4.0 SCHEDULE AND RESPOSIBILITIES

The schedule for conducting the cost benefit analysis is shown in Table 4-1. The schedule is based on the overall UPA project schedule. The cost benefit analysis will be initiated prior to deployment of the Minnesota UPA projects and will be completed after all the projects are in operation. Members of the Battelle team will conduct the analysis. Staff from the Metropolitan Council will run the regional travel forecast model, which is one of the main data sources for the cost benefit analysis. Cost information will be provided by the various Minnesota UPA agencies.

Table 4-1. Cost Benefit Analysis Schedule

Activities	Schedule
Initiation of the analysis	At the beginning of the MN UPA projects
Cost data	October 2011
Data from other test plans	October 2011
Obtain traffic forecasts from Metropolitan Council's regional travel forecast model	November 2011
Final Report	April 2012

The responsibility for this test plan includes:

• Mn/DOT, Metro Transit, the City of Minneapolis, MVTA, and the Humphrey Institute will provide the cost information on the Minnesota UPA projects.
• Battelle team members will provide needed data from the other test plans.
• Metro Council personnel will run the travel forecast model to estimate the cost benefit analysis of the Minnesota UPA projects. The model will be rerun if needed based on review and discussion with Battelle team members.
• Battelle team members will analyze the model results, and document the cost benefit analysis in the final Minnesota UPA national evaluation report.