Twin Cities Metro Area Ramp Meter Study
Final report
Final report (PDF, 20 MB, 179 pages)
- Report Cover, Letter from Commissioner Tinklenberg (PDF 1,282 KB 3 pgs)
- Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables (PDF 288 KB 10 pgs)
- Executive Summary (PDF 1,104 KB 18 pgs)
- 1: Project Background (PDF 134 KB 4 pgs)
- 2: Evaluation Team (PDF 129 KB 3 pgs)
- 3: Evaluation Objectives and Performance Measures (PDF 190 KB 4 pgs)
- 4: Evaluation Methodologies (PDF 3,445 KB 25 pgs)
- 5: Field Evaluation Results (PDF 1,390 KB 29 pgs)
- 6: Traveler Surveys and Focus Groups (PDF 12,123 KB 46 pgs)
- 7: Benefit/Cost Analysis (PDF 177 KB 9 pgs)
- 8: Secondary Research (PDF 209 KB 10 pgs)
- 9: Summary of Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations (PDF 571 KB 18 pgs)
Appendices
PDF format, 6,311 KB, 200 pages
- A: Dates and Locations of License Plate Number Data Collection (PDF 114 KB 4 pgs)
- B: Summary of Field Data: Freeway and Arterial Speeds (PDF 1,396 KB 25 pgs)
- C: Summary of Field Data: Freeway and Arterial Traffic Volumes (PDF 277 KB 12 pgs)
- D: Ramp Volumes (PDF 115 KB 5 pgs)
- E: Socioeconomic Distribution of Market Research Samples (PDF 121 KB 4 pgs)
- F: Geocoding of Respondents’ Origin-Destination Trips (PDF 151 KB 4 pgs)
- G: Evaluation Plan (PDF 3,606 KB 70 pgs)
- H: Comparison Between “With” and “Without” Ratings for the Random Samples (PDF 156 KB 6 pgs)
- I: Twin Cities Ramp Metering Effectiveness Study – “Before” and “After” Qualitative Research with Travelers (PDF 578 KB 35 pgs)
- J: Summary of Benefit Cost/Calculations (PDF 72 KB 4 pgs)
- K: Technical Memorandum: Secondary Research (PDF 229 KB 31 pgs)
Evaluation plan
PDF format, 788 KB, 74 pages
- Table of Contents (PDF 186 KB 4 pgs)
- 1: Project Background (PDF 106 KB 3 pgs)
- 2: Evaluation Team (PDF 98 KB 4 pgs)
- 3: Evaluation Objectives (PDF 100 KB 3 pgs)
- 4: Performance Measures and Evaluation Methodologies (PDF 119 KB 6 pgs)
- 5: Test Plan for Field Data Collection (PDF 3,271 KB 31 pgs)
- 6: Test Plan for Focus Groups and Surveys (PDF 124 KB 7 pgs)
- 7: Test Plan for Benefit/Cost Analysis (PDF 93 KB 3 pgs)
- 8: Test Plan for Secondary Research (PDF 99 KB 3 pgs)
- 9: Schedule, Meetings, and Deliverables (PDF 110 KB 5 pgs)
Evaluation report
PDF format, 788 KB, 74 pages
- Cover (PDF 33 KB 2 pgs)
- Table of Contents (PDF 35 KB 5 pgs)
- 1: Project Background and Summary (PDF 55 KB 5 pgs)
- 2: Phase II Evaluation Objectives (PDF 33 KB 2 pgs)
- 3: Phase II Evaluation Performance Measures and Overview (PDF 46 KB 5 pgs)
- 4: Field Data Collection Plan (PDF 120 KB 8 pgs)
- 5: Results of the Phase II Field Evaluation (PDF 234 KB 14 pgs)
- 6: Phase II Traveler Surveys (PDF 245 KB 15 pgs)
- 7: Benefit/Cost Analysis (PDF 214 KB 12 pgs)
- 8: Planning for Future Ramp Meter Deployments (PDF 90 KB 7 pgs)