Browsing by Author "Lehman, Joseph"

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    OnePass: A Vision for a Modern and Equitable Pass System
    (2023) Denten, Kaitlyn; Lehman, Joseph; Narayana Moorthy, Kribashini
    The ways people are living and working in the Twin Cities are changing, which brings both uncertainty and opportunity to Metro Transit. This report explores how commuting patterns have changed during the Pandemic and beyond. Due largely to the Pandemic and the rise of telework, Metropass, the employer subsidized transit program has declined heavily. It is known, however, that transit is still needed and used by some of the region’s most vulnerable communities who are not currently served by the Metropass product. This report analyzes Metropass as a fare product in the context of the new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations in this report cover equity, ridership, and finance/resilience themes and goals. These recommendations provide a baseline for how to modify the Metropass product to meet the changing needs of Twin Cities residents today. Our recommendation, OnePass, has the potential to incentivize greater transit ridership, making transit safer and providing increased accessibility for all.
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    Towerside Innovation District: Building Equity and Economics for a Resilient Towerside
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2021) Christianson, Mark; Robb, Max; Stewart, Gustave; Zielinski, Jake; Beckner, Meyer; Paddock, Henry; Davis, Ruby; Siegel-Garcia, Diana; Shebesta, Timothy; Phan, Kevin; Lehman, Joseph; Turner, Anna; Boudlali, Jamila; Fransen, Elena; Lohse, Maxwell; Bergum, Maddy; Menke, Alex; Jacobs, Tia; Benson, Rachel; Franklin, Lila; Hesari, Elham; Bakken, Noelle; Bretheim, Laura; Flannery, Katlyn; Needham, Revee; Do, Don; King, Robbie; Krause, Laura; San Juan, Carmel; Harsch, Trey; Sheikh, Maya; Harrington, Ben; Berger, Jacob; Johnson, Isak; Paquin, Jarred; Trejo, Tristan
    This project was completed as part of a partnership between Towerside Innovation District and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). The goal of this project was to answer key questions around district assets and how Towerside can align with potential industry and partners’ goals to guide future strategic planning and attract further investment. Towerside Innovation District project lead Sabina Saksena collaborated with teams of students in Dr. Fernando Burga’s course PA 5211 to learn from other successful innovation districts, explore possible land use solutions and scenarios in Towerside, and consider climate change and racial justice implications. A final student report containing 10 posters is available.
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    Understanding the History, Evolution and Effectiveness of Transit Governance in the Twin Cities Region
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2021) Ackerman, Ryan; Cuento-Villalobos, Daniel; Linares, Ulises; Kurtz, Greta; Myers-Verhage, Emma; King, Robbie; Anderson, Cole; Do, Don; Lubben, Daniel; Ahmed, Fartun; Lehman, Joseph; Wu, Yuping; Coll, Sebastian; Freier, Ben; Sherry, Ashley; Koenen, Frank; Moorthy, Kribashini Narayana; Randle, Hana
    This report was created by students at the University of Minnesota as part of a year-long partnership between SouthWest Transit and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). The goal of the project was to examine the history and effectiveness of transit governance in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) metropolitan area. SouthWest Transit project lead Matt Fyten collaborated with six teams of students in Dr. Hui Kong and Dr. Frank Douma's course PA 5232/CEGEE 5212: Transportation Policy, Planning, and Deployment, in fall 2021 to analyze the effectiveness of transit governance and policy since Suburban Transit legislation was introduced in the early 1980s. A final student report is available.