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Photo collage of PSU researchers and partners attending TRB in DC
December 22nd 2022

Portland State University Transportation Research Highlights at TRB 2023

The 102nd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) will...
Left: Four yellow "Bolt" e-scooters are parked in a designated e-scooter parking area near a curb in Portland, Oregon. Right: Mike McQueen smiles at the camera. He has blonde wavy hair and wears a tan leather jacket with a gray hood. Clouds against a blue sky are visible in the background.
December 22nd 2022

Assessing The Perception Of E-Scooters As A Practical And Equitable First-Mile/Last-Mile Solution

Portland State University graduate Mike McQueen, who earned his masters in...
Left: Aerial view of an intersection with cars. Right: Sangwan Lee wears a dark-colored formal suit and tie with a white shirt. He has short black hair, and poses against a brown gradient background.
December 22nd 2022

Sangwan Lee of Portland State University Investigates Transportation Mode Choice in the Era of Autonomous Vehicles

New mobility technologies, such as shared mobility services and autonomous...
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...
Screenshot of BikePed Portal showing the Washington, D.C. area
December 1st 2022

Washington D.C. Data Dashboard Comes to BikePed Portal

In a big step forward for nonmotorized planning, a dashboard with bike data...
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...
View from outside, looking into the windows of a TriMet MAX train in Portland, Oregon in the evening.
November 9th 2022

Harassment of Low-Income Women on Transit: A Photovoice Project in Oregon and Utah

Researchers Ivis Garcia, Sadika Maheruma Khan, and Kevin Fagundo-Ojeda of...
A closeup view of a 3D tactile map of the Portland State University campus, located in the lobby of PSU's SMSU student union. The raised buildings have English and Braille labels on their roofs, and all the roads, parking lots and grassy areas are demarcated by textures.
November 8th 2022

Navigating Urban Spaces: Indoor & Outdoor Wayfinding Technology for Vision-Impaired People

Navigating an unfamiliar place is uniquely challenging for people with disabilities....
A Divvy bike share station in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, with several blue bike share bikes docked in the bike rack.
October 27th 2022

Factors Influencing Bike Share Among Underserved Populations: Evidence From Three U.S. Cities

Researchers Jennifer Dill, Jiahui Ma, Nathan McNeil, Joseph Broach and John...
The front porch of an apartment with a welcome mat saying "Be Kind" and two bags of groceries sitting to the right of the door.
October 14th 2022

Online Grocery Shopping During COVID-19: Barriers, Access, and What Happens Next

When the COVID-19 pandemic first swept across North America and led to emergency...
Google Streetview image of Tualatin-Sherwood road, the corridor used in this study
October 4th 2022

Improved Methods to Evaluate Travel Time Reliability

Travel time reliability – or the consistency and dependability of travel...
Group photo: Twenty students and instructors pose on the steps of a building, smiling toward the camera. They are the Spring 2022 Wasatch Transportation Academy pilot class, on a field trip to look at transportation infrastructure in the Salt Lake City region of Utah.
September 15th 2022

Wasatch Transportation Academy: Piloting an Investment in Community Capital

How can community members become more engaged in transportation decision...