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image of people on a bridge
July 1st 2025

Urban Design graduate certificate provides students with tools to create better public spaces

Creating a city is complicated. Everything, from the biggest skyscraper to...
Jules Mai Plotts (left) and Minju Song (right)
June 18th 2025

From Transit to Ride-Hailing, PSU Urban Planning Grads Work To Make Transportation More Accessible

Portland State University's Class of 2025 celebrated its commencement ceremonies...
Nick Foster and his daughter watching the PSU’s women’s basketball team play in the Big Sky basketball tournament, in Boise, ID
June 18th 2025

Transportation Alumni Highlight: Nick Foster, Class of 2014

Nick Foster graduated from Portland State University (PSU) in 2014 with a...
E-bikes and people under tents during an outdoor e-bike event
June 18th 2025

Expanding Access to Micromobility: E-Bike Lending Libraries Across The United States

The concept of e-bike lending libraries is simple: they allow people to borrow...
Earl Blumenauer addresses a group at PSU
June 18th 2025

Blumenauer Talks Transportation Finance at Portland State University

In his first public presentation at Portland State University (PSU) since...
Sarah Heinike, PSU Dir. Planning & Sustainability
May 19th 2025

PSU Names Alum New Director of Planning & Sustainability

Portland State University has named Sarah Heinicke, the new Director of its...
The Portland streetcar passes in front of the PSU Urban Center. On the side of the streetcar are the PSU logo and the words "Anything But Ordinary."
May 7th 2025

A Data-Driven City: Portland Bureau of Transportation Recognized With PSU Public Impact Partner Award

Portland State University (PSU) is proud to recognize the Portland Bureau...
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...
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...
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...
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November 15th 2024

Currently Accolades: Presented for November 18, 2024

Paula Carder, Institute on Aging faculty, co-presented at the symposium “Memory...
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...