2024

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• Development of a smart phone app to warn the driver of unintentional lane departure using GPS technology
  October 2024 Report no. MnDOT 2024-25
• Access Across America: Walk 2022
  September 2024 Report no. CTS 24-05
• Access Across America: Transit 2022
  September 2024 Report no. CTS 24-04
• Access Across America: Auto 2022
  September 2024 Report no. CTS 24-02
• Access Across America: Biking 2022
  September 2024 Report no. CTS 24-03
• Shared Transportation Goals Workshops
  August 2024 Report no. CTS 24-08
• The Grand Iron Range CAV Initiative: History, Partnerships, and Community Engagement
  July 2024 Report no. MnDOT 2024-20
• Mobile-device data, non-motorized traffic monitoring, and estimation of annual average daily bicyclist and pedestrian flows
  June 2024 Report no. MnDOT 2024-19
• MnDOT's Mobility-as-a-Service Platform: Assessing User Behavior and Measuring System's Benefits
  June 2024 Report no. CTS 24-01
• Stormwater BMP Inspection and Maintenance Resource Guide
  June 2024 Report no. MnDOT 2024-09
• Dedicated transit lanes help attract riders, reduce carbon emissions (Research Brief)
  June 2024 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2024-03
• Toward the development of pavement-specific structural synthetic fibers
  June 2024 Report no. NRRA202403
• Pedestrian Risk on Anishinaabe Reservations in Minnesota: Overview and Phase 2 Results
  June 2024 Report no. MnDOT 2024-18
• The goMARTI Self-Driving Shuttle Pilot Program: Lessons Learned and Next Steps for Minnesota's Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative
  June 2024 Report no. goMARTI Policymaker Summary
• Access in Appalachia Pilot Implementation Project
  May 2024 Report no. CTS 23-10
• Thinking Inside the Box (Culvert): Developing a Low-Cost, Easy-to-Install Retrofit Prototype for Fish Passage
  May 2024 Report no. CTS 23-11
• Performance Evaluation of Different Detection Technologies for Signalized Intersections in Minnesota
  April 2024 Report no. MnDOT 2024-10
• The Impacts of COVID-19 Telecommuting for the Twin Cities Metro Area
  March 2024 Report no. TPEC Telecommuting 2024
• Designing an Autonomous Service to Cover Transit's Last Mile in Low-Density Areas
  March 2024 Report no. MnDOT 2024-06
• The Grand Iron Range CAV Initiative: Envisioning Mobility Hubs for Rural City AV Shuttles (Research Brief)
  February 2024 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2024-02
• The Grand Iron Range CAV Initiative: History, Partnerships, and Community Engagement (Research Brief)
  February 2024 Report no. CTS Research Brief 2024-01
• Electric Vehicle Fees: What Factors Prompt States to Adopt Them? (Research Brief)
  February 2024 Report no. TPEC Research Brief 2024-02
• Medical Device Industry Cluster in Greater Minnesota: Spatial Impacts and Illustrative Case Study
  January 2024 Report no. TPEC MDIC 2024
• Alternative Revenue Mechanisms for the Roadway System (Research Brief)
  January 2024 Report no. TPEC Research Brief 2024-01
• Development of a Mobile App for Reporting Work Zone Intrusions
  January 2024 Report no. MnDOT 2023-04

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• Collaborative Research: Uncertainty-Aware Multimodal Transit System Design with Shared Mobility under Ambiguous Rider Preferences
  (10/2024) Status: Active
• Development of Non-Proprietary Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) Prestressed Bridge Girders
  (09/2024) Status: Active
• Strategies for promoting rider connections to suburban transitway stations
  (08/2024) Status: Active
• Species from Feces: A New Tool to Identify Bats in Culverts and on Bridges
  (08/2024) Status: Active
• Comparative analysis of grade-separated pedestrian infrastructure and at-grade treatments
  (08/2024) Status: Active
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY25
  (07/2024) Status: Active
• Impact of Asphalt Lift Thickness on Pavement Density and Durability
  (07/2024) Status: Active
• Demonstrating the Potential of OEM Telematics Data for Calculation of Distance-Based Fees
  (07/2024) Status: Active
• Use of MnCORS to Support AV Operations in Rural Minnesota
  (06/2024) Status: Active
• Assessing effectiveness of pond sediment removal for phosphorus management in stormwater ponds
  (06/2024) Status: Active
• Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Thermally Induced Loading in Minnesota Bridges
  (06/2024) Status: Active
• Analyzing Truck Size and Weight Impacts on Vehicle Miles Traveled
  (06/2024) Status: Active
• Transitioning to EV Fleets: Best Practices and A Decision Tool
  (05/2024) Status: Active
• Investigating real storms and the impact of potential climate change adaptations.
  (05/2024) Status: Active
• Rural Intersection Enhancement and Driver Behavior Study
  (04/2024) Status: Active
• Roundabout Connected/Automated Vehicle Active Inference Control Strategies to Improve Safety for All Users
  (02/2024) Status: Active
• User-centered Smart Traffic Sign Development Implementation Study
  (02/2024) Status: Active
• Real-time marginal cost estimation for eco-routing navigation guidance
  (01/2024) Status: Active
• Rural Mobility and Access: Leveraging Big Data Analytics and Context-Aware Computing
  (01/2024) Status: Active
• Cybersecurity of connected and automated vehicles via traffic anomaly detection
  (01/2024) Status: Active
• Test Project for Creed
  (01/2024) Status: Active
• Transportation Policy Plan Workshops
  (01/2024) Status: Active
• Rural Intersection Safety for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles
  (01/2024) Status: Active