Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Wang on Discovery
December 27th 2022

Geological Inevitability: Yumei Wang on the Discovery Channel

Recently, California was again rocked by a serious earthquake (with a magnitude...
Cameron Bennett stands in front of his e-bike poster at TRB 2022. He has long blonde hair tied back in a ponytail and wears a face mask, with a white shirt and dark jacket.
December 22nd 2022

PSU Masters Student Cameron Bennett Receives Second Eisenhower Fellowship

We are proud to acknowledge Portland State University engineering masters...
Photo collage of PSU researchers and partners attending TRB in DC
December 22nd 2022

Portland State University Transportation Research Highlights at TRB 2023

The 102nd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) will...
Left: Four yellow "Bolt" e-scooters are parked in a designated e-scooter parking area near a curb in Portland, Oregon. Right: Mike McQueen smiles at the camera. He has blonde wavy hair and wears a tan leather jacket with a gray hood. Clouds against a blue sky are visible in the background.
December 22nd 2022

Assessing The Perception Of E-Scooters As A Practical And Equitable First-Mile/Last-Mile Solution

Portland State University graduate Mike McQueen, who earned his masters in...
The front porch of an apartment with a welcome mat saying "Be Kind" and two bags of groceries sitting to the right of the door.
October 14th 2022

Online Grocery Shopping During COVID-19: Barriers, Access, and What Happens Next

When the COVID-19 pandemic first swept across North America and led to emergency...
Google Streetview image of Tualatin-Sherwood road, the corridor used in this study
October 4th 2022

Improved Methods to Evaluate Travel Time Reliability

Travel time reliability – or the consistency and dependability of travel...
2022 TURF fellows Taj Ali, Liam Anthony, Adri DeGuzman, Jason Grajales, Taylor Ward and Matthew Prak pose for a group photo at the Lovejoy Fountain on the Portland State University campus.
August 26th 2022

Transportation Undergraduate Research Fellows Advance Multimodal Travel

The Transportation Undergraduate Research Fellowship (TURF) program at Portland...
Cargo e-bike rider with a purple helmet bikes with child
August 2nd 2022

Can greater access to e-bikes get more people biking?

Replacing more car trips with bike trips can be a great way to reduce carbon...
The automated bicycle counter on Portland's Tillikum Crossing bridge, showing how many bicycles have passed that day and that year.
July 14th 2022

National Study Offers New Bike Count Models: Combining Traditional Counters And Emerging GPS Data

In order to make sure bicyclists' needs are considered when improving a transportation...
A yellow highway speed limit sign in Oregon showing 45 MPH. The image comes from the cover of ODOT's Safety Investigations Manual.
June 30th 2022

Updating ODOT's Safety Investigation Manual

Researchers at Portland State University and Oregon State University have...
Chris Monsere
June 30th 2022

Chris Monsere Wins Branford Price Millar Award for Faculty Excellence

Dr. Chris Monsere, PH.D., P.E. of Portland State University has been awarded...
PSU student Gabby Abou-Zeid (right) stands in front of her research poster at the 2022 TRB conference. On the left is PSU professor Kelly Clifton. They both wear protective face masks. The title of the poster is "It's complicated: Exploring the relationship status of in-store and online grocery shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic."
June 30th 2022

PSU Graduate Gabby Abou Zeid Explores Implications of E-Grocery Shopping during the COVID-19 Pandemic

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic drastically impacted travel for in-person...