2018

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• After Study of the Bus Rapid Transit 'A Line' Impacts
  December 2018 Report no. CTS 18-24_MnDOT 2018-35
• Regional Optimization of Roadside Turfgrass Seed Mixtures
  December 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2019-01
• Development and Demonstration of a Cost-Effective In-Vehicle Lane Departure and Advanced Curve Speed Warning System
  December 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-34
• TRANSIT SERVICE FREQUENCY APP: A Global Transit Innovations (GTI) Data System
  November 2018 Report no. CTS 18-24
• A Positioning and Mapping Methodology Using Bluetooth and Smartphone Technologies to Support Situation Awareness and Wayfinding for the Visually Impaired
  November 2018 Report no. CTS 18-21
• Cone Penetration Test Design Guide for State Geotechnical Engineers
  November 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-32
• Enriched Sensor Data for Enhanced Bridge Weigh-in-Motion (eBWIM) Applications
  November 2018 Report no. CTS 18-23
• Governing Dockless Bike Share: Early Lessons for Nice Ride Minnesota
  November 2018 Report no. CTS 18-22
• Access Across America: Auto 2017 Methodology
  October 2018 Report no. CTS 18-17
• Investigating inductive loop signature technology for statewide vehicle classification counts
  October 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-31
• Access Across America: Auto 2017
  October 2018 Report no. CTS 18-16
• Understanding Roadway Safety in American Indian Reservations: Perceptions and Management of Risk by Community, Tribal Governments, and Other Safety Leaders
  October 2018 Report no. CTS 18-20
• Developing and Validating a Model of Left-Turn Crashes to Support Safer Design and Operations
  September 2018 Report no. CTS 18-18
• Using GIS to Improve Tribal Safety: Applications, Trends, and Implementation Dimensions
  September 2018 Report no. CTS 18-19
• Development of a Travel-Time Reliability Measurement System
  September 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-28
• Development of Driver Assistance Systems to Support Snowplow Operations
  August 2018 Report no. CTS 18-14
• Comparison of Performances of Structural Fibers and Development of a Specification for Using Them in Thin Concrete Overlays.
  August 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-29
• Task 11: Stakeholder Engagement Summary Report
  August 2018 Report no. ABC-Task 11
• Modeling Bicyclist Exposure to Risk and Crash Risk: Some Exploratory Studies
  July 2018 Report no. CTS 18-15
• Best Practices for Addressing Youth Employment and Training Transportation
  June 2018 Report no. MCOTA 18-01
• Evolving grain markets and supply chains (Research Brief)
  June 2018 Report no. TPEC Research Brief 2018-02
• Equity issues of self-driving vehicles (Research Brief)
  June 2018 Report no. TPEC Research Brief 2018-03
• Access Across America: Transit 2017
  June 2018 Report no. CTS 18-12
• Access Across America: Transit 2017 Methodology
  June 2018 Report no. CTS 18-13
• Minnesota Transportation Finance Database: Data updated, new analyses (Research Brief)
  June 2018 Report no. TPEC Research Brief 2018-01
• Rural Intersection Conflict Warning System Evaluation and Design Investigation
  May 2018 Report no. CTS 18-10
• A Real-Time Truck Parking Availability System for the State of Wisconsin
  May 2018 Report no. CTS 18-11
• Access Across America: Auto 2016
  April 2018 Report no. CTS 18-08
• Pothole Prevention and Innovative Repair
  April 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-14
• Measure of Truck Delay and Reliability at the Corridor Level
  April 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-15
• A Novel Collision Avoidance System for a Bicycle
  April 2018 Report no. CTS 18-06
• Strategies for Achieving Transit-Oriented Development (Research Brief)
  March 2018 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2018-03
• A Tool for Designing MnPASS Access Spacing
  March 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-11
• Safety in Numbers: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Activity and Safety in Minneapolis
  March 2018 Report no. CTS 18-05
• In-Vehicle Dynamic Curve-Speed Warnings at High-Risk Rural Curves
  March 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-12
• Walking Tolerance of Transitway Park-and-Ride Users (Research Brief)
  March 2018 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2018-02
• Minnesota Transportation Funding Redistribution (2010-2015): Who Contributes More and Who Receives More?
