School of Urban Studies and Planning

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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...
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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...
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October 16th 2024

Currently Accolades: People for October 21, 2024

Gerry Sussman, Urban Studies & Planning faculty emeritus, was interviewed...
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October 9th 2024

Currently Accolades: Presented for October 14, 2024

Brian Michael Bendis, Susan Kirtley, Jon Holt, David Walker, and Douglas...
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October 2nd 2024

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for October 7, 2024

Jack Corbett, Public Administration faculty, published "One Project, Two...
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...
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September 26th 2024

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for September 30, 2024

Talya Bauer, Business faculty, published “Onboarding during transformational...
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...