Programs & Labs
2003 Annual Report
A report of research, education, and technology transfer activities, fiscal year 2002/2003, of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute at the University of Minnesota.
Research
Social and Economic Policy Issues Related to ITS Technologies
2003 Featured Research Projects
Sustainable Technologies Applied Research Initiative: Network Dynamics
In 2001, a team of researchers from the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs' State and Local Policy Program (SLPP) began the Sustainable Technologies Applied Research (STAR) program to build upon SLPP's previous research on the relationships between advanced transportation technologies, economic development, the environment, and overall community sustainability. Since the program's inception, STAR researchers have investigated sustainable transportation technologies by systematically examining the impacts of intelligent transportation systems and telecommunications along five dimensions: spatial location, community design, accessibility, network performance, and productivity. Go to article >>
Sustainable Technologies Applied Research Initiative: Community Telecommunications Planning and Access
Whether you live in a rural community and frequently travel rural roadways or just pass through occasionally, highway emergencies—particularly vehicle crashes—in rural areas can impact all of us. In Minnesota, for example, 30 percent of miles driven are on rural roads, but an alarming 70 percent of fatal crashes occur on these roads. Go to article >>
2003 Research Updates
Frank Douma, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Telecommunications and Sustainable Transportation
Project Status: Completed
Project URL: www.its.umn.edu/research/projectdetail.pl?id=2002016
Kevin Krizek, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Understanding the Captive and Potential Market of Metro Transit
Ridership
Project Status: In Progress
Project URL: www.its.umn.edu/Research/ProjectDetail.html?id=2004035
Lee Munnich, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Sustainable Technologies Applied Research Initiative –
Year 2
Project Status: Completed
Project URL: www.its.umn.edu/Research/ProjectDetail.html?id=2002003
Sustainable Technologies Applied Research Initiative –
Year 3
Project Status: In Progress
Project URL: www.its.umn.edu/Research/ProjectDetail.html?id=2003012
Sustainable Technologies Applied Research Initiative
Project Status: In Progress
Project URL: www.its.umn.edu/Research/ProjectDetail.html?id=2004099