- Impact of Transitways on Travel on Parallel and Adjacent Roads, 2019-2020, (Principal Investigator: Alireza Khani; Co-PI: Jason Cao), Sponsored by MnDOT
- Examining the challenges and opportunities of autonomous vehicles to urban planning, 2018-2019, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao; Investigator: Frank Douma), Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, Equity, and Street Funding: New Criteria for Prioritizing Multimodal Street Projects in Minneapolis, 2018-2019, (Principal Investigator: Greg Lindsey; Investigator: Jason Cao), Road Safety Institute, University of Minnesota
- Connecting the Smart-City Paradigm with a Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Systems Framework to Advance Equity in Communities, 2017-2020, (Principal Investigator: Shashi Shekhar, Richard Feiock, Anu Ramaswami, Venkatesh Merwade, Julian Marshall; Investigator: Jason Cao among others), National Science Foundation
- After Study of the Bus Rapid Transit ‘A Line” Impacts, 2017-2018, (Principal Investigator: Alireza Khani; Co-PI: Jason Cao), Sponsored by MnDOT.
- SRN: Integrated Urban Infrastructure Solutions for Environmentally Sustainable, Healthy and Livable Cities, 2015-2019, (Principal Investigator: Anu Ramaswami, Armistead Russell, Yingling Fan, Benjamin Orlove, and Patricia Culligan; Investigator: Jason Cao among others), in charge of transportation testbed, National Science Foundation.
- Green Line LRT and Housing Price, 2016-2017, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao), Sponsored by Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota.
- ABC Ramps Transportation Options, 2016-2017, (Principal Investigator: Frank Douma, Investigator: Jason Cao, Yingling Fan, Adeel Lari, Barbara Rohde ), Sponsored by MnDOT.
- Exploring the Walking Tolerance of Transitway Users, 2015-2017, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao), Sponsored by MnDOT.
- The Futures Project: Planning for Technology Change, 2015-2016, (Principal Investigator: David Levinson; Investigator: Jason Cao, Yingling Fan, Greg Lindsey, Adam Boies), sponsored by MnDOT and Local Road Research Board.
- The impacts of transportation investments on economic growth in the Twin Cities, 2014-2015, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao and Michael Iacono; Investigator: David Levinson and Andrew Owen), sponsored by University Metropolitan Consortium and Center for Transportation Studies.
- Where and how should we build our homes? Residential location, activity participation and travel behavior, 2014-2017, (Principal Investigator: Petter Naess; Investigator: Jason Cao among others), sponsored by Norwegian Research Council.
- The effects of transitways on auto ownership and auto use: Evidence from the Hiawatha LRT, 2014-2015, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao), sponsored by Minnesota Transitway Impact Research Program.
- Travel behavior over time, 2013-2015, (Principal Investigator: David Levinson; Investigator: Jason Cao, Yingling Fan, Greg Lindsey, Michael Iacono), sponsored by MnDOT.
- Exploring strategies for promoting modal shifts to transitways, 2013-2014, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao; Investigator: Yingling Fan, Andy Guthrie), sponsored by MnDOT.
- PIRE: Developing low-carbon cities in the USA, China & India through inter-disciplinary integration across engineering, environmental sciences, social sciences & public health, 2012-2017, (Principal Investigator: Anu Ramaswami, Armistead Russell, Marian Chertow, Christopher Weible, and Patricia Romero-Lankao; Investigator: Jason Cao among others), in charge of land use and transportation interventions, National Science Foundation.
- The impact of light rail transit on sustainable travel and obesity, 2012-2013, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao; Investigator: Lisa Harnack), Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota.
- Methodologies for counting bicyclists and pedestrians in Minnesota: An integrated approach to measuring and modeling non-motorized traffic, 2011-2013, (Principal Investigator: Greg Lindsey; Investigator: Jason Cao), MnDOT.
- Transportation, environmental, and health impacts of transitways: A case study of the Hiawatha line, 2011-2012, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao), sponsored by Minnesota Transitway Impact Research Program.
- Cost-benefit analysis of value pricing: Case study for MnPASS, 2009-2011, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao; Investigator: Lee Munnich and Henry Liu), sponsored by the ITS Institute (RITA), University of Minnesota.
- Blueprint for a green, healthy, and livable future: A symposium on transdisciplinary research in policy, planning, engineering, health, law, and humanities, 2009-2010, (Principal Investigators:Greg Lindsey, Yingling Fan, and Jason Cao), sponsored by MN Future Grant, University of Minnesota.
- Exploring the effects of telecommuting on congestion mitigation, 2009-2011, (Principal Investigator: Adeel Lari; Investigator: Frank Douma and Jason Cao), sponsored by Minnesota Department of Transportation (through a $3.5 million telecommuting pilot program in the Urban Partnership Agreement)
- Value-added: impacts of the proximity to transitway stations on commercial properties, 2009-2010, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao; Investigator: Yingling Fan), sponsored by Minnesota Transitway Impact Research Program.
- Travel grants, The Consortium for the Study of the Asia, University of Minnesota, 2009-2010.
- Travel grants, The Office of International Program, University of Minnesota, 2009-2010.
- Design of a framework for measuring sustainable regional development, 2009, (Principal Investigator: Bob Johns and Ed Goetz; Investigator: Jason Cao, Yingling Fan, Carissa Schively Slotterback), sponsored by McKnight Foundation.
- Impact of Twin Cities transitways on regional labor market accessibility: A transportation equity perspective, 2008-2010, (Principal Investigator: Yingling Fan; Investigator: David Levinson and Jason Cao), sponsored by Minnesota Transitway Impact Research Program.
- Substitution between e-shopping and travel: Evidence from the Twin Cities, 2008-2009, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao; Investigator: Frank Douma), sponsored by the ITS Institute (RITA), University of Minnesota.
- Understanding transportation impacts of transitways: Demographic and behavioral differences between transitway riders and other transit riders, 2008-2009, (Principal Investigator: Jason Cao), sponsored by Minnesota Transitway Impact Research Program.