Transportation Research and Education Center

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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....
Bicycle tire illustration with inset images of Portland
April 22nd 2021

Seeing Science: Cycle City

As is fitting for a university in a city renowned for its bike infrastructure,...
November 2nd 2020

PSU, UO researchers awarded NSF RAPID grant to study coronavirus impacts on access to household provisions

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed people’s relationships with the outside world. Researchers from Portland State University and the University of Oregon have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how shopping strategies have changed as consumers quickly become more...