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Established in 1987, the mission of the University's Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) is to cultivate improvements and innovation in transportation through research, engagement, and education. CTS conducts multidisciplinary research, education, and outreach programs. Preserved here are CTS research reports, annual reports, and publications arranged by CTS program. Learn more about the CTS here.
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Item Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Research(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2014) Roadway Safety InstituteThis fact sheet lists active projects affiliated with the Roadway Safety Institute that focus on bicycle and pedestrian safety.Item Center for Excellence in Rural Safety Brochure(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2010) Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS)This brochure has information about CERS background, program highlights, rural safety facts, and legislatively based safety-improvement measures.Item CERS Survey on Driver Risk-Taking and Policy Support(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2011) Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS)This 2-page fact sheet summarizes results of a national survey conducted by the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS) in spring 2010 related to road safety public policies and driver risk assessments.Item Concrete Overlays(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2011-01) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about concrete overlays, including their benefits and implementation.Item Connecting Partners, Pooling Research Funds, Sharing Results(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2014) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 4-page promotional document highlights the benefits of the TERRA program and its collaborative approach to transportation research.Item CrashHelp(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2012) Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about CrashHelp, a system that enables emergency responders to collect multimedia data about crash victims on-scene via mobile smartphone and send it to emergency rooms. This provides hospitals with advance notification of crash details for preparation.Item Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR)(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2008-07) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about full-depth reclamation and its implementation in Minnesota.Item Future Streets: Leveraging Autonomous Shared Vehicles for Greater Community Health, Equity, Livability and Prosperity(2021-08) Fisher, TomThis publication shows the work that the staff and students of the Minnesota Design Center have done to illustrate the nature of AV-ready alleys, local streets, collector streets, and arterial streets. With each street type, an overview provides the existing condition and its AV alternative, with calculations related to planting, stormwater retention, heat island effects, and material costs. There are cross-sections through each street type to indicate the below grade conditions of AV-ready streets and how they compare to now.Item Greenroads(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2010-07) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about Greenroads, the first rating system for sustainable road design and construction.Item Impacts of Heavy Farm Equipment on Rural Roads: Preliminary Results of a TERRA Pooled-Fund Study(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2010-01) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet describes preliminary results of a pooled-fund project studying pavement response under selected agricultural equipment and a typical 5-axle semi-trailer truck.Item Implementation of New Technologies(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2008-04) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about three technologies and their implementation in Minnesota: Intelligent Compaction (IC), the Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP), and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).Item Intersection Control Through Video Image Processing: Executive Summary(Minnesota Department of Transportation, 1992-07) Michalopoulos, PanosAmong the most promising and innovative concepts today for alleviating urban traffic congestion is the use of video imaging for vehicle detection, automatic surveillance, and advanced control strategies. Because of its conceptual appeal, research in this area was initiated in the mid 70's in the United States and abroad. A system for vehicle detection through video imaging was recently developed at the University of Minnesota and is being implemented on the 1-394 and l-35W freeways in Minneapolis, Minnesota for incident detection. The Minnesota system, called AUTOSCOPE (TM), emulates loop detectors, a large number of which can easily be placed within the field of the camera's view through interactive graphics. In recent tests its performance matched or exceeded that of loops in vehicle counting, speed measurements, and extraction of certain measures of effectiveness. Evaluation tests of the AUTOSCOPE (TM) were very encouraging, thus the system was installed at a traffic intersection to demonstrate the effectiveness of this new technology as a replacement for loop detectors.Item Isanti County Partnership(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2011) Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about rural transportation safety initiatives such as SafeCab and staggered jail sentencing in Isanti County, Minnesota.Item Low-Cost Engineering Infrastructure Safety Improvements(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2011-07) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet describes some low-cost, effective engineering safety improvements that DOTs can integrate into their road building and restoration programs, particularly regarding road/lane departures and intersection crashes.Item Low-Volume Roads(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2008-01) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about low-volume roads as well as highlights of a MnDOT report 2007-06 titled MnROAD Lessons Learned.Item Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program: Improving Skills and Knowledge Through Training, Technical Assistance, and Innovation (Brochure)(Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program, 2022) Minnesota Local Technical Assistance ProgramThis brochure describes Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program (MnLTAP), including the Build a Better Mousetrap Recognition Program, the Operational Research Assistance Program for Local Agencies (OPERA), training opportunities, the Roads Scholar program, other resources, and sponsors.Item New Approach Helps Maximize Saw-Cutting Times(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2015-07) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about a new approach that would increase accuracy in determining the optimal time to saw freshly placed concrete.Item New Microsurfacing Specifications Improve Cold-Temperature Performance of Asphalt Pavements(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2015-04) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about microsurfacing and recent research to enhance its effectiveness in colder climates.Item The Optimal Fit: Accommodating Trucks in Roundabouts(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2013-07) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about the impact on trucks entering roundabouts, recommended design parameters for two-lane roundabouts, and related studies.Item Pervious Concrete(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2008-11) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about pervious concrete and its implementation in Minnesota.