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Drawing of people waiting to cross a busy intersection. Caption: I've been stranded at this intersection for what feels like forever with no safe or easy way to cross. What happened to people? Why is it all about cars? TITLE: All About The Car
June 16th 2022

Communicating Research through Comics: Transportation and Land Development

Incorporating transportation into the land development process is a big undertaking,...
View of the Steel Bridge, a through truss, double-deck vertical-lift bridge across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
May 20th 2022

Resilient and Rapid Repair Measures for Bridges Following Major Earthquakes

An Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) report, Resilient and Rapid...
A young Black woman rides an e-bike with a small child in the passenger seat behind her. They both wear helmets as they ride down a bicycle boulevard.
May 20th 2022

Using E-Bike Purchase Incentive Programs to Expand the Market

Would monetary incentives encourage more people to buy e-bikes? Portland...
Four PSU students (the 2022 Better Block PSU team for "Hood River ALIVE") wearing orange and yellow reflective vests pose in front of Hood River middle school.
May 20th 2022

Announcing the 2022 Better Block PSU Projects!

Better Block PSU is a partnership program between the volunteer-led group...
Green roof
April 14th 2022

PSU receives NSF grant to improve understanding of green roofs

Across the country, cities are increasingly embracing green roofs due...
Construction of a new bridge to replace an aging bridge linking residential communities in St. Petersburg, FL.
April 1st 2022

Two New Portland State University Projects will Support Engineering Resilient Infrastructure for FHWA

David Yang, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental...
Overhead view of a zebra-striped pedestrian crosswalk with many pedestrians walking in each direction.
March 17th 2022

Updates to the Highway Capacity Manual and New NCHRP Guide to Pedestrian Analysis

Despite widespread use of walking as a transportation mode, walking has received...
March 3rd 2022

Better Block PSU: Unlock the Potential of Your Public Space in Oregon

The Better Block PSU program at Portland State University (PSU) has opened the annual call for community organizations to reimagine their streets and underused public spaces in a way to bring people together and reclaim it for their community’s future. A partnership between the public...
A man wearing a helmet, black clothing and a backpack rides an e-bike next to a tall building.
January 20th 2022

E-bike Incentive Programs in North America: New Online Tracker

For governments and clean energy advocates looking to encourage people to...
PSU student Cameron Bennett at his e-bike poster TRB 2022
January 20th 2022

PSU Masters Student Cameron Bennett Receives Eisenhower Fellowship

We are proud to congratulate Portland State University engineering masters...
Kelly Rodgers, Darshan Chauhan and Apy Das
January 10th 2022

Meet the 2021 NITC Students of the Year: Kelly Rodgers, Darshan Chauhan and Apy Das

The Outstanding Student of the Year award is presented during the Council...
Two researchers stand talking to each other in front a poster at TRB.
December 16th 2021

Highlighting Portland State University Transportation Research at TRB 2022

The 101st annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) is coming...