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Cassie Wilson (front, center) at the April 2-25 "Move Oregon Forward" advocacy day in Salem, Oregon
May 14th 2025

Transportation Alumni Highlight: Cassie Wilson, Class of 2024

Cassie Wilson graduated from Portland State University (PSU) in 2024 with...
Group photo of IBPI workshop participants
October 23rd 2024

IBPI Bikeway Design Workshop Wraps Up Its Fifteenth Year With A Successful Program

PSU's annual summer Bikeway Design workshop, offered through the Initiative...
Linden Faye and Allie Hopper
September 25th 2024

Students Demonstrate Computer-Driven Solutions to Transportation Challenges at Summer Research Symposium

Last month at Portland State University (PSU), two students showcased their...
Google streetview image of Burnside at 3rd Avenue.
September 25th 2024

A Bridgeless Interval: Better Block PSU Reimagines Burnside Street

As plans move forward for an earthquake-ready replacement of Portland's Burnside...
The stretch of South Sheridan street that is the focus of the project. Highway overpasses are overhead and no sidewalks are present.
August 29th 2024

Better Block PSU Gives International School of Portland a Neighborhood Makeover

Not far from Portland State University, down a little road tucked under three...
PSU's Urban Plaza
August 29th 2024

Fall 2024 Graduate Courses in Transportation at Portland State

Fall classes begin September 30 at Portland State, and there are some exciting...
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...