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  1. Transportation Planning to Support Economic Development: An Exploratory Study of Competitive Industry Clusters and Transportation in Minnesota

    This report examines the clustering of industries in Minnesota and the relationship between transportation patterns and economic growth.

    January 1, 2015 – Minnesota Department of Transportation
  2. The growing distance between people and jobs in metropolitan America

    This report analyzes the effects of suburbanization on job opportunities in recent years as commute distances have grown.

    March 1, 2015 – Brookings Institution: Metropolitan Policy Program
  3. Project Consistency with Transportation Plans and Air Quality Conformity Workshops: Technical Report

    TxDOT summarizes the results of training workshops on project consistency and air quality conformity.

    April 1, 2015 – Texas Department of Transportation Research and Technology Implementation Office
  4. Evaluation of Existing Smartphone Applications and Data Needs for Travel Surveys

    The report discusses the use of smartphones as a vehicle for travel surveys in Texas.

    April 1, 2015 – Texas Department of Transportation Research and Technology Implementation Office
  5. Examining the Effects of Transportation Governance on Infrastructure Adaptation to Climate Change

    This report brings together the findings from several projects that seek a better understanding of the factors that influence decision-making in relation to adaptation to climate change.

    May 15, 2015 – University of Vermont, Burlington: Transportation Research Center
  6. Cognitive Maps for Route Choice Modeling

    This report discusses the potential for incorporating cognitive maps into models of users’ route choices.

    August 24, 2015 – New England University Transportation Center: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  7. Adapting Transport Infrastructure to Climate Change: How to Protect Assets Against Increased Risks from Extreme Weather

    The International Transport Forum discusses risks that climate change poses for transportation assets, and development of assessment tools.

    November 1, 2015 – International Transport Forum
  8. A Multi-Objective Sustainable Model for Transportation Asset Management Practices

    This report includes a literature review and overview of tools to facilitate selection of performance measures that promote sustainable transportation asset management (TAM) practices.

    December 1, 2015 – FHWA
  9. Multi-Modal Performance Measures in Oregon: Developing a Transportation Cost Index Based Upon Multi-Modal Network and Land Use Information

    This report introduces implementation strategies for the Transportation Cost Index (TCI) as a tool that standardizes performance measurement.

    February 1, 2016 – Oregon Department of Transportation Research Section FHWA
  10. School Transportation: Development of an Education Module and Workshops on Multi-modal Costs

    This research project produced an educational module and a practitioner tool to facilitate school siting decisions that take transportation costs into account.

    March 1, 2016 – Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE), Research and Innovative Technology Administration