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A student-designed street painting honoring Pride was painted by volunteers during the Montgomery Pop-Up Plaza
January 22nd 2024

Better Block PSU – Unlock the Potential of Your Public Space

The Better Block PSU program at Portland State University (PSU) has opened...
This picture shows the team, fellow PSU students, and ITE leaders with their $600 winner's check.
November 29th 2023

PSU Transportation Students Win 2023 Oregon ITE Traffic Bowl

Earlier this month, Portland State University’s Students in Transportation...
Students and instructors in the study abroad program pose for a photo on a hill
September 25th 2023

STUDENTS LEARN EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION METHODS THAT THEY CAN BRING BACK TO THE US

Since 2011, Portland State University and the Initiative for Bicycle and...
Left: Isa Swain with a robot she helped create as part of a robotics team in high school. Right: A Lego intersection, Isa's final project from the 2020 transportation camp.
August 24th 2023

Summer Transportation Camp at Portland State University: One Student's Route To Engineering

Since 2016, the Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland...
Headshots of some of the NITC scholars
April 20th 2023

Meet the 2022/23 NITC Scholars of Portland State University

Twenty-nine Portland State University students have been awarded National...
Dawn Walter (left) and Jamie Arnau (center right) are presented with their awards by Portland Chapter Scholarship Chair Jessica Berry, at the 2023 annual WTS Winter Gala
February 23rd 2023

Two Portland State Students Win WTS Transportation Scholarships

Each year, the Portland Chapter of WTS bestows scholarships to assist exceptional...
Banner that says Portland State University
February 6th 2023

Grant makes exploratory trips to Vietnam, Hawaii possible for PIAA Studies

A multidisciplinary group of Portland State faculty and community partners...
Christian Galiza smiles into the camera. He has short dark hair and brown eyes, and poses against a gray portrait background.
January 6th 2023

Student Spotlight: Christian Galiza, PSU Civil Engineering

Christian Galiza is a senior in civil engineering. He is the Vice President...
A group of young people crosses a street at a marked crosswalk, with the "walk" sign on. Behind them, TriMet's special Pride-themed bus passes through the intersection. It is covered with rainbow stripes, and has the text "Celebrating LGBTQ+ History and Leaders" along the top of the bus. At the bottom are seen black and white portraits of local equal rights champions Gail Shibley, Kathleen Saadat and Jeana Frazzini.
December 9th 2022

NITC Dissertation Fellow To Explore How Gender Expression Influences Travel Behavior Decisions

The National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) is proud...
Portland, Oregon skyline with Mt. Hood in the background
December 1st 2022

Winter 2023 Graduate Courses in Transportation at Portland State

The winter term at Portland State University starts January 9, and registration...
Photo from the 2022 Comprehensive Bikeway Design workshop, showing students and instructors on a field tour in Portland, Oregon
December 1st 2022

Portland Bikeway Design Workshop Expands its Impact Across the Country

If you're biking through Cincinnati, Ohio in the next couple of years and...
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.
October 27th 2022

Better Block PSU Project Brings Safety Improvements to Hood River Middle School

Students at Hood River Middle School in Hood River, Oregon, will get some...