Publications
Newsletter
- TPEC Advisory Board Update, September 2020
- TPEC Advisory Board Update, January 2020
- TPEC Advisory Board Update, November 2018
Progress reports
- 2017–2019 Progress Report (Jan. 2020, 4.7 MB PDF)
- 2013–2017 Progress Report (Sept. 2017, 5.9 MB PDF)
Event summaries
- Medical Industry Cluster Forum Report (Jan. 2020, 3.6 MB PDF)
- Mapping the Midwest's Future: Regional Innovation Clusters and Competitiveness (Dec. 2014, 729 KB PDF)
Journal articles
- Revenue Usages, Pricing Schemes, and Media Discussions for Taxing Ridesourcing Services, Transportation Research Record, 2020
- Evolving Supply Chains and Local Freight Flows: A Geographic Information System Analysis of Minnesota Cereal Grain Movement, Transportation Research Record, in press
- Addressing key concerns regarding automated speed enforcement via interactive survey, Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Record, 2017
- The Legal Obligations, Obstacles, and Opportunities for Automated and Connected Vehicles to Improve Mobility and Access for People Unable to Drive, Michigan State Law Review, 2017 (250 KB PDF)
- Obtaining manufacturers’ perspectives in making regional transportation decisions, Community Development Journal, Feb. 2017
- Self-Driving Vehicles: Current Status of Autonomous Vehicle Development and Minnesota Policy Implications, Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology, 2015
Research briefs and videos
- Transportation Finance and Policy Committee hearing (Minnesota Legislature, Jan. 19, 2021)
- Connected and Automated Vehicles (0:4:00 – 0:17:50)
- Telecommuting Impacts of COVID-19 (0:56:00 – 1:07:00)
- Emerging Issues in Transportation Finance (1:08:55 – 1:18:12)
- Connected and Automated Vehicles: Opportunity for Equity, Accessibility, and Safety (Aug. 2020)
- Minnesota Roadway Funding: Where Does it Come From and Where Does it Go? (Aug. 2020)
- Connected and Automated Vehicles: Opportunity for Safety, Accessibility, and Equity (Feb. 2019)
- Blockchain: A Disruptive Technology for Transportation? (Feb. 2019)
- Minnesota Transportation Finance Database: Visualization Tool Enables Access and Usage (Feb. 2019)
- Minnesota’s Booming Medical Sector Relies on Airports (Feb. 2019)
- Minnesota’s Motorization Trends Reshape Roadway Funding (Feb. 2019)
- Minnesota Transportation Funding: How Are Federal and State Funds Redistributed? (Feb. 2019)
- Transportation Finance and Policy Committee hearing (Minnesota Legislature, January 16, 2019, 45 min. approx.)
- TPEC: A Foundation for Analysis and Decision Making (June 2018,5:13)
- Policy and Planning Opportunities of Self-Driving Vehicles (Civios, 5:41)
- Minnesota Transportation Finance Database: Data updated, new analyses (June 2018, 159 KB PDF)
- Evolving grain markets and supply chains (June 2018, 109 KB PDF)
- Equity issues of self-driving vehicles (June 2018, 634 KB PDF)
- Minnesota Transportation Finance Database (April 2017, 205 KB PDF)
- Gauging the Impacts: Self-Driving Vehicles (April 2017, 715 KB PDF)
- Industry Clusters and Freight Infrastructure (April 2017, 2.5 MB PDF)
White papers
- Minnesota Roadway Funding: Revenue Sources & Distribution (July 2020)
- Minnesota Medical Device Industry Cluster: Development, Linkages, and Transportation (Oct. 2019)
- Self-Driving Vehicles Task Force Report and Matrix of Users (PDF), 2017
- Minnesota Transportation Funding Redistribution (2010-2015): Who Contributes More and Who Receives More? (2018)
- Minnesota Transportation Funding Redistribution (2009-2014): Who Contributes More, Who Receives More? (PDF) (2017)
Research reports
Motorization Trends in Minnesota
February 2019, TPEC-MTFD-R1-2019
Interstate 35E MnPASS Managed Lanes Extension: Little Canada Road to County Road 96 Pre-Implementation Study
June 2015, Report no. CTS 15-05
Transportation Investment and Economic Development in Minnesota Counties
April 2015, Report no. MnDOT 2015-12
Transportation Planning to Support Economic Development: An Exploratory Study of Competitive Industry Clusters and Transportation in Minnesota
January 2015, Report no. MnDOT 2015-02
Building Local Agency Capacity for Public Engagement in Local Road Systems Planning and Decision Making
May 2014, Report no. MnDOT 2014-17
Options for Automated Speed Enforcement Pilot Projects in Minnesota Work and School Zones
May 2014, Report no. CTS 14-06
Innovative Parking Pricing Demonstration in the Twin Cities: Introducing Flexibility and Incentives to Parking Contracts
February 2014, Report no. CTS 14-02
Value Increase and Value Capture: The Case of TH-610 in Maple Grove, Minnesota
January 2014, Report no. MnDOT 2014-03
Understanding the Economic Effects of Flexibility through Three Employer Case Studies
February 2013, Report no. MnDOT 2013-07
Identifying Issues Related to Deployment of Automated Speed Enforcement
July 2012, Report no. CTS 12-23
ITS Personal Data Needs: How Much Do We Really Need to Know?
