The following represents a list of specific projects ACT has completed or is currently researchin (also indicating the director's role, funding agency, and date).
Research projects that have dedicated websites are available following this link .
- Co-I (w/ Elizabeth Wilson and Julian Marshall). School Travel and the Implications of Advances in Transportation Related Technology. Intelligent Transportation Systems Center, University of Minnesota (Awarded May 15, 2007)
- PI: Uncovering Detailed Measures of Accessibility for Non-Auto Travel in the Twin Cities. Minnesota Department of Transportation (Awarded June 1, 2007).
- Co-PI (w/ Bob Johns): National Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Program. Federal Highway Administration (Awarded August 2006, phase I completed).
- Co-PI (w/ Ann Forsyth): Integrating Active Living Principles into Municipal Planning. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota (Awarded July 2006).
- PI: How Close is Close Enough? Estimating Accurate Distance Decay Functions by Purpose and Modes. Minnesota Department of Transportation (Awarded July 2006).
- PI: Parcel Level Land Use Data Acquisition & Analysis for Measuring Non-Auto Accessibility. Minnesota Department of Transportation (Awarded July 2006).
- PI: Guidelines for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Bicycle Facilities: Refining Methods for Estimating the Effect of Bicycle Infrastructure on Use and Property Value. Midwest Regional University Transportation Center (Completed June 2007).
- Co-I: Spatial Impacts of Technology. State and Local Policy Program, STAR- TEA21 Project (competed June 2007, managed approximately $30,000 / year).
- PI: Refining Methods for Calculating Non-Auto Travel Times. Hennepin County, (Minnesota) and Minnesota Dept. of Transportation (Completed January 2007)
- Co-PI (w/ Francis Harvey): Commuter Bicyclist Behavior and Facility Disruption. Minnesota Dept. of Transportation (Completed December 2006).
- PI: Safety of Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel in Minnesota: Inventory, Analysis, and Prospectus. Minnesota Department of Transportation (Completed December 2006).
- Project Advisor: Racial and Gender Diversity in State DOTs and Transit Agencies: Phase I Benchmark Scoping. Project J-06; National Cooperative Highway Research Program (Completed December 2006).
- PI: An Observational Study of Physical Activity along a Hennepin County Walk/Bicycle Trail System. University of Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center (Completed May, 2006).
- PI: Understanding the Market Potential of Metro-transit Ridership. U.S. Department of Transportation (Completed April, 2006).
- PI: Guidelines for Analysis of Investments in Bicycle Facilities. National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board (Completed August, 2005).
- PI: Operationalizing Preferences for Land Use-Transportation Planning Graduate School of the University of Minnesota (Completed June, 2005).
- PI: Twin City Lifestyles and Land Use-Transportation Policy. Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota (Completed July, 2005).
- PI: User Perspectives on Location Efficient Mortgages and Car-sharing. Minnesota Department of Transportation (Completed May, 2005).
- PI: Evaluating Isanti County’s (Minnesota) Active Living by Design Program. Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Minnesota (Completed August, 2005).
- Co-PI (w/ Gary Barnes): Measuring the Economic Benefits of Cycling. Minnesota Department of Transportation (Completed January, 2004).