The 2000 Statewide Transportation Tracking Study was conducted by the University of Minnesota Center for Survey Research
(MCSR) during the months of September - November 2000. This study is part of the Minnesota state survey, a statewide omnibus
survey, which includes questions on a variety of topics and participation with other state agencies. This survey includes questions
from the Offices of Communication, Measurement and Evaluation, and Advanced Transportation Systems.
A total of 802 telephone interviews were completed. The overall response rate was 52% and the cooperation rate was 59%. The
survey sample consisted of households selected randomly from all Minnesota telephone exchanges. Selection procedures guaranteed that every telephone household in the state had an equal chance to be included in the survey, as did every adult member within each household.
The results in this survey will provide a top-level view of the transportation issue asked in the question. In some instances where a question has been asked in previous years and the wording was changed for better understanding by the respondents, it has been noted. Where applicable, comparisons will be shown for questions asked in previous years. Additionally, where there were significant differences in the results when comparing different years or Metro versus Greater Minnesota, the differences are noted in the analysis.
In 1999, the Statewide Transportation Tracking Study was conducted by the University of Minnesota Center for Survey Research during the months of February, March, and April. However, to determine changes due to seasonality, certain questions were repeated for the fall 1999 survey conducted during the months of September, October, and November. This study is part of the Minnesota State Survey, a statewide omnibus survey which includes questions about a variety of topics.
A total of 802 telephone interviews were completed with an overall response rate of 52%. The cooperation rate of the interviews was 61%, a five percent increase from the spring 1999 survey. The sample for this study consisted of randomly selected households from all Minnesota telephone exchanges. Every household with a telephone in the state had an equal chance to be included in the survey, as did every adult member within a household. This sampling design is identical to that used for previous Minnesota State
Surveys.
Contributors to this year's transportation questions were: the Measurement and Evaluation Section of the Management and Data Services Office and the Office of Advanced Transportation Systems. The questions have been grouped into four sections: transportation, telecommuting, technology, and comparisons between residents of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and Greater Minnesota. Customer satisfaction trends are shown, where appropriate, at the end of each section.
This report documents findings and recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (Mn/DOT's) Non-Traditional Transportation Stakeholder Dialogue Project. Non-traditional transportation stakeholders were defined as people of color, low-income constituencies, community and neighborhood groups, and civic and cultural groups. The definition generally included groups and constituencies without a previous history of involvement in Mn/DOT's transportation planning and design activities. The purposes of this year and a half long project are summarized below:
• To identify non-traditional transportation stakeholder groups in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
• To build partnerships with non-traditional transportation stakeholders.
• To invite those groups to become involved in Mn/DOT's public participation processes.
• To create a forum for dialogue and two-way learning so that Mn/DOT is better prepared to develop and facilitate effective involvement processes that reach out to non-traditional stakeholders and Non-traditional stakeholders are better prepared to effetively participate in planning and project design processes.
This report documents the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (Mn/DOT) progress and accomplishments in achieving the transit and transportation system management (TSM) goals set forth by the 1977 State Legislature. Recommendations for Mn/DOT's on-going transit and TSM activities are also included.
As defined by Mn/DOT, TSM is both a process to optimize the operation of existing transportation systems and a program of projects which must be implemented to achieve optimization. In using this definition of TSM, Mn/DOT recognizes that a determined effort be made to increase not only the efficiency of vehicle movement but also to increase the number of people transported by the system. Consequently, this report can all be viewed as a part of the total TSM effort.
This report summarizes the Minnesota Department of Transportation's progress and accomplishments in achieving the transit and transportation system management (TSM) goals set forth in the 1977 legislation. Recommendations for the Department's on-going transit and TSM activities are also included.