July 2012, Report no. CTS 12-21
Mileage-Based User Fee Policy Study: Supporting Technical Information
April 2012, Report no. MnDOT 2012-11
Benefit and Cost Analysis of the I-394 MnPASS Program
February 2012, Report no. CTS 12-03
Suggested Design and Management Techniques for Enhancing Public Engagement in Transportation Policymaking
October 2011, Report no. CTS 11-24
ITS and Locational Privacy: Suggestions for Peaceful Coexistence
October 2011, Report no. CTS 11-21
From Fuel Taxes to Mileage-Based User Fees: Rationale, Technology, and Transitional Issues
August 2011, Report no. CTS 11-16
Potential Viability of Automated Rapid Transit at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport
May 2011, Report no. MnDOT 2011-14
Advancing Public Interest in Public-Private Partnership of State Highway Development
February 2011, Report no. MnDOT 2011-09
Funding Surface Transportation in Minnesota: Past, Present and Prospects
January 2010, Report no. CTS 10-02
Harnessing Value for Transportation Investment: A Summary of the Study: Value Capture for Transportation Finance
June 2009, Report no. CTS 09-18PS
Value Capture for Transportation Finance: Report to the Minnesota Legislature
June 2009, Report no. CTS 09-18S
Value Capture for Transportation Finance: Technical Research Report
June 2009, Report no. CTS 09-18
Places and Networks: The Changing Landscape of Transportation and Technology Final Summary Report of the STAR-TEA 21 Project
December 2008, Report no. CTS 08-15
Places and Networks: The Changing Landscape of Transportation and Technology
October 2008
Minnesota Value Pricing Outreach and Education
October 2006, Report no. MnDOT 2006-38
Minnesota Value Pricing Project
March 2003, Report no. MnDOT 2003-31
Other articles
- Distance-based mileage fees could be tested through shared-mobility providers, January 2019 CTS Catalyst
- Tools make it easier to visualize finance data, January 2019 CTS Catalyst
- Minnesota airports play crucial role in state’s booming medical sector, December 2018 CTS Catalyst
- Researchers explore equity issues of self-driving vehicles, June 2018 CTS Catalyst
- Transportation funding redistribution: data updated, new analyses, May 2018 CTS Catalyst
- Transportation investments promote employment in Minnesota counties, March 2018 CTS Catalyst
- Evolving grain markets, supply chain affect transportation system, December 2017 CTS Catalyst
- Supply chains for grain, medical technology are featured in freight roundtable, December 15, 2017, CTS Blog
- Transportation spending: How does Minnesota compare with other states? February 2017 CTS Catalyst
- Roundtables explore new technologies and transportation equity, July 2016 CTS Catalyst
- In the gray area of speed laws, enforcement can spark controversy, October 2016 CTS Catalyst
- Understanding policymaker support for traffic safety countermeasures, December 2015 CTS Catalyst
- National Freight Economy Atlas illustrates freight flows, November 2015 CTS Catalyst
- MnPASS extension on I-35E shaped by U of M study, September 2015 CTS Catalyst
- Investments in local roads and trunk highways show positive returns, June 2015 CTS Catalyst
- Study reveals how Minnesota industries rely on transportation, April 2015 CTS Catalyst
- Finance database provides foundation for decision making, January 2015 CTS Catalyst
- Autonomous vehicles: The legal and policy road ahead, January 2015 CTS Catalyst
- Transportation drives growth of industry clusters, December 2014 CTS Catalyst
- Freight rail adds value to Minnesota’s economy, November 2014 CTS Catalyst
- Self-driving vehicles could spark big changes in roadways, travel, law, May 2014 CTS Catalyst
- Automated speed enforcement study provides guidance for Minnesota, April 2014 CTS Catalyst
- Funding highway projects with value capture could speed project completion, March 2014 CTS Catalyst
- Uncovering manufacturers' perspectives on the transportation system, December 2013 CTS Catalyst
- Forum: freight transportation aids state's economic competitiveness, November 2013 CTS Catalyst
- New tools for engaging the public in local road funding decision making, November 2013 CTS Catalyst
- Economic and community effects of freight rail in Minnesota, August 2013 CTS Catalyst
- Searching for common ground in the ITS privacy debate, May 2013 CTS Catalyst
- Automated speed enforcement study finds public support in Minnesota, December 2012 CTS Catalyst
- Mileage-based user fees for Minnesota? July 2012 CTS Catalyst