2023

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• The Value of Dedicated Right of Way (ROW) to Transit Ridership and Carbon Emissions
  December 2023 Report no. CTS 23-09
• Driver Comprehension of Flashing Yellow Arrows
  December 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-42
• Impacts of Highway and Transitway Construction on Nearby Businesses (Research Brief)
  December 2023 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2023-02
• Motorization Trends in Minnesota: 1980-2021 (Research Brief)
  November 2023 Report no. TPEC Research Brief 2023-01
• Identifying Deer Vehicle Collision Concentrations in Minnesota
  November 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-38
• Optimizing Asphalt Mixtures for Low-volume Roads in Minnesota
  August 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-34
• Assessing the Energy Impacts of Cyberattacks on Low-Level Automated Vehicles
  August 2023 Report no. CTS 23-05
• The Effects of Highway Improvement Projects on Nearby Business Activity
  August 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-30
• Establishing a Repeatable Method for Presenting Nontraditional Traffic Treatments to Maximize Stakeholder Support
  August 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2022-31
• Centering the Margins: The Transportation Experience of Underserved Communities
  August 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-32
• Access Across America: Transit 2021
  July 2023 Report no. CTS 23-08
• Access Across America: Auto 2021
  July 2023 Report no. CTS 23-06
• Access Across America: Biking 2021
  July 2023 Report no. CTS 23-07
• User-centered Smart Traffic Sign Development Study
  June 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-26
• Deployment of a Snowplow Driver-Assist System
  June 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-27
• Stormwater Pond Maintenance, and Wetland Management for Phosphorus Retention
  June 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-25
• Autonomous Mobile Asphalt Density Profiling Robot to Reduce Worker Risk
  June 2023 Report no. CTS 23-04
• Climate Change Adaptation of Urban Stormwater Infrastructure
  June 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-21
• Maximizing Transportation Assets by Building Community Connection Through Innovative Deployment of Rights of Way and Airspace
  June 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-28
• Appendices for Maximizing Transportation Assets by Building Community Connection Through Innovative Deployment of Rights of Way and Airspace
  June 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-28A
• Guidelines for safer pedestrian crossings: Understanding the factors that positively influence vehicle yielding to pedestrians at unsignalized intersections
  June 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-24
• Cost Estimate of B vs. C Grade Asphalt Binders
  June 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-19
• Identifying and Optimizing Electric Vehicle Corridor Charging Infrastructure for Medium and Heavy-Duty Trucks
  June 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-29
• Motorization Trends in Minnesota (2023)
  June 2023 Report no. TPEC-MTFD-R1-2023
• Impact of Speed Limit Changes on Urban Streets
  June 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-22
• Influence of Autonomous and Partially Autonomous Vehicles on Minnesota Roads
  May 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-23
• Turfgrass Seed Variety Evaluation Process
  May 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-20
• Advancing Equity in Accessibility and Travel Experiences: The Role of Gender and Identity
  May 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-10
• Understanding Post-COVID Safety Concerns Toward the Use of Transit and Shared Mobility in Greater Minnesota
  April 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-16
• Enhancing Managed Lanes Equity Analysis
  April 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-15
• Access Across America: Biking 2020
  March 2023 Report no. CTS 23-02
• Access Across America: Transit 2020
  March 2023 Report no. CTS 23-03
• Assessing a Solar Project and a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement Between the Red Lake Nation and the Minnesota Department of Transportation
  March 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-12
• Evaluation and Refinement of Minnesota Queue Warning Systems
  March 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-05
• Cost/benefit analysis of fuel-efficient speed control using signal phasing and timing (SPaT) data: evaluation for future connected corridor deployment
  March 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-06
