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• Hausladen Receives Smith Service Award

  - 2007-04-23

  John Hausladen, president of the Minnesota Trucking Association, received the William K. Smith Distinguished Service Award from the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies, MTA announced on April 2.Smith, a member of the initial committee to establish CTS, served on many of its research and education councils until his...

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• DOT Awards UTC Grant to the University of Minnesota.

  - 2006-05-29

  M2 PRESSWIRE-29 May 2006-US DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION: DOT Awards UTC Grant to the University of Minnesota.C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26052006 The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration RITA today announced a $484,000 grant for the University of Minnesotas...

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• University of Minnesota receives RITA grant for transportation education and research.

  - 2005-07-05

  M2 PRESSWIRE-5 July 2005-US DOT: University of Minnesota receives RITA grant for transportation education and researchC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05072005 The U.S. Department of Transportations Research and Innovative Technology Administration RITA announced today that $3.1 million in grant money was...

  Tags: education, Transportation, University of Minnesota

• Intelligent Transportation Systems And Other Technological Assistance

  BNET - 2004-11-12

  The objective of this paper is to understand how Intelligent Transportation Systems ITS and other technologies can be used to provide better paratransit services (also known as Community-Based Transportation or CBT) for various populations in Minnesota. The study has three stages: survey, in-depth interview, and data analysis. CBT serves diverse...

  Tags: Minnesota, Transportation, University Of Minnesota, Computer-based Training, Computer-Based Training (CBT), Training And Certification

• A Model of the Rise and Fall of Roads

  BNET - 2004-03-08

  Transportation network planning decisions made at one point of time can have profound impacts in the future. However, transportation networks are usually assumed to be static in models of land use. A better understanding of the natural growth pattern of roads will provide valuable guidance to planners who try to...

  Tags: Network, University Of Minnesota, Transportation, Networking

• A Framework for Analyzing the Effects of Spring Load Restriction

  BNET - 2004-02-19

  Spring Load Restrictions SLR imposes load restrictions on heavy trucks during the spring thaw period. Although the policies have been implemented for many years, it is still unsure of their economic effects on truckers. This paper overviews practices around the world and sets up a framework to estimate the Benefit/Cost...

  Tags: University Of Minnesota, Spring Load Restrictions, Transportation

• Scales of Airport Expansion: Globalization, Regionalization, and Local Land Use

  BNET - 2004-01-01

  This study examines two main issues surrounding the increasing demand for airport capacity: the effects of globalization and transportation on each other as expressed through local land use and the politics of scale in struggles over airport expansion. The study centers around three case studies to illustrate how globalization, air...

  Tags: University Of Minnesota, Globalization, Transportation, Strategy, Management

• Bus Rapid Transit Technologies: A Virtual Mirror for Eliminating Vehicle Blind Zones

  BNET - 2003-12-01

  The Federal Transit Administration FTA has identified the concept of Bus Rapid Transit as a means to increase the efficiency of transit operations while maintaining transit's proven safety record. A BRT system combines intelligent transportation systems technology, priority for transit, cleaner and quieter vehicles, rapid and convenient fare collection, and...

  Tags: University Of Minnesota, Federal Transit Administration, Transportation

• Relationships Between Ramp Metering and Sprawl

  BNET - 2003-11-14

  This paper explores impacts of ramp metering on urban land use. A regression-based transportation model is developed to capture changes in accessibility caused by ramp metering on a highway network. A Land Use Change Indicator LUCI model is modified to estimate how the spatial distribution of employment and housing would...

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• Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Transportation Column.

  - 2003-07-14

  By Toni Coleman, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 14--BUSINESSES GIVING ILLEGAL PARKERS THE BOOT: A friend of mine recently paid $100 for a burrito and boy, did it cause him a lot of heartburn. The...

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