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States and Territories: Minnesota

Coordination Between State Transportation Agencies in Multi-State Metropolitan Planning Areas: A Survey of State Practice - 3/27/2015
The Minnesota Department of Transportation sponsored a survey of a select group of states expected to work with multi-state Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). The goal...

Transportation Planning to Support Economic Development: An Exploratory Study of Competitive Industry Clusters and Transportation in Minnesota - 2/26/2015
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that explains the relationship between transportation and economic development by investigating how firms in competitive industry...

Minnesota Department of Transportation Seeks Public Input on State Rail Plan - 1/26/2015
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will be holding nine public outreach meetings and accepting written comments on the draft Minnesota State Rail Plan. This...

Minnesota Department of Transportation Announces First Statewide Plan for Ports, Waterways - 12/05/2014
The Minnesota Department of Transportation's Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations has published their first statewide plan for ports and waterways. This plan documents...

Shipping Infrastructure Problems Roiling the River - 11/13/2014
The combination of a long winter and heavy rains has caused several issues slowing barge traffic along the Mississippi River. The economic impact from this...

Minnesota DOT's Parking Availability System Helps Truckers - 9/04/2014
New technology along the Interstate 94 corridor west and northwest of the Twin Cities is helping truckers find safe places to park. Three Minnesota Department...

Minnesota Selects Projects to Receive Funding through the New Corridors of Commerce Program - 12/09/2013
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and the Minnesota Department of Transportation have announced the 10 projects selected under the program that together will receive $300 million...

Minnesota Testing Technology to Assist Truckers Find Parking - 1/30/2013
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is conducting research to better identify truck parking availability. Through the use of cameras to identify available parking spaces,...

Traffic Data Quality Verification and Sensor Calibration for Weigh-In-Motion Systems - 9/24/2012
The University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation studies has developed a report reviewing the characteristics of Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) measurements. This report identifies operational modes and...

Minnesota Unveils a Compelling 50-Year Vision and Guiding Principles for Transportation - 6/21/2012
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has developed a two minute update video on their Minnesota Go initiative which looks to develop a 50-year transportation...

Study Will Detail Minnesota Freight Movement - 5/11/2012
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is currently investigating improvements to the Winona-area freight industry as a part of a six-part series of studies to determine...

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