MINNESOTA
URBAN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
NATIONAL EVALUATION:
TRANSIT SYSTEM DATA TEST PLAN

U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration

FINAL
November 17, 2009
Publication No. FHWA-JPO-10-014

By
Battelle Memorial Institute
505 King Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201

Prepared for
United States Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Office of Operations
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Contract No. DTFH61-06-D-00007/ORDER 07-T-08002/WO BA07-041

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Technical Report Documentation Page

1. Report No FHWA-JPO-10-014	2. Government Accession No.		3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle Minnesota Urban Partnership Agreement National Evaluation: Transit System Data Test Plan			5. Report Date November 17, 2009
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7. Authors Katie Turnbull, Texas Transportation Institute; Alasdair Cain, Center for Urban Transportation Research			8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address Battelle 505 King Avenue Columbus, OH 43201			10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
			11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-06-D-00007/ORDER 07-T-08002/WO BA07-041
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Federal Highway Administration Federal Transit Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590			13. Type of Report and Period Covered
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15. Supplementary Notes
16. Abstract This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing transit system data for the Minnesota Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) National Evaluation under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) UPA Program. The Minnesota UPA projects focus on reducing congestion by employing strategies consisting of combinations of tolling, transit, telecommuting/TDM, and technology, also known as the 4 Ts. This test plan is based on the Minnesota UPA National Evaluation Plan. It presents the sources for obtaining the data needed to evaluate the impacts of the Minnesota UPA transit projects, the data availability, and the risks associated with collecting and analyzing the data. The data analysis techniques are described and the schedule and responsibilities are presented.
17. Key Word Urban Partnership Agreement, congestion pricing, tolling, HOT, congestion reduction, transit, bus rapid transit, telecommuting, evaluation, real-time transit information		18. Distribution Statement
19. Security Classif. (of this report)	20. Security Classif. (of this page)		21. No. of Pages 40	22. Price

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A number of representatives from the Minnesota partnership agencies provided information critical to the development of the Transit System Data Test Plan. The assistance of Craig Lamothe, Charles Carlson, Janet Hopper, and Julie Quinn, Metro Transit; and Michael Abegg and Shaun Morrell, Minnesota Valley Transit Authority is both recognized and appreciated.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

• 1.1 The Minnesota UPA
• 1.2 Minnesota UPA National Evaluation Plan and Use of Transit Data

2.0 TRANSIT ROUTES AND PARK-AND-RIDE LOTS

• 3.1 Data Sources
• 3.2 Data Availability
• 3.3 Potential Risks

4.0 DATA ANALYSIS

5.0 SCHEDULE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

List of Appendices

List of Tables

• Table 1-1. Relationship Among Test Plans and Evaluation Analysis
• Table 1-2. Transit Test Plan Data Elements Use in Testing Evaluation Hypotheses/Questions
• Table 2-1. Transit Routes in the I-35W Corridor
• Table 2-2. Park-and-Ride Lots in the I-35W Corridor
• Table 2-3. Bus Routes in the Control Corridors
• Table 2-4. Park-and-Ride Lots in the Control Corridors
• Table 3-1. Daily Riders –Metro Transit Route 552
• Table 3-2. Riders Per Trip – MVTA Route 464
• Table 3-3. Park-and-Ride Lot Use in the I-35W Corridor
• Table 3-4. Travel Time Data for Metro Transit Route 552
• Table 3-5. Travel Time Data for MVTA Route 464
• Table 3-6. Transit System Test Plan Data Sources and Availability
• Table 5-1. Overview of Transit Data Collection
• Table 5-2. Post-Deployment Transit Data Collection Schedule

List of Figures

• Figure 1-1. General Location of Minnesota UPA Projects
• Figure 3-1. Map of Park-and-Ride Users at I-35W/County Road H and Rosedale Transit Center
• Figure 3-2. Schedule for Metro Transit Route 288 Southbound

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