2021

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• Minnesota User Based Fee Demonstration
  December 2021 Report no. CTS 21-07
• Refining Inductive Loop Signature Technology for Statewide Vehicle Classification Counts
  December 2021 Report no. MnDOT 2021-27
• Assessing Culverts in Minnesota: Fish Passage and Storm Vulnerability
  November 2021 Report no. MnDOT 2021-29
• Modeling stochastic human-driver car following behavior in oscillatory traffic conditions
  August 2021 Report no. CTS 21-06
• Future Streets: Leveraging Autonomous Shared Vehicles for Greater Community Health, Equity, Livability and Prosperity
  August 2021 Report no. MDC 2021
• Transitway Buildout Improves Accessibility to Nonwork Destinations (Research Brief)
  August 2021 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2021-03
• Transitway Impacts on Nearby Roads; Park-and-Ride Choices (Research Brief)
  August 2021 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2021-04
• A Toolkit for Community Engagement in Transitway Planning (Research Brief)
  August 2021 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2021-02
• Performance Benefits of Fiber-Reinforced Thin Concrete Pavement and Overlays
  July 2021 Report no. NRRA202106
• Design and Construction of Infiltration Facilities
  June 2021 Report no. MnDOT 2021-14
• A Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Pavement Sections that Have Remained in Poor Condition for 5-Plus Years
  June 2021 Report no. MnDOT 2021-16
• Innovative Materials and Advanced Technologies for a Sustainable Pavement Infrastructure
  June 2021 Report no. MnDOT 2021-18
• Development and Demonstration of an In-Vehicle Lane Departure Warning System using Standard GPS Technology
  June 2021 Report no. MnDOT 2021-17
• Continued Monitoring of Stormwater Effluents from Filter Media in Two Bioslope Sites
  June 2021 Report no. MnDOT 2021-15
• Guidance for Separated/Buffered Bike Lanes with Delineators
  May 2021 Report no. MnDOT 2021-12
• Adaptive Management to Improve De-Icing Operations
  March 2021 Report no. MnDOT 2021-07
• Addressing Accessibility and Equity Along Transitways: Toward a Mixed-Methods Toolkit - Part 2
  March 2021 Report no. CTS 21-05
• Generating Traffic Information from Connected Vehicle V2V Basic Safety Messages
  March 2021 Report no. MnDOT 2021-08
• TIRP Digital Engagement Platforms Spreadsheet
  March 2021 Report no. CTS 21-05 spreadsheet
• Workforce Planning and Human Resource Development Strategies for Minnesota's Public Transportation Agencies
  March 2021 Report no. MnDOT 2021-06
• Study measures job access for Twin Cities transitway scenarios (Research Brief)
  February 2021 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2021-01
• Access Across America: Auto 2019 Methodology
  February 2021 Report no. CTS 21-02
• Access Across America: Auto 2019
  February 2021 Report no. CTS 21-01
• Addressing Accessibility and Equity Along Transitways: Toward a Mixed Methods Toolkit - Part 1
  January 2021 Report no. CTS 21-04
• 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

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• Steel Pipe Standards
  (12/2021) Status: Completed
• Development of a Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Integration and Implementation (HEVII) Tool
  (10/2021) Status: Completed
• Towards Zero Deaths (TZD), FFY22-FFY23
  (10/2021) Status: Active
• TZD Conference, FY22-23
  (10/2021) Status: Active
• FY22 MnDOT Design Institute and Preliminary Design Geometric Layout Workshop
  (09/2021) Status: Completed
• FY22-23 Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee
  (09/2021) Status: Completed
• Smart Streetlights
  (09/2021) Status: Completed
• Shared Mobility Collaborative Administration and Engagement
  (09/2021) Status: Completed
• TZD Regional Workshops Support, FY22-23
  (09/2021) Status: Active
• Administrative Support of Minnesota Council on Transportation Access (FY22-23 MCOTA Outreach)
  (08/2021) Status: Active
• Vehicle Sharing: Operational Challenges and Opportunities