• Multi-city study of an engineering and outreach program to increase driver yielding at signalized and unsignalized crosswalks
  March 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-11
• Access Across America: Auto 2020
  March 2023 Report no. CTS 23-01
• Best Types of Commodity Flow Data for Freight, Railroad, and Ports and Waterways Studies
  February 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-02
• Criteria and Guidelines for Three-Lane Road Design and Operation
  February 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-09
• Rural Community Transit Strategies: Building on, Expanding, and Enhancing Existing Assets and Programs
  February 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-08
• Reducing Winter Maintenance Equipment Fuel Consumption Using Advanced Vehicle Data Analytics: Appendices
  January 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-03A
• Integrating Parking & Transit for Sustainable Mobility: FlexPass Parking at ABC Ramps Project (Research Brief)
  January 2023 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2023-01
• Reducing Winter Maintenance Equipment Fuel Consumption Using Advanced Vehicle Data Analytics
  January 2023 Report no. MnDOT 2023-03

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• MnDOT FY 2025-2027 FTA DBE Goals
  (11/2023) Status: Active
• MnDOT FY 2025-2027 FHWA DBE Goals
  (10/2023) Status: Active
• MnDOT Operations Division Strategic Workforce Planning and Implementation
  (10/2023) Status: Active
• Integrated Networking, Edge System and AI Support for Resilient and Safety-Critical Tele-Operations of Autonomous Vehicles
  (10/2023) Status: Active
• Understanding Causes of Concrete Culvert Pipe Joint Separation
  (09/2023) Status: Active
• Novel Non-Contacting Position Estimation System for Long-Stroke Actuators
  (09/2023) Status: Active
• Impacts of shared mobility on infrastructure usage, greenhouse gas emissions, and accessibility
  (08/2023) Status: Active
• School times impact on students walking or biking to school: safe routes to school
  (08/2023) Status: Active
• Mitigating community harms of dense highway infrastructure "spaghetti junctions"
  (08/2023) Status: Active
• Ice Loading on Piers for Minnesota's Bridges
  (07/2023) Status: Active
• Deck Reinforcement Detailing and Concrete Mix Additives to Reduce Bridge Deck Cracking
  (07/2023) Status: Active
• Value of Dedicated Right-of-Way: Transit Service Reliability and User Impacts
  (07/2023) Status: Active
• Enhancement and Validation of a Stormwater Pond Assessment Tool
  (07/2023) Status: Active
• Development of Biochar Specification Criteria as Soil Amendment for Slopes, Conveyances and Stormwater Treatment Systems, Phase 1.
  (07/2023) Status: Active
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY24
  (07/2023) Status: Completed
• Graphene Sensors to Monitor Phosphate for Stormwater Pollution Prevention
  (07/2023) Status: Completed
• Managing urban pond vegetation to enhance water quality benefits
  (07/2023) Status: Active
• Sawing and Sealing Joints in Bituminous Pavements to Control Cracking
  (07/2023) Status: Active
• Hardening the CAV Ecosystem to Reduce Cybersecurity Risks - Year One
  (06/2023) Status: Active
• Using electric vehicle onboard data for pavement quality assessment and management
  (06/2023) Status: Active
• Assessing the Need for Floodplain Culverts Based on Geomorphology
  (06/2023) Status: Active
• Investigation on Mix Design of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Materials
  (06/2023) Status: Active
• Hardening the CAV Ecosystem to Reduce Cybersecurity Risks a?? Year One
  (06/2023) Status: Active
• Autonomous Vehicle Challenges for the US Rural Midwest
  (06/2023) Status: Active
• Human-centered testing of rear-facing display to reduce vehicle collisions with snowplows
  (06/2023) Status: Active
• Arts + Culture for Construction Mitigation: Hwy 250 in Lanesboro, MN
  (06/2023) Status: Active
• Behavioral Investigation of Temporary and Permanent Pedestrian Infrastructure
  (05/2023) Status: Active
• Advancing Equity in Capital Investment Decision-Making
  (05/2023) Status: Active
• Wet Pond Modeling for Contaminant Retention and Maintenance
  (05/2023) Status: Active
• Effectiveness of Remediation Techniques on Pond Phosphorus Release Rates
  (05/2023) Status: Active
• Effect of Tree Shade on State Highway 34 Winter Maintenance Operations
  (03/2023) Status: Active
• Snowplow Driver Assist System Implementation Plan
  (01/2023) Status: Active
• Beyond the sign: Influencing recreational boaters required behaviors
  (01/2023) Status: Active
• Plasma-assisted sensing and control of combustion instabilities in lean high-pressure turbulent flames
  (01/2023) Status: Active
• 5G Measurement Research to Support Emerging Applications
  (01/2023) Status: Completed