School of Urban Studies and Planning

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October 26th 2023

Currently Accolades: Presented for October 30, 2023

Daria Aleeva, World Languages and Literatures, presented “Don’t Divorce...
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October 24th 2023

Currently Accolades: Grants for October 30, 2023

Jerian Abel, Co-Director of Portland Metro STEM Partnership, received a $871,617...
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October 12th 2023

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for October 16, 2023

Rhiannon M. Cates, Special Collections & University Archives staff and Women,...
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...
Closeup of people crossing a street - visible are the legs of two pedestrians, and partial views of two bicycles.
August 24th 2023

Using Health Indicators in Transportation Plans

As a social determinant of health, transportation significantly contributes...
Spring presented
August 4th 2023

Currently Accolades: Presented for August 7, 2023

Daniel Jaffee, Sociology faculty, presented a paper titled “Bottled Water,...
Community engagement event on the Umatilla Indian Reservation by the Nixyáawii Watikš planning group (photo courtesy of Owen Christofferson)
June 22nd 2023

PSU Graduating Planning Students Work To Improve Transportation Safety and Environmental Justice

As the 2023 Spring term wraps up at Portland State University (PSU), we're...
Aerial view of a highway onramp with another highway running underneath it
May 17th 2023

When People Who Are Houseless Have Nowhere to Go: Responding to Encampments on State Transportation Rights-Of-Way

Portland State University (PSU) has been awarded a new contract by the National...
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April 27th 2023

Currently Accolades: People for May 1, 2023

Carl Abbott, Urban Studies and Planning faculty emeritus, was interviewed...
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...
Spring presented
March 30th 2023

Currently Accolades: Presented for April 3, 2023

Jola Ajibade, Geography faculty, gave a talk, “Can Managed Retreat be...
Photo of Bell Street in Seattle, WA, taking by Dongho Chang. The street is a welcoming pedestrian space that allows people to use the street with various transportation modes, not only cars.
March 30th 2023

PSU Transportation Students Envision "Living Streets," Car-Free Corridors for Downtown Portland

In the 1970's, Portland had a dream: to create a "pleasurable human environment"...