Reform school: PSU will host a free ‘Summer Transportation Institute’ for girls
It’ll be an introduction to transportation careers.
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Even in suburban Oregon, drive-alone trips are a shrinking share of new commutes
The Portland metro area seems to have already discovered how to slow the growth of traffic congestion.
Free webinar Thursday will explore the potential of e-bikes
Electric-assist bikes are growing in the United States and Portland too.
‘When you have it, it’s priceless’: Nine questions for Seleta Reynolds
After three successful years in San Francisco, Seleta Reynolds is tackling a vastly larger job in Los Angeles. We talked about her advice.
Event will spotlight “fearless” transportation ideas
Stagnation got you down? Tired of over-compromised projects that don’t move the needle? Looking for exciting transportation projects you can really sink your teeth into? Than we’ve got an event for you! The Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) is hosting Let’s be Fearless: Big Ideas for our Transportation Future on October 27th.
Q&A: How Minnesota saves lives by spreading safety money thinly
Sue Groth, director of traffic, safety and technologyfor the Minnesota Department of Transportation,has been nationally recognized for overseeing rapiddrops in traffic fatalities.(Photos: MnDOT) Sue Groth’s job: use math and millions of dollars to stop injuries before they happen. The team Groth leads at the Minnesota Department of Transportation has probably saved a few hundred lives … Read more
‘Transit on Tap’ event will highlight Kaiser’s folding e-bike loan program
A Kaiser Permanente Northwest pilot program this year is loaning folding e-bikes to employees.
Researchers launch online survey for feedback on NE Multnomah cycle path
You, too, can now take the 20-minute survey about the new cycle path on NE Multnomah Street through the Lloyd District.
Is the new Multnomah Street working? Research could resonate nationally
Local academics hit the curbs of the Lloyd District Friday to gather data that’ll examine Portlanders’ attitudes toward the neighborhood’s newest protected bike lane.
With $2.8 million grant, PSU now a national center for ‘livable communities’ research
The Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) at Portland State University continued to raise its national profile with today’s announcement of a $2.83 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. This grant comes on the heels of a $3.5 million federal grant awarded in January 2012 that solidified PSU’s role as one of … Read more
Pilot project will push potential of e-bikes as commute vehicles
Image taken from Metro Regional Travel Options grant application.
Bike commuters are happiest (and other PSU research tidbits)
Graph of “commute well-being” from a presentation poster by Oliver Smith.
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