  (08/2021) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Corrugated HDPE Pipes Manufactured with Recycled Content
  (08/2021) Status: Active
• Improving Transportation Equity for all by Centering the Needs of Marginalized and Underserved Communities
  (07/2021) Status: Completed
• Transfer Behavior and Off-Peak Commutes
  (07/2021) Status: Active
• MnDOT Office of Research & Innovation Report Publication Services, FY22-FY23
  (07/2021) Status: Completed
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY22
  (07/2021) Status: Completed
• Tool to estimate the safety impact of vehicle levels of automation on Minnesota roads
  (07/2021) Status: Active
• Rural Community Transit Strategies
  (07/2021) Status: Completed
• National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) at the University of Minnesota, FY22
  (07/2021) Status: Completed
• Pavement Marking/Colored Pavement Friction Differential and Product Durability
  (06/2021) Status: Active
• Designing an autonomous service to cover transit last mile in low-density areas
  (06/2021) Status: Completed
• Mobile-device data, non-motorized traffic monitoring, and estimation of annual average daily bicyclist and pedestrian flows
  (06/2021) Status: Completed
• Enhancing Managed Lane Equity Analysis
  (06/2021) Status: Completed
• Maximizing Transportation Assets by Building Community Connection Through Innovative Development of Rights of Way and Airspace
  (06/2021) Status: Completed
• Cost Estimate of B vs. C Grade Asphalt Binders
  (06/2021) Status: Completed
• Identify Best Types of Commodity Flow Data for Freight, Railroad, Ports and Waterways Studies
  (06/2021) Status: Completed
• Multi-Method Investigation of Pedestrian Safety Impacts of Right Turn Lanes
  (06/2021) Status: Active
• The Health and Transportation Nexus: A Conceptual Framework for Collaborative Health and Transportation Planning
  (06/2021) Status: Completed
• Assessing the Effects of Highway Improvements on Adjacent Businesses
  (06/2021) Status: Completed
• Influence of Autonomous and Partially Autonomous Vehicles on Minnesota Roads
  (05/2021) Status: Completed
• Identifying Deer-Vehicle Collision Concentrations in Minnesota
  (05/2021) Status: Completed
• Advancing Equity in Accessibility and Travel Experiences: The Role of Gender and Identity
  (05/2021) Status: Completed
• Datasets and High-Fidelity Models for In-Cabin Behavior Understanding
  (04/2021) Status: Completed
• User-centered Smart Traffic Sign Development Study
  (04/2021) Status: Active
• The Changing Nature of Cities: Ecological and Social Dynamics in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Urban Ecosystem
  (03/2021) Status: Active
• I-Corps: A Smartphone-Human Hybrid System to Measure Human Behavior and Well-Being
  (03/2021) Status: Completed
• Performance Evaluation of Different Detection Technologies for Signalized Intersections in Minnesota
  (03/2021) Status: Completed
• Towards the Development of Pavement-Specific Structural Synthetic Fibers
  (03/2021) Status: Active
• Next Generation Emergency Response System
  (02/2021) Status: Completed
• Turfgrass Seed Variety Evaluation Process
  (02/2021) Status: Completed
• MnDOT FY 2022-2024 FTA DBE Goals
  (02/2021) Status: Completed
• MnDOT FY 2022-2024 FHWA DBE Goals
  (02/2021) Status: Completed
• Creating an Integrated Emergency and Crisis Response System
  (02/2021) Status: Completed
• National Accessibility Evaluation Phase II
  (02/2021) Status: Active
• CPS: Medium: Smart Tracking Systems for Safe and Smooth Interactions Between Scooters and Road Vehicles
  (01/2021) Status: Active
• Building a Bidirectional Supply Chain for Farm to Rural Grocery to Wholesale
  (01/2021) Status: Active
• Using computer vision to measure social distancing behavior in public spaces
  (01/2021) Status: Completed
• Local Road Research Board Marketing Plan Project
  (01/2021) Status: Completed
• 2021 Connected and Automated Vehicles Career Pathways Camp
  (01/2021) Status: Completed