The Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness Program conducts research, creates tools for policymakers, and engages in outreach to increase understanding of the relationship between transportation and economic development.
Research Areas
Industry Clusters and Freight
Improving knowledge of the state’s key industries and their infrastructure needs
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Resources for Policymakers
Minnesota Transportation Finance Database, a comprehensive collection of data sets showing transportation funding sources and expenditure allocations in Minnesota over recent decades
National Freight Economy Atlas, an online platform that allows users to analyze the freight infrastructure at the national, regional, state, and metropolitan/combined statistical areas
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology, special issue on the status of autonomous vehicle development and Minnesota policy implications