data Needs: How Much Do We Really Need to Know? - FY11 TechPlan
  (01/2011) Status: Completed
• Computing Auto Accessibility to Other Destinations
  (01/2011) Status: Completed
• Smartphone-Based Travel Experience Sampling and Behavior Intervention among Young Adults (UbiActive Phase I) - FY11 TechPlan
  (01/2011) Status: Completed