TREC research addresses complex transportation problems by drawing on multiple disciplines, including engineering, planning, economics and design, from across the Portland State University campus. Use the search box at right to search for a specific project.

Research Highlights

Rapidly Expanding Mobile Apps for Crowd-sourcing Bike Data to New Cities

Sean Barbeau Nevine Georggi , Julie Bond
Cities such as San Francisco, Atlanta, and Portland are using novel methods of data collection to learn more about the use of their bicycle infrastructure. These data can help transportation planners better design or upgrade bicycle facilities. San Francisco created an open-source project, Cycle Tracks, a mobile app used to collect bike path data from bicyclists’ smartphones. These data then were used in the SF-CHAMP travel demand model to forecast how attractive Bike Facility A would be… Read More

Investigations in Transportation

Carol BiskupicKnight William Becker
The Investigations in Transportation program is an elementary school partnership and curriculum development project to engage science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals in school-based activities and projects to bring real-world applications to elementary classrooms for grades 3-5. The Portland Metro STEM Partnership (PMSP) provided leadership and facilitation to a team of educators from Portland State University, Beaverton School District and Hillsboro School… Read More