  March 2018 Report no. TPEC 2018-01
• Use of Mussel Spat Rope for Fish Passage in Culverts
  March 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-13
• Factors Influencing Policy and Political Leadership in Improving Roadway Safety
  March 2018 Report no. CTS 18-07
• Evaluation of Low-Cost, Centimeter-Level Accuracy OEM GNSS Receivers
  February 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-10
• BR27568 - Experimental Shear Capacity Comparison Between Repaired and Unrepaired Girder Ends
  February 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-07
• Work Zone Intrusion Report Interface Design
  February 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-09
• Toward Greater Understanding of the Relationship between Public Perceptions of Speed, Speed Laws, and Safety
  February 2018 Report no. CTS 18-02
• Positioning, Planning and Operation of Emergency Response Resources and Coordination between Jurisdictions
  February 2018 Report no. CTS 18-03
• Effective Social Media Engagement Options for Minnesota's Diversifying Population
  February 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-08
• Directional Rumble Strips for Reducing Wrong-Way-Driving Freeway Entries
  February 2018 Report no. CTS 18-04
• Transportation Investment and Job Creation in Minnesota Counties
  January 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-04
• A Mechanistic Design Approach for Graphite Nanoplatelet (GNP) Reinforced Asphalt Mixtures for Low-Temperature Applications
  January 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-02
• Weigh-in-Motion Sensor and Controller Operation and Performance Comparison
  January 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-03
• Older Driver Support System (ODSS) Usability and Design Investigation
  January 2018 Report no. CTS 18-01
• Development of a Road Condition Recovery Time Estimation System for Winter Snow Events
  January 2018 Report no. MnDOT 2018-01

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• Optimization of Winter Maintenance Stations for Safe and Efficient Freight Transportation
  (11/2018) Status: Completed
• U of M Snow Control Web Tools Maintenance and Administration, FY19
  (10/2018) Status: Completed
• MCOTA Outreach Support, FY19
  (10/2018) Status: Completed
• Towards Zero Deaths Admin/Outreach, FY19
  (10/2018) Status: Completed
• National Accessibility Evaluation, 2018-2019
  (10/2018) Status: Completed
• Airport Technical Assistance Program (AirTAP), FY19-20
  (10/2018) Status: Completed
• Value of Transitways to Regional Economies: National and Twin Cities Perspectives
  (10/2018) Status: Completed
• Towards Zero Deaths Conference, FY19
  (09/2018) Status: Completed
• Operational Research Program for Local Transportation Groups (OPERA), FY19-20
  (09/2018) Status: Completed
• SCC: Leveraging Autonomous Shared Vehicles for Greater Community Health, Equity, Livability, and Prosperity (HELP)
  (09/2018) Status: Completed
• Pressure-based dispatch for shared autonomous vehicles
  (09/2018) Status: Completed
• MnDOT Design Institute and Preliminary Design Geometric Layout Workshops, FY19
  (09/2018) Status: Completed
• MnDOT Environmental Stewardship Conference, 2019
  (09/2018) Status: Completed
• Workforce planning and human resource development strategies for Minnesota's public transportation agencies
  (09/2018) Status: Completed
• Guidance for Protected/Buffered Bike Lanes With Delineators
  (09/2018) Status: Completed
• Criteria and Guidelines for Three-Lane Road Design and Operation
  (09/2018) Status: Completed
• Evaluation and Refinement of Minnesota Queue Warning Systems
  (09/2018) Status: Completed
• Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), FY19
  (08/2018) Status: Completed
• CAREER: Multi-Objective Optimization of Sensor Placement for Reliable Monitoring and Control of Structures
  (08/2018) Status: Completed
• Quantifying the Impacts of Complete Streets: The Case of Richfield
  (08/2018) Status: Completed
• Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee, FY19
  (08/2018) Status: Completed
• Generating Traffic Information from Connected Vehicle V2V Basic Safety Messages
  (08/2018) Status: Completed
• Investigation of Road Salt Alternatives and Pavement Innovations
  (07/2018) Status: Completed
• Assessing Culverts in Minnesota: Fish Passage and Storm Vulnerability
  (07/2018) Status: Completed
• Deploy and Test a Smartphone Based Accessible Traffic Information System for the Visually Impaired
  (07/2018) Status: Completed
• Detecting Pile Length of Sign Structures and High Mast Poles
  (07/2018) Status: Completed
• Effectiveness of Teenage Driver Support System (TDSS) on Reducing Traffic Violation Behaviors for Teenage Drivers at the Early Time of Licensure
