Publications

Minnesota Council on Transportation Access publications

See MCOTA’s Guiding Documents for MCOTA’s annual reports, strategic plan, and other guidance.

Volunteer Driver Program Publications

• Volunteer Driver Program Initiatives Work Team Research Needs Statement (PDF)
• Volunteer Mileage Reimbursement Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Minnesota Department of Revenue Volunteer Mileage Reimbursement website

MCOTA Research

The following research reports were developed for the Council to support transportation coordination throughout the state.

• Best Practices for Addressing Youth Employment and Training Transportation (PDF, 2018)
  This MCOTA-sponsored study found that youth throughout Minnesota are likely to face employment transportation issues.
• 2018 Volunteer Driver Program Forum summary (PDF)
  Summary and highlights from the May 2018 state-wide Volunteer Driver Program Forum, a day-long event that brought together those running volunteer driver programs and other stakeholders to share information to maintain and strengthen the programs.
• Public/Private Partnerships in Transit: Case Studies and Analysis (PDF, 2017)
  This study focuses on six public/private partnerships that involve transportation network companies (TNCs), such as Lyft and Uber.
• Cost-Benefit Analysis of Volunteer Driver Programs: Minnesota Case Studies (PDF, 2017)
  This study identified the economic benefits of volunteer driver programs in Minnesota, using six volunteer driver programs as case studies.
• Volunteer Driver Programs in Minnesota: Benefits and Barriers (PDF, 2017)
  This study surveyed organizations that use volunteer drivers and the challenges and opportunities they face.
• Minnesota Transit Funding Primer (PDF, 2015)
  This study identified the various sources for transit funding at all levels of government.
• Common Standards for Reporting Financial Information for Transportation (PDF, 2015)
  This study examined ways to standardize recordkeeping and reporting at the state level.
• Vehicle Sharing Among Human Service Providers in Minnesota: Steps to Address Barriers (PDF, 2013)
  A study on how vehicle sharing works and how it could be improved among human service providers in Minnesota.
• NEMT Coordinators in Minnesota (PDF, 2013)
  A study on how Minnesota counties use coordinators to deliver non-emergency medical transportation.
• Calculating Benefits of Transit Coordination: Minnesota Case Studies (PDF, 2013)
  An analysis of the economic costs and benefits of transit coordination strategies in Minnesota.
• Synthesis of 2011 Greater Minnesota regional plans (PDF, 2012)
  A summary of the 2011 local coordination plans in Greater Minnesota.
• Successful Local Transportation Coordination Case Studies (PDF, 2011)
  Highlights examples of various types of transportation coordination throughout the Minnesota.