TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Department of Transportation.
Title:Published Records and Reports.
Dates:1976-2020.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Reports, newsletters, and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Transportation Department. The records cover all aspects of the department's duties and activities, including road conditions and restrictions, planning, public transit, railroads, aviation, funding, speed monitoring, studies and reports of specific highway and railroad projects, environmental impacts, maintenance and repair, light rail, and trucking regulations.
Quantity:9.4 cubic feet (10 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Accession numbers: None; 979-65; 980-90; 985-26; 986-61; 986-107; 2010-27; 2012-69; 2015-43; 2015-68; 2017-68; 2020-10; 2021-21; 2024-28

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Catalog ID number: 990017036130104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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119.F.3.1BSerial publications:
News Releases:
November 1976-1984.
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119.F.3.2F 1985. 2 folders.
1986-1994. 3 folders.
Incomplete.
1996-1998. 5 folders.
2000.
Incomplete.
Special Releases:
1977, January-September 1980. 11 folders.
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119.F.3.3B October 1980-October 1985. 13 folders.
Disadvantaged & Women’s Business Enterprise Newsletter, July 1985-March 1987. 4 folders.
EEO Contract Management Office Newsletter, 1990-2005. 2 folders.
Incomplete; later titled Connect to DOT.
Highways in Recreation Areas [HIRA], 1993-1997.
Incomplete; published with the Natural Resources Department.
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120.J.3.7BIn Transit, November 1986-2003, 2005. 3 folders.
Public transit newsletter; incomplete.
MnDOT Trends, February 1986-Winter 1989.
Motor Carrier News, 1993-2003.
Incomplete.
Recent Acquisitions:
Newsletter of the Transportation Library and Information Services; possibly incomplete.
1980-October 1990. 5 folders.
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119.F.3.4F 1993-1997. 2 folders.
Research Trends, 1977-1986.
Research & Publications Review, 1980-1987, 1989. 9 folders.
Road Condition Bulletin, 1977-1983. 4 folders.
Later years very incomplete; includes scattered Seasonal Road Restriction Bulletins. Incomplete.
Small Target Business Directory, March 1991-January 1993. 2 folders.
Small Target Business Consultants Directory, 1992-1993.
UNITE [User Network-Information & Technical Exchange], 1984-1992. 5 folders.
Incomplete.
Annual plans and reports:
General transportation:
Mn/DOT/PLAN State Transportation Plan, April 1978.
A Transportation Plan for the State of Minnesota, Draft for Public Hearings, July 1, 1978.
State Transportation Programs in Minnesota, January 1, 1984.
1985 Minnesota Transit Report, January 1986.
1986 Minnesota Transit Report, January 1987.
1987 Minnesota Transit Report, January 1988.
1988 Minnesota Transit Report, January 1989.
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120.J.3.3B1989 Minnesota Transit Report, February 1990.
1990 Minnesota Transit Report, March 1991.
Minnesota Statewide Transportation Plan, A Work in Progress, Preliminary Draft, November 1994.
1996 Transit Report, A Guidebook to Minnesota’s Public Transit Systems.
Transit Report 2000, A Guidebook to Minnesota’s Public Transit Systems.
2007-2009 State Transportation Improvement Program [STIP], September 2006.
Railroads:
1979 State Rail Plan, December 31, 1979.
1981-1982 State Rail Plan.
1988 State Rail Plan.
1993 State Rail Plan.
State Rail Plan, Public Review Draft, November 1993:.
Part 1. Rail System and Line Analysis.
Part 2. Freight Rail Issues.
Part 3. Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program,
Evaluation and Inventory.
Minnesota State Rail Plan, January 1994.
Part 1. Rail System and Line Analysis.
Part 2. Freight Rail Issues.
Part 3. Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program.
Evaluation and Inventory.
Aviation: Minnesota State Aviation System Plan 1990-2010, June 1991:
Volume A. Plan Overview.
Volume B. Recommended Airport Development.
County state aid [highway fund] apportionment [CSAH] books, 1993-2020. 23 volumes:
January 1993-January 2004. 12 volumes.
