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A person with a white cane waits to cross the train tracks
April 15th 2025

Navigating Transit With Low Vision: PSU Works With TriMet To Improve Wayfinding

For people who are blind or have low vision, navigating public transportation...
push button for crosswalk sign on a road in USA
March 21st 2025

Portland State Partners with ODOT to make pedestrian data more accessible

Every time a pedestrian pushes a button to cross the street, it creates a...
People waiting at a crosswalk intersection outside of Pioneer Place in Portland, Oregon.
February 20th 2025

PSU Will Work With Oregon Department of Transportation to Advance Safety At Intersections

Can changing the timing of traffic signals improve pedestrian safety? Portland...
A man crosses the street at a striped, midblock crosswalk.
January 22nd 2025

PSU Researchers To Develop Guide for the Design, Spacing, and Placement of Marked Crosswalks

Pedestrians are unlikely to use a marked crosswalk if it is too far out of...
A cyclist prepares to cross an intersection. There is a truck in the lane next to them.
December 19th 2024

Reducing Conflicts Between Bicycles and Turning Motor Vehicles

One of the most common locations for fatal motor vehicle–bicyclist crashes...
Sam Balto and the Alameda Elementary School Bike Bus. Photo by Jonathan Maus, BikePortland
November 21st 2024

The Bike Bus Project: Research Explores Active Transportation to School

The Bike Bus movement is gaining momentum. All over the country, rain or...
A bicyclist riding over a pavement marking that says "Look Bikes" in a lane next to automobile traffic.
November 21st 2024

Developing Data Fusion Techniques: PSU Makes Progress Toward Applying Machine Learning Methods to Estimate Bike Counts

Over the past several years, in a series of research projects, researchers...
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...
A bus platform on SE Division Street
October 23rd 2024

Bikes and Transit Riders Sharing Space: Researchers Evaluate TriMet's New FX2 Bus Platform Design

Portland State University (PSU) researchers have partnered with TriMet to...
Screenshot from BikePed Portal showing the Portland, OR regional dashboard. A Map on the left & a list of corridors on the right.
October 1st 2024

Bike-Ped Portal: Making the Most of Nonmotorized Data

In recent years, cities and counties all across the United States have invested...
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...
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September 23rd 2024

Integrating Socioeconomic Vulnerability Into Resilient Infrastructure Planning

Transportation networks are a vital lifeline essential to the functionality...