2017

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• Study of De-icing Salt Accumulation and Transport Through a Watershed
  December 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-50
• Comparing Properties of Water Absorbing/Filtering Media for Bioslope/Bioswale Design
  November 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-46
• Culvert Length and Interior Lighting Impacts to Topeka Shiner Passage
  November 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-44
• 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
• Expanding the Adoption on Private Lands: Blowing-and- Drifting Snow Control Treatments and the Cost Effectiveness of Permanent versus Non-Permanent Treatment Options
  November 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-42
• Stakeholder Attitudes, Knowledge and Engagement in Local Road Systems Planning and Decision Making
  October 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-39
• Public/Private Partnerships in Transit: Case Studies and Analysis
  October 2017 Report no. MCOTA 17-04
• Exploring the Walking Tolerance of Transitway Users
  September 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-29
• Enhanced Capabilites of BullReporter and BullConverter
  September 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-34
• Cost-Benefit Analysis of Volunteer Driver Programs: Minnesota Case Studies
  August 2017 Report no. MCOTA 17-03
• Best Management Practices for Establishment of Salt-Tolerant Grasses on Roadsides
  July 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-31
• Development of a Queue Warning System Utilizing ATM Infrastructure System Development and Field-Testing
  June 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-20
• Traffic Impacts of Bicycle Facilities
  June 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-23
• In-Vehicle Work Zone Messages
  June 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-19
• Self Driving Vehicle Task Force Write-up: Issues, Opportunities, and Next Steps
  June 2017 Report no. TPEC 2017-02
• Evaluation of R1-6 Gateway Treatment Alternatives for Pedestrian Crossings: Follow Up Report
  June 2017 Report no. CTS 17-05
• Impact of Low Asphalt Binder for Coarse HMA Mixes
  June 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-27
• Slope Stabilization and Repair Solutions for Local Government Engineers
  June 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-17
• Design Considerations for Embankment Protection During Road Overtopping Events
  June 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-21
• Safety Impacts of the I-35W Improvements Done Under Minnesota's Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) Project
  June 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-22
• When and How Much Did the Green Line LRT Increase Single-Family Housing Values in St. Paul, Minnesota?
  May 2017 Report no. 10.1177/0739456X17707811
• Alcohol-Related Hot-Spot Analysis and Prediction
  May 2017 Report no. CTS 17-04
• Metro Transit Service Reliability Measures Assessment
  April 2017 Report no. Contract 14I072
• Industry Clusters and Freight Infrastructure (Research Brief)
  April 2017 Report no. TPEC Research Brief 2017-03
• Minnesota Transportation Finance Database (Research Brief)
  April 2017 Report no. TPEC Research Brief 2017-01
• Gauging the Impacts: Self-Driving Vehicles (Research Brief)
  April 2017 Report no. TPEC Research Brief 2017-02
• Framework and Guidelines for the Development of a Twin Cities Mesoscopic DTA Model
  April 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-10
• Minnesota Transportation Funding Redistribution (2009-2014): Who Contributes More, Who Receives More?
  March 2017 Report no. TPEC 2017-01
• Estimation of Crossing Conflict at Signalized Intersection Using High-Resolution Traffic Data
  March 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-08
• Flagger Operations: Investigating Their Effectiveness in Capturing Driver Attention
  February 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-07
• Volunteer Driver Programs in Minnesota: Benefits and Barriers
  February 2017 Report no. MCOTA 17-02
• A Comprehensive System for Assessing Truck Parking Availability
  January 2017 Report no. CTS 17-02
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Data Collection Manual
  January 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-03
• The Minnesota Bicycle and Pedestrian Counting Initiative: Institutionalizing Bicycle and Pedestrian Monitoring
  January 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-02
• Feasibility of Vibration-Based Long-Term Bridge Monitoring Using the I-35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge
  January 2017 Report no. MnDOT 2017-01

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• Debonded prestressed strand in prestressed beams
  (12/2017) Status: Completed
• ADA Workshops for Local Agencies, FY18
  (11/2017) Status: Completed
• Multimodal Connections with Transitways: Ridership, Access Mode, and Route Choice Implications - Phase II Analysis and Documentation
  (11/2017) Status: Completed
• Performance Benefits of Fiber-reinforced Thin Concrete Pavement and Overlays
  (11/2017) Status: Completed
• Anchorage of epoxy-coated rebar using chemical adhesives
  (11/2017) Status: Completed
• Snow Control Web Tools Maintenance and Administration, FY18
  (11/2017) Status: Completed
• Bridge Deck Performance
  (11/2017) Status: Completed
• Workshop for Defining and Advancing Minnesota's Autonomous Vehicles Agenda
  (11/2017) Status: Completed
• Towards Zero Deaths Admin/Outreach, 2017-18 (FFY2018)
  (10/2017) Status: Completed
• A data-driven strategic planning tool for purchasing and maintenance of mobile equipment
  (10/2017) Status: Completed
• Identify Potential Causes of Truck Bottlenecks on Freeways and Develop Mitigation Strategies
  (10/2017) Status: Completed
• Minnesota Council on Transportation Access Outreach Support, FY18
  (10/2017) Status: Completed
• Characterization of Runoff Quality from Paved Low Volume Roads and Optimization of Treatment Methods
  (10/2017) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Central Traffic Signal System and Best Practices for Implementation: Phase 1
  (10/2017) Status: Completed
• How Locals Need To Prepare for the Future of V2V/V2I Connected Vehicles
  (10/2017) Status: Completed
• Peer-to-Peer Sharing Economy with Application to Shared Mobility
  (09/2017) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Stop Lines in Increasing the Safety of Stop-Controlled Intersections
  (09/2017) Status: Completed
• Towards Zero Deaths Conference, 2017-2018
  (09/2017) Status: Completed
• Towards Zero Death Regional Workshops Support, FY18-19
  (09/2017) Status: Completed
• Advanced Flexibility in Design and Complete Streets Workshops, FY 18
  (08/2017) Status: Completed
• Governance of Bicycle Sharing
  (08/2017) Status: Completed
• Development and Regionalization of In Situ Bioslopes and Bioswales
  (08/2017) Status: Completed
• Assessing How Local-Level Law Enforcement Strategies Influence Binge Drinking and Alcohol-Impaired Driving in Communities Across the U.S.
