Capacity Expansion in the Twin Cities: The Roads-Transit Balance

Status: Complete
Report Date: 12/18/2006

Summary:

Researchers examined the potential for different combinations of transit and roadway expansion to cost-effectively solve the growing problem of traffic congestion on freeways and expressways in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. They found that a critical factor in the solution is the level of service desired for the roadways.

Final Deliverables:

Capacity Expansion in the Twin Cities: The Roads-Transit Balance (Report #2006-44)
Balancing Transit and Roadway Investment to Meet Twin Cities Travel Demand (Research Summary)

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Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator: Gary Davis

Co-Principal Investigator: Kate Sanderson

Technical Liaison: Linda Zemotel

Project Coordinator: Jim Klessig