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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...
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...
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...
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...
Highway and trees during wildfire with deep red and orange sky
September 24th 2024

New grant will train PSU students to support community resilience in the face of extreme events

In a world where extreme weather events and natural hazards are becoming...
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September 23rd 2024

Integrating Socioeconomic Vulnerability Into Resilient Infrastructure Planning

Transportation networks are a vital lifeline essential to the functionality...
Photos from the PSU study abroad program showing group participants in a boat and some transportation instrastructure.
August 29th 2024

Denmark Study Abroad Contextualizes Bicycle Infrastructure for Students

Since 2011, Portland State University and the Initiative for Bicycle and...
The stretch of South Sheridan street that is the focus of the project. Highway overpasses are overhead and no sidewalks are present.
August 29th 2024

Better Block PSU Gives International School of Portland a Neighborhood Makeover

Not far from Portland State University, down a little road tucked under three...
apartment building near transit
July 24th 2024

A Decades-Long Partnership with PSU Helps Metro Guide Investment and Development in the Portland Region

This year, residents of 37 new apartment buildings in the Portland area are...