  (08/2017) Status: Completed
• Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee - FY18
  (08/2017) Status: Completed
• Project Management Training, Fall 2017-Spring 2018
  (08/2017) Status: Completed
• Investigating inductive loop signature technology for statewide vehicle classification counts
  (08/2017) Status: Completed
• Professional Technical Contracts Training
  (08/2017) Status: Completed
• Cost/Benefit Analysis of the Effectiveness of Crack Sealing Techniques
  (07/2017) Status: Completed
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness, Year 5
  (07/2017) Status: Completed
• I-94 Connected Vehicles Testbed Operations and Maintenance
  (07/2017) Status: Completed
• Optimizing the Nutrition of Roadside Plants for Pollinators
  (07/2017) Status: Completed
• Experimental and Computational Investigations of High Density Asphalt Mixtures
  (06/2017) Status: Completed
• Analysis of Interstate 405 Traffic Data and Performance Measures, And Recommendations to Improve Corridor Performance
  (06/2017) Status: Completed
• Adaptive Management to Improve Deicing Operations
  (06/2017) Status: Completed
• Investigating Wastewater Reuse at Safety Rest Areas and Truck Stations
  (06/2017) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Sustained Enforcement, Education, and Engineering Measures on Pedestrian Crossings
  (06/2017) Status: Completed
• Examining Optimal Sight Distances at Rural Intersections
  (06/2017) Status: Completed
• Monitoring and habitat assessment of declining bumble bees in Twin Cities metro roadsides
  (06/2017) Status: Completed
• Remaining Service Life Asset Measure, Phase 1
  (06/2017) Status: Completed
• 2017 National Summer Transportation Institute
  (06/2017) Status: Completed
• Research and Library Report Publication Services, 2018-2019
  (06/2017) Status: Completed
• MnDOT Project Manager Workshops, FY18
  (05/2017) Status: Completed
• Minnesota User Based Fee Demonstration Plan
  (05/2017) Status: Completed
• After Study of the Bus Rapid Transit 'A Line' Impacts
  (05/2017) Status: Completed
• Understanding and mitigating the dynamic behavior of RICWS and DMS under wind loading
  (05/2017) Status: Completed
• Measuring Travel Happiness in Shenzhen: Framework and Application.
  (04/2017) Status: Completed
• Work Zone Mapping and Tag Deployment System
  (04/2017) Status: Completed
• Experimental Shear Capacity Comparison Between Repaired and Unrepaired Girder Ends
  (03/2017) Status: Completed
• Operational Research Program for Local Transportation Groups, FY17-18
  (03/2017) Status: Completed
• Cloud connected delivery vehicles: boosting fuel economy using physics-aware spatiotemporal data analytics and real-time powertrain control
  (03/2017) Status: Completed
• MnDOT Project Management Training, Spring 2017
  (03/2017) Status: Completed
• Full-Day Accessibility Evaluation of Transit Systems Using GPS-Based Location Data
  (03/2017) Status: Completed
• eWorkPlace Phase 3
  (03/2017) Status: Completed
• Minnesota Crash Records Audit
  (03/2017) Status: Completed
• Examining the Relationship Between Speed Enforcement Laws and Traffic Safety
  (02/2017) Status: Completed
• Preliminary Layout Geometric Design and Roundabout, FY17
  (02/2017) Status: Completed
• Truck Weight Compliance Education and Outreach Program 2017-2019
  (01/2017) Status: Completed
• New CEO Orientation and Peer Exchange Workshop, 2017
  (01/2017) Status: Completed