Transportation evaluation

Public Works looks at how projects and programs are helping us reach City goals.

Evaluation program

The City is working to create safer, greener, and more active streets. It is important to reflect and learn from the work that we are doing. Public Works has an evaluation program to review design treatments and transportation initiatives to:

We use this information to inform future plans, programs, and projects. This work may also lead to updates to the City’s Street Design Guide.

Public Works focuses evaluation efforts on design treatments that are new or may have particular design challenges. The City does not evaluate all design treatments or transportation initiatives.

A group of people standing on the sidewalk in downtown Minneapolis discussing the tactile edge on 4th St S

Complete evaluations

  • Vertical lane separation at in-lane bus stops – 2024 

    • A study to understand the efficacy of hardened centerlines and medians at in-lane bus stops

Read the evaluation report

 

  • Tactile Edge – 2022

    • The tactile edge aims to delineate space between sidewalk level bike lanes and the sidewalk. They are particularly useful for people who are low-vision or blind and use a cane to navigate the city. Public Works evaluated this treatment on two downtown streets. The goal of this evaluation is to understand if the tactile edge is working as intended by delineating space and how it is holding up to winter conditions.

Read the Tactile Edge evaluation report

 

  • Economic Impacts of Bicycle and Pedestrian Street Improvements – 2020

    • A nationwide evaluation of the economic impacts of street improvements. This report includes Minneapolis as a case study.

View the summary report

Read the findings from Minneapolis

 

  • Hennepin Midblock Crossing – 2019

    • This study shows the efficacy of the raised crossing on Hennepin Ave between Lake St and 31st St. 

View the Hennepin Midblock Crossing evaluation report

 

  • 38th St E Bikeway – 2017

    • A before and after evaluation of bike lanes installed on 38th Street East. The goal of this study was to understand how the changes to the street impacts safety and the user experience.

View the E 38th Street evaluation report 

  • Evaluation of Bicycle and Street Design Elements – 2017 

    • A study of 16 bicycle and street design treatments installed in 2011 and 2013 by Public Works.

View the Bicycle and Street Design evaluation report 

Contact us

Amy Barnstorff 

Transportation Planner
Public Works

Phone

612-673-2129

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Avenue South, Room 410
Minneapolis, MN 55415