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Transportation Performance in the Twin Cities Region (PDF)
Transportation is a means to other ends, not an end in itself. Transportation investments greatly affect the competitiveness of our economy, the health of our environment, and the quality of life in our neighborhoods. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) and the Metropolitan Council, which are responsible for planning and investing in the regional transportation system, deserve praise for incorporating performance measurement at various levels of their operations. Current performance measurement, however, tends to project past trends rather than incorporate new concerns affecting the transportation mission
Recent Events
July 24-25, 2008–Workshop
Context Sensitive Solutions: Designing Transportation Projects for People and Places
Denver, CO - STPP and CNT are hosting this workshop to help participants understand what the principles referred to as context sensitive solutions (CSS) are, and how these principles can be used to balance and integrate the needs of travelers and communities in the planning and design of urban transportation systems. The workshop is directed at advocates, local officials and planning/design professionals in state DOTs, transit agencies, and MPOs and consultants.
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See the final draft agenda.
Materials coming soon.
Jan. 30-31, 2008–Workshop
Getting Transportation & Land Use Decisions that Create Walkable Communities with Mobility Choices
Orlando, FL - STPP and CNT hosted a workshop to help participants identify and create an integrated land use and transportation vision for their community that includes mobility choices for everyone. The workshop was directed at advocates, local officials and planning professionals.
Check out the schedule for the workshop.
Matrerials coming soon.
Congressional Testimony of Interest
Reconnecting America and the Center for TOD
Interim Report to the U.S. Congress on the
Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation confirms in an interim report to Congress on the Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Program, the climate benefits that can be gained by a community that embraces bicycle and pedestrian travel. The non-motorized trips covered in the report are also viewed as critical parts of the nation's surface transportation system