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120.J.3.9BCSAH apportionment data, 2007-2008. 2 volumes.
CSAH distribution data, 2013-2016. 4 volumes.
CSAH distribution, 2017-2018. 2 volumes.
CSAH county screening board data, 2018.
CSAH distribution data, 2019-2020. 2 volumes.
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120.J.3.3BDisadvantaged & Women’s Business Enterprise Directory:
June 1985-April 1986. 3 folders.
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120.J.3.4F May 1986-January 1993. 11 folders.
Financial reports, 1978-1981 (incomplete), 1986, 1988-2003. 16 folders:
1978-1981, 1986, 1988-2001. 14 folders.
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120.J.3.5B 2002-2003. 2 folders.
Speed monitoring program:
FY1977 Annual Summary, October 1976-September 1977. 1 volume.
Quarterly Reports, October 1977-September 1978. 2 folders.
FY1979 Annual Summary, October 1978-September 1979. 1 volume.
FY1980 Annual Summary, October 1979-September 1980. 1 volume.
Annual Summary, October 1980-September 1981.
Quarterly Reports, October 1981-1989. 5 folders.
FY1989 Annual Summary, October 1988-September 1989.
Quarterly Reports, 1990-2000. 5 folders.
Specific highway and rail location publications:
Priority Review of Trunk Highway No. 212, Prepared by a Joint Study Committee of Carver County, Chaska, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, September 1976.
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120.J.3.8FProject Development Report for CR No. 57 from CSAH No. 7 to STH No. 47, Bridge Construction over the Rum River and Connecting Roadways in Ramsey, Andover, and Anoka, Minnesota, 1977.
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120.J.3.5BShakopee By-Pass, S.P. 7005-42 (T.H. 101), Public Hearing Transcript, Hearing Date May 3, 1977, June 1977.
Location/Design Study Report, S.P. 8282 (I-94), Minn. Proj. I-94-3, From I-494/694 to T.H. 95, Washington County, September 1977.
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120.J.3.8FPriority Review of Trunk Highway No. 212, November 1977.
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120.J.3.5BDesign Study Report, State Project No. 6982-03 (I-35), Minn. Project No. I-IG 035-6 (19) 261 and 1035-6 (136) 260, In Duluth between Mesaba Ave. and 19th Ave. East, St. Louis County, Construct 1.8 Miles of Interstate Freeway, Interstate Highway Program, District 1, Duluth, January 1978.
Location/Design Study Report, State Project No. 5880-58807 (I-35), Minn. Project No. I-IR 035-6 (158) 200, Bridge Nos. 58807 & 58808, Pine County, I-35 over Kettle River, 7.2 Mi. No. of Sandstone, Interstate Program, District 1, Duluth, September 1978.
Project Development & Location/Design Study Report, S.P. 0200-03 et al, Minnesota Project No. R0S 000S(45), 1978 District 5 Guardrail Projects, Anoka, Carver, Hennepin and Scott Counties, September 18, 1978.
Location/Design Study Report, Bridge Deck Restorations, S.P. 2738…, S.P. 2780…, and S.P. 8608…, September 19, 1978.
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120.J.3.6FGreat River Road Route Selection & Development Guide, I-694 in Brooklyn Center to Prescott, Wisconsin (Segment 6), April 1979.
Minnesota Final Environmental Impact Statement for Arrowhead Bridge & Approaches, U.S. Highway 2 Superior, Wisconsin-Duluth, Minnesota, May 1, 1979.
Design Study Report, Third Avenue Distributor .. I-94 (Hawthorne Interchange, 13th Street North) to Washington Avenue North in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, June 11, 1979.
Transcript of Location Public Hearing, Draft Environmental Impact Statement for U.S. Highway 10 in Otter Tail, Wadena, Todd and Morrison Counties, Minnesota, Including Bypasses for Cities of Wadena, Verndale, Aldrich, Staples, and Motley, Minnesota…, January 10, 1980.
