School of Urban Studies and Planning

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Todd Ferry and students at tiny home village
March 25th 2022

Five PSU Researchers Featured on National Podcast

Portland State research is taking over The Academic Minute podcast next...
Overhead view of a zebra-striped pedestrian crosswalk with many pedestrians walking in each direction.
March 17th 2022

Updates to the Highway Capacity Manual and New NCHRP Guide to Pedestrian Analysis

Despite widespread use of walking as a transportation mode, walking has received...
March 3rd 2022

Better Block PSU: Unlock the Potential of Your Public Space in Oregon

The Better Block PSU program at Portland State University (PSU) has opened the annual call for community organizations to reimagine their streets and underused public spaces in a way to bring people together and reclaim it for their community’s future. A partnership between the public...
Kelly Rodgers
January 10th 2022

Student Spotlight: 2021 NITC Student of the Year - Kelly Rodgers, Portland State University

Kelly Rodgers is a Portland State University PhD student in Urban Studies...
Kelly Rodgers, Darshan Chauhan and Apy Das
January 10th 2022

Meet the 2021 NITC Students of the Year: Kelly Rodgers, Darshan Chauhan and Apy Das

The Outstanding Student of the Year award is presented during the Council...
Two researchers stand talking to each other in front a poster at TRB.
December 16th 2021

Highlighting Portland State University Transportation Research at TRB 2022

The 101st annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) is coming...
A view of the Portland skyline with Mt Hood visible in the distance
August 19th 2021

World Society for Transport and Land Use Research 2021: Recorded Sessions

The 2021 World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research was held virtually...
Students and teachers mingle in front of a posters on an easel
July 22nd 2021

Portland State Students Work with the Community to Improve Pedestrian Safety Near César Chávez School

Last year, a car driver hit a César Chávez K-8 School student at the intersection...
A TriMet MAX light rail train passes in front of a sidewalk with guardrails
July 9th 2021

PSU Graduate Researcher Huajie Yang Explores Light Rail's Impacts on Ridership and Congestion

Dr. Huajie Yang, who graduated in 2020 with a PhD in Urban Studies and Planning...
Kelly Rodgers (right) and a PSU skyline (left)
February 3rd 2021

Introducing the Newest NITC Dissertation Fellow: Kelly Rodgers of Portland State

The National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) is proud...
People board a public bus
February 1st 2021

PSU Experts In Transportation And Homelessness Collaborate On National Transit Project

Photo by Page Light Studios/iStock Two national research centers at Portland...
Inmates sewing garments at sewing machines.
December 3rd 2020

Mass incarceration results in significant increases in industrial emissions, PSU study finds

Mass incarceration is as much an environmental problem as it is a social...