Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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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...
Spring published
March 31st 2022

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for April 4, 2022

Pelin Basci, University Honors College faculty, published an article...
Photo array showing tiny thumbnail headshots of the ten NITC scholars
March 17th 2022

Meet the 2021/22 NITC Scholars of Portland State University

Ten Portland State University students have been awarded National Institute...
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 view of Portland State University's Hoffman Hall in springtime, with large pink blooms on trees in the foreground.
February 17th 2022

Spring 2022 Graduate Courses in Transportation at Portland State

The Spring term at Portland State University starts March 28, 2022, and registration...
Cameron Bennett, Kyuri Kim, and Trevor Luu
February 17th 2022

Celebrating Three New PSU Transportation Scholars

We are proud to recognize three new transportation scholarship recipients...
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...