‘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.
TREC at PSU
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.
PSU research makes connection between bike-friendly and bottom line
Researcher Kelly Clifton at a presentation at City Hall today.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland State University researcher Kelly Clifton has shared more detailed data on her research into how mode choice impacts spending behaviors. After talking to Clifton at the outset of her research and then sharing some initial findings back in July, I learned … Read more
4th annual Oregon Transportation Summit details released
Check out the info below on the 4th annual summit, which takes place on September 10th: The Oregon Transportation Summit is back for a fourth year! This unique conference, produced in partnership by OTREC, WTS, ITE and APA, brings together academic and practicing transportation professionals from throughout Oregon. The twin goals of the Summit are … Read more
Study shows biking customers spend more
Survey results suggest that patrons who arrive by automobile do not necessarily convey greater monetary benefits to businesses than bicyclists, transit users, or pedestrians. — From TR News article Does your mode of transportation have any relationship to how much you spend at restaurants and bars? That’s the question researchers at Portland State University set … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project