The seminars are supported by the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC).
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Factors Associated with the Bicycle Commute Use of Newcomers: Analysis of the 70 Largest U.S. Cities
Ryan Dann
1-30-2015
Bicycling is known to produce benefits for cities, in regards to reducing levels of congestion, generating positive health outcomes, and providing affordable transportation options to low-income families. Conventional analysis of ...Read More
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The Theory of Travel Decision-Making: A Conceptual Framework of Active Travel Behavior
Patrick Allen Singleton
1-30-2015
We present a unifying conceptual framework of active travel behavior called the theory of travel decision-making. It integrates seminal travel-related concepts from economics, geography, and psychology with active travel behavior ...Read More
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Leveraging Signal Infrastructure for Non-Motorized Counts in a Statewide Program: A Pilot Study
Bryan Philip Blanc
1-16-2015
Transportation agencies are beginning to explore and develop non-motorized counting programs. This paper presents the results of a pilot study testing the use of existing signal infrastructure – 2070 signal ...Read More
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Who Uses Peer-to-Peer Carsharing? Early Exploration
Anaïs Mathez
1-16-2015
Peer-to-peer (P2P) carsharing is a system where a facilitating company connects car owners to car renters. Such systems are relatively new in the U.S. This paper aims to understand who ...Read More
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Influential Vectors in Fuel Consumption by an Urban Bus Operator
João de Abreu e Silva
1-9-2015
In an era of reduced government funding, transit operators struggle to reduce operating costs and increase revenues. Energy costs account for an important share of the total costs of urban ...Read More
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Evaluating the Planning and Implementation of Major Transit Capital Projects in the Portland Region
Joseph Recker
12-5-2014
The Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) discretionary New Starts program is the federal government's largest discretionary funding program. From heavy to light rail, from commuter rail to bus rapid transit systems, ...Read More
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Evaluating the Level-of-Service of Protected Bike Lanes
Nick Foster
11-21-2014
Summary: The most recent edition of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) contains analysis procedures for measuring the level-of-service (LOS), also referred to as quality of service, provided by an urban ...Read More
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Accessory Dwelling Units in Portland, Oregon: Evaluation and Interpretation of a Survey of ADU Owners
Jordan Palmeri
11-14-2014
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are booming in Portland, Oregon. ADUs are small separate living units on single family lots that are often called granny flats or mother-in-law units. Over the ...Read More
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Links Between Public Transportation and Physical Activity
Brian Saelens
11-7-2014
This seminar will explore the empirical evidence regarding the links between the use of public transportation and physical activity, with a specific focus on using integrated device and self-report methods ...Read More
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Trick or Treat(ment)? : Impact of Route-level Features on Walk and Bike Decisions
Joseph Broach
10-31-2014
Trick or Treatment? Impact of Route-Level Features on Decisions to Walk or Bike Summary: Some travel routes attract people walking and cycling, while others may scare them away. What features ...Read More
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Development of the Idaho Statewide Travel Demand Model Trip Matrices Using Cell Phone OD Data and Origin Destination Matrix Estimation
Ben Stabler
10-24-2014
As part of the initial phase of development for the Idaho Statewide Travel Demand Model, Parsons Brinckerhoff developed a base year auto and truck trip matrix using AirSage cell phone ...Read More
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Examining the Role of Internal Planning Decisions in Improving Transit Performance and Economic Outcomes
Michal Jaroszynski
10-10-2014
Scholars and practitioners continuously seek best practices to increase transit ridership, efficiency, and modal share. The ongoing suburbanization and decentralization of U.S. metropolitan regions brings new challenges for accomplishing these ...Read More
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Using "Big Data" for Transportation Analysis: A Case Study of the LA Metro Expo Line
Mohja L. Rhoads
10-3-2014
Access to a comprehensive historical archive of real-time, multi-modal multi-agency transportation system data has provided a unique opportunity to demonstrate how “big data” can be used for policy analysis, and ...Read More
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Seminar #294: Transforming Transportation Through Connectivity
Robert L. Bertini
6-6-2014
The transportation system is the backbone of the United States' economy, and transportation is an essential part of everyday life for American citizens. It is essential that the transportation system ...Read More
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GIS Tools for Bicycle Network Analysis and Planning
Mike Lowry
5-30-2014
This presentation is a showcase of various GIS tools developed for bicycle network analysis and planning. The showcase includes a tool for assessing community-wide bikeability, a tool for forecasting bicycle ...Read More
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Capturing the Ride: Exploring Low-Density Flexible Transit Alternatives in Salem-Keizer
Darwin Moosavi
5-23-2014
Current fixed-route transit service provided by Salem-Keizer Transit is inefficient in the low-density neighborhoods of West Salem, South Salem, and Keizer. The lack of sidewalks, non-gridded circuitous streets, and large ...Read More
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Pedestrian Safety and Culture Change
Ron Van Houten
5-16-2014
This session will describe the process and results of a NHTSA study that showed a change in driver culture of yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks on a citywide basis. The ...Read More
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Analytical Efficiencies Through the Integration of Modeling and Simulation Tools
Steve Perone
5-9-2014
Linking planning and operations is vital to improving transportation decision making and the overall effectiveness of transportation systems. In this seminar Steve will discuss data and modeling methods supported by ...Read More
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Highlights from the Green Lane: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Protected Cycling Facilities
Christopher Monsere and Jennifer Dill
5-2-2014
Cycling is on the rise across the U.S. and its popularity has grown beyond the usual leaders - Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, Davis, CA, Minneapolis, MN and Boulder, CO. New ...Read More
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Assessing Impacts of Time Use on Children's Physical Fitness in Relation to Risk for Obesity and Diabetes
Jessica Guo
4-25-2014
Researchers from the transportation, planning and health fields share the common goal of promoting physically active lifestyle. One challenge that researchers often face is the measurement of physical activity, particularly ...Read More
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Transportation and Road Weather
Rhonda Young
4-18-2014
Weather has a tremendous impact on the transportation system and is one of the largest contributors to non-recurring delay and increased crashes. Road weather is the a multidisciplinary area involving ...Read More
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Transit Planning Practice in the Age of Transit-Oriented Development
Ian Carlton
4-11-2014
Transit serves as backbone infrastructure for many regional and local visions for sustainable urban development. Also, many modern policies predicate transit funding on the potential for transit-oriented development (TOD) near ...Read More
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An Introduction to the NACTO Urban Street Design: Changing the DNA of City Streets
Peter Koonce
4-4-2014
In this seminar Peter will summarize his contributions to the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide, a guidebook focused on a paradigm shift in transportation, pulling away from the traditional bias ...Read More
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Federal Transit Administration's Impact on Public Transportation in the United States
Amy Changchien
3-14-2014
The Federal Transit Administration invests in building the capacity and improving the quality of public transportation throughout the United States of America. Under FTA's leadership, public rail, bus, trolley, ferry, ...Read More
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10 Tips to Tell Your Story in a Thought-Provoking and Technically Truthful Way
Dave Johnson
3-7-2014
How do you explain complex ideas? What do you say when reporters ask you to guess about the future? ODOT spokesperson and public affairs manager Dave Thompson will share tips ...Read More