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  Webinar: The Impact of Ride Hail Services on the Accessibility of Nonprofit Services

  Dyana Mason

  7-13-2021

  Nonprofit organizations are responsible for providing human services across the United States, often in partnership with government agencies. In this work, they address some of the most pressing social issues ...Read More

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  Webinar: Electric Bus Deployment: Cost and Environmental Equity

  Cathy Liu

  6-8-2021

  This presentation introduces an innovative spatiotemporal analytical framework and web-based visualization platform developed by researchers at the University of Utah to assist transit agencies in identifying optimal deployment strategies for ...Read More

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  Webinar: Eliminating Cash Options for Public Transit Fares: Costs, Benefits and Equity Impacts

  Aaron Golub

  5-11-2021

  Many transit agencies plan to automate their fare collection and limit the use of cash, with the goals of improving boarding and data collection while lowering operating costs. Yet about ...Read More

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  Webinar: Rethinking Streets During COVID

  Clare Haley, John Larson-Friend, Marc Schlossberg, and Aliza Whalen

  4-4-2021

  Re-allocating space on streets to accommodate new uses – particularly for walking, biking, and being – is not new. However, COVID-era needs have accelerated the process that many communities use ...Read More

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  Webinar: Transit Impacts on Jobs, People and Real Estate

  Arthur C. Nelson, Kristina Currans, and Robert Hibberd

  3-23-2021

  This webinar has six elements: Introducing themes related to how transit should affect the location of jobs and people, and how real estate should respond; Creating a research typology of ...Read More

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  Webinar: Land Use and Transportation Policies for a Sustainable Future

  Liming Wang

  2-9-2021

  Even though there are tremendous uncertainties in the timing and evolution path of the Autonomous Vehicles (AV) technology, it may become a likely reality within most MPOs' long-range regional transportation ...Read More

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  Webinar: Transportation Benefits of Polycentric Urban Form

  Reid Ewing and Sadegh Sabouri

  1-19-2021

  A “polycentric” region consists of a network of compact developments connected with each other through high-quality transportation options. Rather than continuing the expanse of low-density development radiating from an urban ...Read More

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  Webinar: Bus Stops: Access and Equity

  Keith Bartholomew

  11-10-2020

  Improving bus stops by providing shelters, seating, signage, and sidewalks is relatively inexpensive and popular among riders and local officials. Making such improvements, however, is not often a priority for ...Read More

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  Webinar: Economic and Business Outcomes of Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements

  Jenny H. Liu

  10-6-2020

  The National Street Improvements Study, conducted by PSU in conjunction with PeopleForBikes and consulting firm Bennett Midland, researched the economic effects of bicycle infrastructure on 14 corridors ...Read More

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  Webinar: A National Scan of Bike Share Equity Programs: Best Practices and Lessons Learned

  Nathan McNeil, John MacArthur, and Adriel Thornton

  9-16-2020

  Connecting with cities and bike share operators from across the United States, Portland State University conducted a nationwide scan on what programs and initiatives were running to address equity in ...Read More

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  Webinar: Findings From 15 Years Of Travel Surveys At Portland Area Transit-oriented Developments (TODs)

  Jennifer Dill and Nathan McNeil

  6-2-2020

  Since 2005, Portland State University has periodically surveyed occupants of recently developed higher-density and mixed-use projects near transit, often referred to as Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs). The general objectives of the ...Read More

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  Webinar: Natural Pozzolans in the Pacific Northwest and their Beneficial Uses

  Matthew D. Sleep

  5-19-2020

  The eruption of Mt. Mazama approximately 7,700 years ago created what is now known as Crater Lake. This eruption blanketed the Pacific Northwest with volcanic ash. This volcanic ash has ...Read More

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  Webinar: Connected Vehicle System Design for Signalized Arterials

  Xianfeng Terry Yang

  5-12-2020

  It can be expected that connected vehicles (CVs) systems will soon go beyond testbed and appear in real-world applications. To accommodate a large number of connected vehicles on the roads, ...Read More

