Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative

NEWS

A capital red bus pulls up to a stop on Capitol hill H street in city road.
January 22nd 2024

Beyond Transit: Collaborative Strategies for Public Transportation Agencies in Responding to Homelessness

Public transportation agencies are well acquainted with the consequences...
The interior of an airport terminal, with signs directing people to various gates and other destinations.
August 24th 2023

PSU Researchers Help Create "Guiding Principles" to Address Homelessness at Airports

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of people experiencing...
Aerial view of a highway onramp with another highway running underneath it
May 17th 2023

When People Who Are Houseless Have Nowhere to Go: Responding to Encampments on State Transportation Rights-Of-Way

Portland State University (PSU) has been awarded a new contract by the National...
Photo of PSR and Portland Fire handing out water bottles during a heat wave.
April 25th 2022

Alternative police response yields social services, no arrests in first year

Portland Street Response (PSR), the city’s new first-response unit,...
Todd Ferry and students at tiny home village
March 25th 2022

Five PSU Researchers Featured on National Podcast

Portland State research is taking over The Academic Minute podcast next...
a person holding the Changing the Narrative comic book
February 10th 2022

Comics about homelessness educate and create community connection

When Portland State University instructor Kacy McKinney got the idea to create...
A man with a walker crosses the street in front of a bus. A cyclist loads their bike into the bus's front rack.
July 20th 2021

Calling All Transit Riders: Photos Wanted for Research Study

Research demonstrates that marginalized populations experience significant...
Back of three students wearing backpacks walking away
April 21st 2021

PSU research center earns national fellowship to address homelessness

Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative...
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February 9th 2021

Report estimates that evictions could cost Oregon as much as $3.3 billion

A new report from Portland State University’s Homelessness Research...
People board a public bus
February 1st 2021

PSU Experts In Transportation And Homelessness Collaborate On National Transit Project

Photo by Page Light Studios/iStock Two national research centers at Portland...