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Reader recommended reports

Looking for new and notable information to help you dig deeper into an issue? Start with these reports recommended by our readers (send us your recommendation). To browse through our full selection of resources on Transportation, use the topic links on the right.

2008 Metropolitan survey
Metropolitan Council, February 2009, 4 pp.
Results of a survey of Twin Cities residents which asks them to rank the region's top public concerns and quality of life.

Bridging the gap: Restoring and rebuilding the nation's bridges
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, July 2008, 70 pp.
Examines the safety and sustainability of America's bridges, including: how states cope with aging bridges, new technologies that have advanced the science of bridge inspections, the life of a bridge and how it can be extended, and a look at the resources available to sustain bridges.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation sources in Minnesota
Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, June 2008, 44 pp.
Investigates transportation sector strategies to help meet Minnesota's goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The report focuses on three types of strategies: improving vehicle fuel economy, reducing the number of vehicle-miles traveled, and decreasing the carbon content of fuel.

Use impacts on transport: How land use factors affect travel behavior
Victoria Transport Policy Institute, January 2008, 57 pp.
This paper examines how various land use factors such as density, regional accessibility, mix and  roadway connectivity affect travel behavior.

2007 Urban mobility report, Mobility data for Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Texas Transportation Institute, September 2007, 8 pp.
Estimates of congestion and mobility within the Twin Cities area.

Asking the right questions about transportation and land use: Access to destinations research summary no. 1
Center for Transportation Studies - University of Minnesota, March 2007, 8 pp.
Looks at techniques for measuring accessibility, particularly the access of workers to jobs and of employers to labor. In addition to employment access, the researchers also looked at how accessibility can affect home prices and patterns of land use.

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Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
A nationwide coalition working to ensure safer communities and smarter transportation choices. Provides transportation-related statistics, policy, fact sheets, and reports.

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