February 25, 2025, 10-11 AM CST

TRB is offering a free webinar tomorrow on rural mobility, which has been a focus of a number of MnDOT studies in the last few years. For a review of research on rural mobility in Minnesota, see the following lists of completed and active projects. To register for the webinar, follow the link above.

List of completed projects

• Pedestrian Crossings and Safety on Four Anishinaabe Reservations in Minnesota
• Grand Rapids GoMARTI Self-Driving Shuttle Pilot Program: Data and Research Support
• Improving Transportation Equity for all by Centering the Needs of Marginalized and Underserved Communities
• Phase 2: Understanding Pedestrian Travel Behavior & Safety in Rural Settings
• Research Synthesis: Design and Impacts of Rural Roundabouts
• Rural Pedestrian Crossings
• Rural Community Transit Strategies
• Mobility Mindset of Millennials in Small Urban and Rural Areas
• Rural and Small Urban Multimodal Alternatives for Minnesota

Active projects

• Mapping Heat Vulnerability: A Comparative Urban-Rural Study of Transportation Impacts
• Leveraging C-V2X and Advanced Communications/Sensing for Rural Road Safety
• Best Practices for Active Transportation Implementation on Rural and Urbanized Roadways
• Rural Intersection Enhancement and Driver Behavior Study