  (07/2018) Status: Completed
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY19
  (07/2018) Status: Completed
• Evaluating the Impact of Local Expenditures on State and Regional Transportation Facilities
  (06/2018) Status: Completed
• Mapping Sharing Economy Opportunities
  (06/2018) Status: Completed
• Innovative Materials and Advanced Technologies for a Sustainable Pavement Infrastructure
  (06/2018) Status: Completed
• Development and Demonstration of an In-Vehicle Lane Departure Warning System using DSRC Based V2V Communication
  (06/2018) Status: Completed
• Reducing Winter Maintenance Equipment Fuel Consumption Using Advanced Vehicle Data Analytics
  (06/2018) Status: Completed
• Design and Construction of Infiltration Facilities
  (06/2018) Status: Completed
• The Economic Contribution of the Construction of a Statewide Network of Fast Charging Electric Vehicle Stations in Minnesota
  (06/2018) Status: Completed
• Expanding landowner adoption of snow control measures to improve public safety and achieve cost savings through a better understanding of landowner knowledge
  (06/2018) Status: Completed
• Intensive Septic System Research
  (06/2018) Status: Completed
• MnDOT Research Librarian Services
  (06/2018) Status: Completed
• Techno-Economic Analysis of Implementing Hybrid Electric Utility Vehicles in Municipal Fleets
  (06/2018) Status: Completed
• Validating an Objective Roadside Tool to Assess Driver Fatigue
  (05/2018) Status: Completed
• On-Demand Reactivity Enhancement to Enable Advanced Low Temperature Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engines
  (05/2018) Status: Completed
• Regional Optimization of Roadside Turfgrass Seed Mixtures Phase 2: Regional Field Trials and Economic Analysis
  (05/2018) Status: Completed
• Field Implementation of Direction Rumble Strips for Deterring Wrong-Way Entries
  (04/2018) Status: Completed
• Quantifying and Improving Market Efficiency in App Based Ridesharing
  (04/2018) Status: Completed
• Scenarios and Justification for Automated Vehicle Demonstration in Rural Minnesota
  (04/2018) Status: Completed
• The Effects of Changes in Local Alcohol Policies and Enforcement on Alcohol Use and Impaired Driving
  (04/2018) Status: Completed
• 10 Year Review of Monitoring System on I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge
  (04/2018) Status: Completed
• Investigation of Asphalt Mixtures Compaction using a Novel Approach based on Tribology
  (03/2018) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Multimodal Transportation Networks through Shared Mobility Systems
  (03/2018) Status: Completed
• Improvement of Driving Simulator Eye Tracking Software
  (03/2018) Status: Completed
• Older Driver Support System (ODSS)
  (03/2018) Status: Completed
• PAG Rock Implementation Project - Map
  (03/2018) Status: Completed
• Advancing Transportation Equity Research & Literature/Program Review
  (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
• Examining the challenges and opportunities of autonomous vehicles to urban planning
  (03/2018) Status: Completed
• Connected Autonomous Vehicles in Minnesota Strategic Visioning Workshop
  (03/2018) Status: Completed
• Developing GPS Antenna Error Models For Improved Centimeter Level Positioning
  (03/2018) Status: Completed
• Non-linear spacing policy and network analysis for shared-road platooning
  (03/2018) Status: Completed
• The Screening Effectiveness of the Commercial Driver's Medical Examination
  (02/2018) Status: Completed
• Test and Evaluate a Bluetooth Based In-Vehicle Message System to Alert Motorists in Work Zones
  (02/2018) Status: Completed
• Improving Emergency Medical Service Response to Motor Vehicle Crashes in American Indian Reservations
  (02/2018) Status: Completed
• LRRB Personal Protection Equipment Poster and Webpage
  (02/2018) Status: Completed
• Development of a Course on Automated Vehicle Technologies
  (02/2018) Status: Completed
• Vehicle Automation and Transportability of Crash Modification Factors
  (02/2018) Status: Completed
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, Equity, and Street Funding: New Criteria for Prioritizing Multimodal Street Projects in Minneapolis
  (02/2018) Status: Completed
• HumanFIRST Driving Simulation Educational Development
  (02/2018) Status: Completed
• Improving intersection safety through variable speed limits for connected vehicles
  (02/2018) Status: Completed
• Urbanism Next
  (01/2018) Status: Completed
• MnDOT Introduction to Roadway Design Workshops, FY18
  (01/2018) Status: Completed
• Connecting the Smart-City Paradigm with a Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Systems Framework to Advance Equity in Communities
  (01/2018) Status: Completed