Thursday November 19th 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Location Lincoln Recital Hall (Room 75), Portland State University 1620 Southwest Park Avenue Portland, OR 97201 Cost / Admission Free Contact asktrec@pdx.edu Get Tickets Share Facebook Twitter Add to Google Calendar Join the Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University for the 2026 Ann Niles Active Transportation Lecture, featuring speakers Christof Spieler, David Copeland Loredo, and Mandi Chapa — authors of the new book, Transportation and the Shape of Cities. They'll discuss how each mode of urban transportation has inherent geometric properties that no amount of policy or design can change, and how understanding those properties is fundamental to good design in cities.Free and open to the public. featured event community lectures & guest speakers academic local events