Technical Report No. 1, Project Development Report, Hiawatha Avenue Location and Design Study, July 21, 1980.
Final Section 4[f] Statement for Minn. Proj. No. BRF 089-1, State Proj. 1007-09 T.H. 25, Br[idge] No. 5206, T.H. 25 over Luce Line Recreation Trail near Watertown, Carver County, January 30, 1981.
Transcript of the Location/Design Public Hearing for T.H. 10 Bicycle - Pedestrian Trail in Denmark Township, Minnesota from T.H. 61 to Point Douglas Park, State Project 8202-19, February 2, 1981.
Great River Road, Route Selection & Development Guide, Sartell to Monticello (Segment 5A), May 1981.
Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation for State Project 2906 (T.H. 71), Minnesota Project F 004-4, at Itasca State Park, Hubbard County, New T.H. 71 Alignment Through Itasca State Park Buffer Zone, August 1981.
Transcript of Location/Design Public Hearing, State Project 2750-20 and Hennepin County Project 6933, Proposed Relocation of Trunk Highway 169 (Formerly Trunk Highway 52) and County-State Aid Highway 18, October 8, 1981.
Public Hearing, Topic, T.H. 59 Improvement from 1st Street to County Road 62, October 20, 1981.
Transcript of Public Hearing, Combine Location/Design Public Hearing, State Projects 2714 and 2789, Minnesota Project I-394-6(1) 226, U. S. Highway 12 Between SR-101 and I-494, Interstate Highway 394 Between I-494 and I-94…, March 1982.
Project Memorandum, State Project 6911-17(Minn. 33), Minnesota Project F 073-1, South St. Louis County Line North to Jct. of U.S. 2 and Minn. 33, St. Louis County, Grading and Surfacing, Reconstruction, District 1, Duluth, April 1982.
Location/Design Study Report, State Project 2750-20, Minnesota Project M 5003 and IX 5003, Hennepin County Project 6933, Relocation of TH 169 (Formerly TH 52) and CSAH in Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, Osseo, and Champlin, Hennepin County, May 1982.
Study Report, US-12/I-394 Between SR-101 and I-94 in Wayzata, Minnetonka, Saint Louis Park, Golden Valley, and Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, January 1983.
Location/Design Public Hearing, Minnesota 51, Snelling Ave., Como Ave. in St. Paul to TH 36 in Roseville, January 11, 1983.
Summary, I-494 Corridor Study, October 1987.
I-394 Interim HOV Lane, A Case Study, Phase I Report, October 1987.
I-35W Scoping Document and Draft Scoping Decision Document, June 1988.
Interstate 394, Information Packet, August 1989.
Draft for Review, Technical Memorandum No. 33, Station Locations and Design Concepts for Light Rail Transit Alternatives, Revised July 27, 1990.
I-394 Interim HOV Lane, A Case Study, Phase II Report, July 1990.
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120.J.3.8FPreliminary I-35W Draft Environmental Impact Statement, January 1992. 2 folders.
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120.J.3.6FTwin Cities Central Corridor, Transit Alternatives Analysis and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Scoping Package, August 1992.
T.H. 14 Corridor Study, Scoping Document and Draft Scoping Decision, East Junction of T.H. 60 to Interstate 35, S.P. 8837-81003, April 1993.
Scoping Decision, TH 14/52 Rochester Corridor, April 1993.
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120.J.3.8FI-394 User Assessment Survey, April 1993.
I-394 Phase III Evaluation Interim Report, November 1993.
I-394 Phase III Evaluation Interim Report, Addendum, March 1994.
I-394 Phase III Evaluation Final Data Summary Report, September 1994.
35W Final Environmental Impact Statement, Executive Summary, January 1995.
35W Final Environmental Impact Statement, January 1995. 2 folders.
T.H. 22 reconstruction phases I and II Mankato to St. Peter, Minnesota, Volume 1, December 1995.
Trunk Highway 100 Reconstruction - Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation, October 1996. 2 folders.
Hiawatha Corridor, Light Rail Fact Book, circa 2000.
