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Center for
Transportation Studies
University of Minnesota
200 Transportation & Safety Building
511 Washington Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-626-1077
Fax: 612-625-6381
E-mail: cts@umn.edu
Programs & Institutes
Video introduction to CTS
CTS has created a short video highlighting its research, outreach, and education efforts.
View videoTransport and Land Use
CTS sponsors the publication of the Journal of Transport and Land Use, an open-access, peer-reviewed online journal publishing original interdisciplinary papers on the interaction of transport and land use.
Read JTLU
WEEK OF Oct 13
2008 transportation funding bill - what it means to your agency
LTAP Technology Exchange, Fall 2008
The bill adds funds for bridges and roadways. More
Research team gathers feedback at Value Capture stakeholder workshop
CTS Report, October 2008
CTS hosted a half-day stakeholder workshop on September 18 to introduce the Value Capture Study and receive feedback on the questions it should address. More
CERS Summer Institute takes aim at ‘culture of complacency’ toward rural traffic fatalities
CTS Report, October 2008
State and national traffic safety researchers, policymakers, and professionals examined the policies and political challenges to reducing rural traffic fatalities during the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety’s annual Summer Institute on July 28 and 29. More
Minnesota leaders, partnerships showcased at national HOV/HOT conference
CTS Report, October 2008
State leaders and projects were prominent at the Transportation Research Board 13th International High-Occupancy Vehicle/High-Occupancy Toll (HOV/HOT) Systems Conference, held September 7–9 in Minneapolis. More
WEEK OF Oct 20
Call for Presentations: 2009 research conference
CTS Report, October 2008
CTS has issued a Call for Presentations for its 20th Annual Transportation Research Conference. More
CTS seeks program coordinator
CTS Report, October 2008
CTS is seeking applications for a fulltime program coordinator to advance CTS research programs. More
Energy costs and the supply chain
CTS Report, October 2008
Representatives from the business community, academia, and the public sector will discuss the impact of energy issues on the supply chain at the 12th annual CTS Freight and Logistics Symposium, December 5, 2008, in Minneapolis. More
Organizations encouraged to exhibit at Career Expo
CTS Report, October 2008
Companies and agencies are encouraged to set up exhibits at the 2009 Transportation Career Expo, which will be held February 5 on the Minneapolis east bank campus. More
Fall semester seminar series under way
Seminars are held Tuesday afternoons on campus and are broadcast on the web. More
Transportation Alumni Group holding debut event
CTS Report, September 2008
The University of Minnesota Transportation Alumni Group is holding a homecoming get-together for alumni and students on Saturday morning, November 1, prior to the Gophers football game. More
CTS to hold Grad Certificate info session
CTS Report, September 2008
The November 7 session will describe the program, course requirements, and more. More
Research Partnership Award: nominees sought
CTS Report, October 2008
CTS is accepting nominations for the 2009 Research Partnership Award. More
University receives NCHRP grant to study stream-restoration structures
CTS Report, October 2008
Professor Fotis Sotiropoulos, director of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) on the Twin Cities campus, has received a three-year, $600,000 grant from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program aimed at developing design methods for stream-restoration structures. More
Call for Abstracts: International Transport Economics Conference
CTS Report, October 2008
CTS has announced the Call for Abstracts for the International Transport Economics Conference, which will be held June 15–16, 2009, on the University of Minnesota west bank campus. More