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  Webinar: Visual Exploration of Trajectory Data

  Nikola Markovic, Mark Franz, and Seth Miller

  4-7-2020

  This webinar will demonstrate the tremendous value of GPS trajectory data in understanding statewide travel patterns and measuring performance. First, Dr. Markovic (U of Utah) will conduct visual exploration of ...Read More

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  Webinar: When Growth Outpaces Infrastructure: A Community-Engaged Assessment of Transportation Gaps

  Jandel Crutchfield and Kate Hyun

  3-17-2020

  This study used a community-engaged interdisciplinary approach to assess the gaps between economic growth and transportation infrastructure development, and the impact of potential gaps on access to opportunities for environmental ...Read More

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  Webinar: New Travel Demand Modeling for our Evolving Mobility Landscape

  Reid Ewing and Sadegh Sabouri

  2-11-2020

  Conventional four-step travel demand models are used by nearly all metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), state departments of transportation, and local planning agencies, as the basis for long-range transportation planning in ...Read More

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  Webinar: Assessing the Impacts of New Mobility on Cities

  Rebecca Steckler and Rebecca Lewis

  1-22-2020

  Autonomous vehicles (AVs), e-commerce and the sharing economy are rapidly changing land use and transportation in cities. City leaders and professional planners are wondering how these technologies will change how ...Read More

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  Webinar: Letting Bike Riders Catch the Green Wave

  Stephen Fickas and Marc Schlossberg

  12-12-2019

  The "Fast Track" project at the University of Oregon focuses on a mode of transportation that is sometimes left out of vehicle-to-infrastructure, or V2I, conversations: Bicycling. NITC researchers developed an ...Read More

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  Webinar: Evaluating Urban Arterial Reliability Performance Metrics

  Jason Anderson

  11-19-2019

  With worsening congestion, travel time reliability is increasingly becoming as critical as average travel times in affecting travel choices. Researchers from Portland State University (PSU) partnered with Washington County, Oregon ...Read More

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  Webinar: Contextual Guidance at Intersections for Protected Bicycle Lanes

  Christopher Monsere and Nathan McNeil

  10-8-2019

  Separated bike lanes have become increasingly common around the United States as cities seek to attract the new riders, including people who want to ride but limit their riding because ...Read More

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  Webinar: Social Transportation Analytic Toolbox (STAT) for Transit Networks

  Xiaoyue Cathy Liu

  9-4-2019

  This webinar will present an open-source socio-transportation analytic toolbox (STAT) for public transit system planning. This webinar will consist of a demonstration of the STAT toolbox, for the ...Read More

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  Webinar: Aging in Place: Improving Mobility for Older Adults

  Alan Kenneth DeLaTorre, Ivis Garcia Zambrana, and Ja Young Kim

  7-24-2019

  Aging in place can simply be defined as staying in your home as you age; aging in place concerns include mobility, social activities, safety, accessibility, and long term supports and ...Read More

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  Webinar: Engaging Youth to Choose Car-Free Mobility

  Autumn Shafer

  5-22-2019

  Today’s youth are tomorrow’s riders, bikers, walkers, voters, and transportation planners. As more transit agencies begin to offer free fare passes to public middle and high school students, it is ...Read More

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  Webinar: E-Bikes for Everyone: Electrifying Communities in New Ways

  John MacArthur and Sergio Lopez

  3-21-2019

  Electric bicycle (e-bike) use is a rising phenomenon in North America. In 2018, John MacArthur of Portland State University conducted a national survey to understand issues facing e-bike ...Read More

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  Webinar: Rethinking Streets for Bikes: An Evidence Based Guide of Bike-Friendly Street Retrofits

  Marc Schlossberg and Roger Lindgren

  2-27-2019

  There is a growing demand for better infrastructure and fewer barriers to biking and other forms of space-efficient micromobility. Tackling daily trips by bike is easier on the environment, healthier ...Read More