Hiawatha Corridor, Light Rail Fact Book, Version 1, January 2000.
Highway 212 Corridor Improvements, June 12, 2002.
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120.J.3.6FGeneral publications:
Water Pollution from Highways and Urban Areas, An Annotated Bibliography, circa 1976.
Design and Evaluation of Roadway Widening Sections Through Swamps, Investigation Report No. 199, Initial Report, circa 1976.
Minnesota’s Deficient Bridges: Road Funding Safety Program, January 1976.
Give Your Employees a Commuting AdVANtage, How to Organize a Computer Van Program, 2nd Edition, November 1976.
Opening Voyageurs to Everyone, A Federal Responsibility to Improve Highway 53, 1977.
Interstate Status Report, Noise Abatement, January 1977.
Senate Committee on Transportation, February 8, 1977.
Trends in Transportation Regulations, Rails, Buses, Trucks, Second Transportation Regulation Conference, September 19-20, 1977.
Report prepared by Mn/DOT Office of Maintenance Operations to provide additional information and recommendations to the science and technology report, The Use of Deicing Salts in Minnesota.
Annual Report, Small Business Act, FY 1978.
Mn/DOT Commentary on Science and Technology Project, circa 1978.
Documentation Manual for Construction Pay Quantities, 1978 Specifications.
Relocation Assistance in Minnesota, 1978.
Aeronautical Chart, January 1, 1978.
Value, Engineering Analysis, March 1978.
Mn/DOT Positions on Proposed Surface Transportation Legislation, March 29, 1978.
Dakota County Status and Schedules, I-494 and I-35E, May 1978.
University Area Short Range Transportation Program, Summary Report, July 1978.
Public Transit Assistance and Transportation System Management Report: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations, February 1979.
Paratransit Demonstration Grant Program Report, Executive Summary, February 1979.
Paratransit Demonstration Grant Program Report, [Final] Report, March 1979.
A Process for Transportation Programming, Executive Summary, March 1979.
A Process for Transportation Programming, Technical Appendix, March 1979.
Dakota County Status and Schedules, I-494 and I-35E, May 1978, Revised May 1979.
Recommendations for Mn/DOT Reorganization, June 1979.
Highway Capital Improvement Program FY1980-FY1985, July 30, 1979.
Preliminary Report to the Legislature, Interagency Task Force on Coordination of Special Transportation Services, November 20, 1979.
Challenges and Opportunities in Agricultural Transportation, Agricultural Transportation Task Force Summary Report, 1980.
Annual Report, Small Business Act, January 1980.
Highway Noise Abatement, Volume I, Executive Summary, January 1, 1980.
Light Rail Transit, A Solution for the Twin Cities, Conference Report, January 9-10, 1980.
Alternative Solutions to Railroad Impacts on Communities, Phase II Summary Report, Case Studies, May 1980.
Dakota County Status and Schedules, I-494 and I-35E, June 1980.
Coordinating Special Transportation Services in Minnesota, Final Report to the Legislature from the Interagency Task Force on Coordination of Special Transportation Services, October 1980.
Relocation Assistance, 1981.
Mn/DOT FY1982-1987 Highway Project Work Proposals, January 19, 1981.
Freeway Volume-Accident Summary, Twin Cities Metropolitan Area 1979 Data, February 1981.
Report from the Mn/DOT Energy Task Force, Prepared for Discussion at the 1981 Legislative Session, March 1981.
Pilot Demonstration Project of Rural Transportation Services for a West Central Minnesota Rail Cooperative, March 1981.
Waterway User Charges and Minnesota's Commercial River Transportation, Executive Summary, May 1, 1981.
Waterway User Charges and Minnesota's Commercial River Transportation, Report, May 1, 1981.
Dakota County Status and Schedules, I-494 and I-35E, October 1981.
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120.J.3.7BAn Analysis of Probable Impacts of Users' Fees on Minnesota's Great Lakes Shipping, February 1982.
Organization and Functions Manual, May 10, 1982.
