Document Type

Report

Publication Date

12-2010

Subjects

Trails -- Oregon -- Planning, Outdoor recreation -- Oregon -- Portland Metropolitan Area, Transportation planning -- Curriculum, Portland State University -- Curriculum

Abstract

The objective of this project was to develop a new trail planning curriculum and conduct a regional trail research project in the Portland metropolitan area. The curriculum was created for a community service-based, University Capstone course at Portland State University (PSU), with Metro (regional government) as the community course partner. Project goals included: Expanding opportunities for undergraduate students to study trail design and planning for transportation and recreational walking and bicycling; Providing practical application of knowledge to a trail planning project through research and data collection on trail use; Raising awareness of bicycle and pedestrian travel among students in disciplines other than planning and engineering; Fostering continuing involvement and interest in regional bicycle and pedestrian travel and trail development; Conducting research on the amount and type of use of identified regional trails to demonstrate their value in the regional transportation network; and Providing a model for trail planning and research curriculum.

Description

This is the Final Report, OTREC-ED-10-04, and can be found online at http://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/223

DOI

10.15760/trec.6

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16716

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