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How does the ability to move freight affect the economic health of a state, region, and even a city? How are the supply chains of businesses impacted by freight flow? And what challenges and opportunities does Minnesota face when it comes to leveraging and strengthening its freight modes?

The 2016 Freight and Logistics Symposium offered a thoughtful examination of those questions and explored other topics related to improved mobility in Minnesota, including congestion, regulation, labor shortages, and the value of all freight modes to the state’s economy.

The event, held December 2, 2016, in Minneapolis, included:

A presentation on the power of freight flow data in attracting industry to a location and ways to use data in making a compelling case for businesses to invest
A panel Q&A featuring four industry experts from diverse organizations that depend on reliable freight movement
A discussion of how the 2016 election results may affect freight transportation

For a full summary of the event, download the 2016 Freight and Logistics Symposium proceedings (PDF).

The symposium was sponsored by CTS in cooperation with MnDOT, the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, the Metropolitan Council, and the Transportation Club of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Join us in person on the U of M campus or tune in online to the CTS winter research seminars. The seminars will highlight a sampling of the latest transportation research at the U of M.

Here’s this year’s seminar schedule:

February 18, 2 p.m. — Flagger Operations: Investigating their Effectiveness in Capturing Driver Attention in Work Zones
February 20, 10 a.m. — Determining Creep Compliance and Strength of Asphalt Mixtures at Low Temperatures
February 25, 2 p.m. — Experiments on Culvert Design for Fish and Aquatic Organism Passage in Minnesota
February 27, 10 a.m. — Statistical Analysis of Fare Compliance

Each seminar will be held in Room 50B at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Or, if you can’t make it in person, you can watch the seminars live online or view recordings posted after the events. For details about the live broadcasts, see the individual seminar web pages.

There’s no cost to attend, and each seminar qualifies for one Professional Development Hour.

Hope to see you there!

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