Minnesota’s Rail System Analysis of Public Investment Needs Report, August 1982.
Multi-Loading Grain Facilities, September 1982.
Minnesota Interstate Trucking, January 1983.
Final Environmental Impact Statement for Saint Paul Downtown Airport (Holman Field), August 1983.
Proceedings of the Northstar Workshop on Noncorrosive Winter Maintenance, October 1983.
LRT Studies Summary, February 1984.
Travel Information Centers Summary, Summer 1984.
Action Plan 1984-1986, June 1984.
Public-Private Partnership, A Means for Funding Highway Design and Construction Activities, September 1984.
Action Plan 1984-1986 (Update 1985), October 1985.
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120.J.3.8FProceedings of the Third Northstar Workshop: Financing Transportation Infrastructure: Innovative Approaches for Public/Private Cooperation, May 1986.
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120.J.3.7BMnDOT Information Guide, June 1986.
Action Plan, Native Wildflowers and Native Grass Seeding, October 1987.
Proceedings of the Northstar Workshop, Transportation for Minnesota, How and How Much?/What is the Transportation Future to Keep Minnesota Moving?, December 1987.
Great Lakes Waterborne Transportation Facts, January 1988.
Highway Jurisdiction Report, January 1988.
River Transportation Facts, January 25, 1988.
Action Plan, State Entrance Plantings, February 1988.
A Public Forum in Minnesota on the Future of Transportation into the 21st Century, May 1988.
The Use of Contract Incentives and Disincentives, Experience, Analysis and Recommendations, June 1988.
Legislative study of state funding for local road improvements, January 2002.
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120.J.3.8FTransportation and Economic Development:
89-10: Final Report: Executive Summary, May 1989.
89-11: Final Report, May 1989.
89-12: The Geographical Literature, Final Report: Appendix I, May 1989.
89-13: Transportation and the Minnesota Economy; Transportation/Economy Literature, Final Report: Appendix II, May 1989.
89-14: Evaluation Criteria for Highway Project Selection, Final Report: Appendix III, May 1989.
89-15: The Link Between Highway Investment and Economic Development - A Time-Series Investigation, Final Report: Appendix IV, May 1989.
89-16: The Link Between Highway Investment and Economic Development - A Time-Series Investigation: Specific Economic Sectors, Final Report: Appendix V, May 1989.
89-17: Heuristic Decision Framework for Upgrading Highway Weight Limits, Final Report: Appendix VI, May 1989.
89-18: Simulation of Highway Investment Impacts on the Forestry Sector in Northeast Minnesota, Final Report: Appendix VII, May 1989.
Fiscal Year 1989 Highway Improvement Program (July 1, 1988-June 30, 1989), 1989. 1 volume.
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120.J.3.7BFiscal Year 1989 Highway Improvement Program (July 1, 1988-June 30, 1989) and Fiscal Years 1990-1993 Highway Improvement Work Program (July 1, 1989-June 30, 1993), July 1988.
Action Plan, Roadside Native Vegetation Survey, Preservation and Management, October 1988.
Mn/DOT’s Project Selection Process, October 1988.
The Highway Beautification Program in Minnesota, November 1988.
Base Level Budget, Minnesota Public Transit Assistance Program, November 8, 1988.
1987 Multi-Car Loading Grain Facilities Report, December 1988.
Mn/DOT Telephone Directory, December 1988.
1989 Standard Signs Summary.
1988 Accomplishments, Minnesota Metropolitan Planning Organizations, January 1989.
Minnesota Trucking Regulations, March 1989.
Upper Mississippi River Transportation Economics Study, Executive Summary, April 1989.
A Guide to Transportation Data, May 1989.
A Guide to Transportation Related Data in Other State Agencies, May 1989.
Minnesota's Lake Superior Terminals, Summer 1989.
Fiscal Years 1990-1991 Highway Improvement Program and Fiscal Years 1992-1995 Highway Improvement Work Program, August 1989.
