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Item Air Service and the Minnesota Economy(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 1997-01) Braslau, DavidThis study has been prepared in response to legislation passed by the Minnesota Legislature (Chapter No. 464, H.F. No 3012, Article 3, Section 15 Analysis of Aviation Services and Commercial Development). The Legislation requires the Metropolitan Airports Commission to contract with the University of Minnesota to prepare a study to include: (1) a description of various types and levels of aviation service and an examination of the relationship between aviation service levels and the level of commercial and industrial activity in the state and (2) an examination of the relationship between available level of aviation service and the relocation of commercial and industrial enterprises to the state.Item The Changing Structure of Local Economies: Implications for Public and Private Investment in Transportation Infrastructure in the Upper Midwest(1992-10) Braslau, David; Campbell, Candace; Maki, WilburThis paper focuses on the changing structure of local economies in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. We include the entire states of Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, as well as Minnesota, in this region. The study objectives are to (1) document changes in the economic base and related economic activity of individual labor market areas and states in the Upper Midwest, with a focus on transportation system and good producers (2) analyze the inkages between these measures of local economic structure and transportation infrastructure expenditures, and (3) present alternative scenarios of local economic change and their implications for transportation systems policy and planning in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest states. The method of approach in the study of local economic change is macro-economic in its context but micro-economic in its analysis and application. This application addresses the information requirements of transportation infrastructure planning and policy issues in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest states.Item Minnesota Freight Flows - 1990: A Compilation and Synthesis of Data by Mode and Commodity(1995-02) Campbell, Candace; Braslau, David; Petersen, Catherine; Levine, JeffExtensive transportation systems, which include highways, rivers, Great Lakes ports, railroads, airports, and pipelines, link Minnesota to markets throughout the North American Continent. This study provides a comprehensive source of freight flow information in Minnesota and shows the ways in which the transportation systems support business and commerce. It draws upon data and analysis developed over the past five years with contributions from the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies and the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The report summarizes the freight flows in, out, through, and within Minnesota in 1990 by model and in some cases by major commodity and major origin or destination.Item Northwest Minnesota Freight Flow Study(Minnesota Department of Transportation, 1998-09) Braslau, David; Fruin, JerryIn this project, researchers studied the flow of freight in the 12-county northwestern region of Minnesota for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT). This project uses data from C.J. Peterson & Associates, as well as data on agricultural commodities, timber, and Canadian border crossings. This report identifies major commodity flows by origin and destination within and outside of the region and assigns these to a regional highway network using the QRSII model. It presents annual flows by major commodity classification on each highway link, both in weight value shipped, which permits an identification of significant freight corridors within the region. Mn/DOT plans to use this information in targeting investment and maintenance of the region's transportation infrastructure. The study also serves as a prototype for examining freight flows in other regions of the state.