Minnesota Urban Partnership Agreement National Evaluation: Traffic System Data Test Plan

This report presents the traffic system data test plan for the Minnesota Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) UPA Program. The Minnesota UPA projects focus on reducing congestion by employing strategies consisting of combinations of tolling, transit, telecommuting/TDM, and technology, also known as the 4 Ts. The test plan builds on the Minnesota UPA National Evaluation Plan. The traffic system data test plan identifies the traffic data needed to analyze the congestion reduction impacts of the Minnesota UPA projects. The data sources, data availability, potential risks, data analysis methods, and schedules and responsibilities are described.