Tolls, Historical Bridges, and the Infrastructure Crisis, Themes Relating to the Future of the Stillwater-Houlton Bridge, Jeff Erickson, September 1989.
Public/Private and Inter-Governmental Partnerships, A Means for Funding Transportation Improvements, A Summary of Recent Mn/DOT Activities, November 1989.
Task Force Report on County State Aid and Trunk Highway Rural Design Standards, Executive Summary. November 1989.
Task Force Report on County State Aid and Trunk Highway Rural Design Standards, Report, November 1989.
Developing a Market Artery System to Identify Priority Commercial Truck Routes, November 1989.
Relocation, Your Rights and Benefits, 1990.
The Guidestar Program, Guiding the Future of Minnesota's Highways, circa May 1990.
Minnesota Guidestar: Shaping tomorrow’s transportation system today, May 1990.
1989 Accomplishments, Minnesota Metropolitan Planning Organizations, May 1990.
1990 Accomplishments, Minnesota Metropolitan Planning Organizations, May 1990.
Preliminary Results of the Minnesota Highway User Cost Allocation Study, September 1990.
Revised Highway Improvement Program Fiscal Year 1991 and Highway Improvement Work Program Fiscal Years 1992-1995, October 1990.
Staffing Levels and Program Efficiencies, October 31, 1990.
Minnesota’s river terminals, January 1991.
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120.J.3.9BAlternative Regional Transit Improvement Costs - Technical Report, December 1991.
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120.J.3.7BPlan B: The Comprehensive State Bicycle Plan, February 1992.
Governor’s Employment Initiative, October 1992.
Mn/DOT’s GIS Statewide Base Map, January 1993.
Scoping Report: SOO Line Corridor Acquisition and Preservation, June 1993.
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120.J.3.9BMinneapolis Southside LRT Advisory Committee - Summary Report, June 14, 1993,
Twin Cities Area Barge Fleeting, July 1993.
Commuter Linkages Among Counties in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota - report number 94-02, September 1993.
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120.J.3.7BMinnesota Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Safety Improvement Program, Program Overview, October 1, 1993.
Minnesota Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Safety Improvement Program, Program Guidelines, February 1, 1994.
Minnesota Bicycle Transportation Planning and Design Guidelines, June 1996.
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120.J.3.9BMetro Division Transportation System Plan, January 1, 1997.
Minnesota’s District/Area Transportation Partnership Process, Volume I, Cross-Case Analysis, February 1997.
Minnesota’s District/Area Transportation Partnership Process, Volume II, Case Studies and Other Perspectives, February 1997.
Rail Corridor Assessment Report Phase I - Twin Cities Metropolitan Commuter Rail Study, November 1997.
Hiawatha Corridor Light Rail Fact Book, approximately 1998.
Hiawatha Transitway Traffic Operations Study, January 1998.
Twin Cities Metropolitan Commuter Rail Study - Phase I Summary Report - Executive Summary, January 1998.
Twin Cities Metropolitan Commuter Rail Study - Phase I Summary Report, January 1998.
Twin Cities Metropolitan Commuter Rail Feasibility Study, Phase II, Commuter Rail Benefit-Cost Analysis, October 1998.
Twin Cities Metropolitan Commuter Rail Feasibility Study, Phase II, Final Summary Report - Executive Summary, January 1999.
Twin Cities Metropolitan Commuter Rail Feasibility Study, Phase II, Final Summary Report - Appendix, January 1999.
Seeds, An O/Wed [Office of Workforce Equity & Diversity] Success Story, June 2000.
Twin Cities Exclusive Busway Study - Technical Report, August 2000.
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Express highways -- Minnesota.
Highway planning -- Minnesota.
Local transit -- Minnesota.
Motor vehicles -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
Railroads -- Minnesota.
Roads -- Minnesota -- Design and construction.
Roads -- Minnesota -- Finance.
Roads -- Minnesota -- Maintenance and repair.
Roads -- Economic aspects -- Minnesota.
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Street-railroads -- Minnesota.
Traffic regulations -- Minnesota.
Transportation -- Minnesota.

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