Impact of Transitways on Travel on Parallel and Adjacent Roads and Park-and-ride Facilities

Status: Complete
Report Date: 02/08/2021

Summary:

Researchers studied the effects of the Twin Cities’ Metro Transit Green Line light rail transit on automobile traffic on parallel and adjacent roadways. Using annual average daily traffic data from before and after the Green Line’s opening in 2014, researchers showed that the light rail transit line decreased automobile traffic on nearby roads as light rail ridership increased each year. In addition, a 2016 Metro Transit on-board survey of nearly 2,000 park-and-ride users guided researchers in developing a model to assist planners in effective design and placement of park-and-ride facilities.

Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator: Alireza Khani
Co-Principal Investigator: Jason Cao
Technical Liaison: Jim Henricksen
Project Coordinator: Brent Rusco
Panel Members:
    Alexander Webb - University of Minnesota
    Carl Jensen - Metro District
    David Elvin - Metro District
    Eric Lind - Accessibility Observatory at UMN
    Jonathan Ehrlich - Metropolitan Council
    Kaydee Kirk - Center for Transportation Studies
    Lynne Bly - Metro District
    P Cameron Muhic - Sustainability & Public Health
    Timothy Sexton - Sustainability, Planning, and Program Management Admin (SPPM
    Victoria Nill - District 7
    Xinlian Yu - University of Minnesota