2017 CTS Transportation Research Conference

Keynote Speaker(s)

Joshua Schank, Chief Innovation Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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Keynote Speaker(s)

Joung Lee, Policy Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Panelists

• Tracy Hatch, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Jeffrey Heilstedt, Vice President, Transportation Regional Business Line Leader, Midwest Region, AECOM
• Jim McDonough, Commissioner, Ramsey County
• Jerry Zhao, Associate Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

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1 − Issues in Multimodal Travel Behavior and Accessibility

Jim Henricksen, MnDOT

Time Series Data Clustering of Minnesota Bike Sharing System and Operation Strategy

• Yufeng Zhang, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota

Intraurban Accessibility and Employment Density: Evidence from the Twin Cities

• Michael Iacono, MnDOT

Evaluating Transit Route Choice in the Twin Cities

• Jacqueline Nowak, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota

Full-Day Accessibility Evaluation of Transit Systems Using GPS-Based Location Data

• Ying Song, Department of Geography, Environment, and Society, University of Minnesota

2 − Engaging the Public and Stakeholders on Transportation Issues

Steve Gentry, Metropolitan Airports Commission

Status of and Strategies for Social Media Use in Minnesota’s Transportation Planning and Policy

• Ingrid Schneider and Melissa Peck, Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota

Addressing Citizens’ Requests for Traffic Safety Solutions

• Renae Kuehl, SRF Consulting Group, and Mark Ray, City of Crystal

More than a Bridge: The Challenges in Developing an International Border Crossing Project

• Dale Grove, Stantec

3 − Maximizing the Efficiency of Minnesota‘s Freight Network

Matt Schmit, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Connecting Small and Medium-Sized Farms to Wholesale Markets Through Backhauling from Rural Grocery Stores

• Naomi Olive, Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, University of Minnesota, and Duke Harrison, Mason Brothers Wholesale Grocery

Evolving Supply Chains and Local Commodity Flows: A GIS Road Network Analysis of Minnesota Cereal Grain Movement

• Travis Fried, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Components of an Attractive Minnesota Freight Market

• Matt Schmit, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

4 − Opportunities and Innovations from the Sharing Economy

Saif Benjaafar, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Minnesota

Do New Bike Share Stations Increase Member Use: A Quasi-Experimental Study and Spatial-Temporal Models of Bike Share Trips in the Twin Cities

• Jueyu Wang, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Shared Rides for Everyone: Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) at MSP Airport

• Atif Saeed, Metropolitan Airports Commission

Considering a User-Based Fee that Funds Infrastructure in the Sharing Economy

• Chris Berrens, MnDOT

5 − Transportation Innovation in Minnesota

Gina Baas, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota

Panel Discussion

• Frank Douma, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Jenifer Hager, City of Minneapolis; John Levin, Metro Transit; Brendan Murphy, Accessibility Observatory, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota

6 − Roadsides and Pollinators

Tim Sexton, MnDOT

Importance and Concerns of Roadsides for Pollinators

• Daniel Cariveau, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota

MnDOT’s Roadside Management Practices

• Tina Markeson, MnDOT

Development of a Work Zone Intrusion Reporting System

• Curtis Craig, HumanFIRST Laboratory, University of Minnesota

Mitigating Risk in Work Zones: Informing Drivers Using In-Vehicle Technology

• Jacob Achtemeier, HumanFIRST Laboratory, University of Minnesota

Using Bluetooth Low-Energy Technology to Trigger In-Vehicle Messages at Work Zones

• Chen-Fu Liao, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota

8 − Bike Shares, Multimodal Parks, and Self-Driving Vehicles: Who Is Being Left Out?

Virajita Singh, Equity and Diversity/College of Design, University of Minnesota

Equity Analysis of Access to Bike Share: A Case Study in Twin Cities, MN

• Jueyu Wang, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Equity Implications of Multimodal Park Access in the Twin Cities

• Jacqueline Nowak and Kristin Carlson, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota

Equity Considerations in the Deployment and Design of Self-Driving Vehicles

• Adeel Lari, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

9 − Transportation Funding: Planning, Distribution, and Value

Mark Nelson, MnDOT

ABC Ramps Transportation Operations Study

• Lisa Austin, MnDOT, and Kevin Karner, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Minnesota Transportation Funding Redistribution

• Jerry Zhao, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Estimating the Economic Value of Bicycling in Minnesota

• Xinyi Qian, Tourism Center, University of Minnesota

Enhancing Return on Investment for MnPASS

• Paul Morris, SRF Consulting Group, and Brad Larson, MnDOT

10 − Design and Maintenance of Transportation Infrastructure in Minnesota

Al Forsberg, Blue Earth County (retired)

Design of Structure Service Life

• Kevin MacDonald, Beton Consulting Engineers

Base Stabilization Additives for Pavement Design

• Renae Kuehl, SRF Consulting Group, and Dan Wegman, Braun Intertec

Planning for Better Bikeway Maintenance

• Jordan Kocak, Hennepin County, and Shaun Lopez Murphy, Toole Design Group

11 − Trends in Transit Ridership Behavior

Jonathan Ehrlich, Metropolitan Council

Findings from the 2016 Transit Onboard Survey

• Jonathan Ehrlich, Metropolitan Council

Analyzing U-Pass Ridership Trends

• Pramesh Kumar, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota

The Impact of Weather and Socioeconomic Factors on Transit Ridership

• Christopher Cheong and Pramesh Kumar, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota

Using the Three-Factor Theory to Examine the Transit Preferences of Riders from Different Income Levels

• Xinyi Wu, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

12 − Roadway Safety Now and Into the Future

Tom Sohrweide, SEH Inc.

Examining the Relationship Between Speed Enforcement Laws and Traffic Safety

• Frank Alarcon, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

The Effectiveness of an Intelligent Rural Intersection Conflict Warning System in Promoting Drivers’ Gap Acceptance and Safety at Rural Thru-Stop Controlled Intersections

• Disi Tian, HumanFIRST Laboratory, University of Minnesota

Safety Study of the I-35W Improvements Done Under Minnesota’s Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) Project

• Jingru Gao, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota

What Makes Autonomous Vehicles Testable? Unified Framework for Nonphysical Safety Testing

• Edward Schwalb, MSC Software