National Accessibility Evaluation Phase II

This project implements activities for the National Accessibility Evaluation (NAE) pooled-fund study, performing accessibility evaluations describing conditions in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. The National Accessibility Evaluation creates national census block-level accessibility datasets that can be used by partners in local transportation system evaluation, performance management, planning, and research efforts. The project produced a series of annual reports describing accessibility to jobs by driving, biking, walking, and by transit in metropolitan areas across America. Accessibility calculations rely on detailed travel-time calculations for both driving and transit, using commercially available, global positioning system (GPS)-based speed measurements and published transit schedules. Each NAE partner received digital access to the accessibility datasets covering their jurisdictions. These datasets quantify access to jobs, health care, schools, grocery stores, and other essential destinations. The annual Access Across America reports provide summaries of the detailed job accessibility datasets for the 50 most populous metropolitan areas across America. These reports were released to national and local media outlets and supported by publicity and communications efforts.

• Record URL:
  • https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14153/mndot.18025
• Supplemental Notes:
  • TPF-5(442)

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $674,609.00
• Contract Numbers:

  1036342 WO#06

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Managing Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

  Accessibility Observatory
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455
• Principal Investigators:

  Lind, Eric

• Start Date: 20210202
• Expected Completion Date: 20251231
• Actual Completion Date: 20260210

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Datasets; Jobs; Metropolitan areas; Transportation modes; Travel time
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Research; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01989356
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 1036342 WO#06
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 15 2026 3:29PM