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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

Bicycle Detection and Feedback Assessment

Christopher Monsere David Hurwitz , Sirisha Kothuri
Bicycling is increasing in the United States -- the number of trips made by bicycle more than doubled from 1.7 billion trips in 2001 to 4 billion in 2009 (National Household Travel Survey, 2009). With the increase in bicycling rates, there is a critical need for cycling infrastructure, which includes on and off road bicycle lanes and paths, signs, markings, and signals. One of the key links in a bicycle network is signalized crossings of high volume and high speed roadways. At these… Read More

E-bike Lending Libraries Synthesis

John MacArthur
Despite the practical and sustainable mobility benefits of e-bikes, personal ownership and maintenance are considered barriers to adoption (Fitch et al., 2022). Lending e-bikes may address some of the challenges of shared micromobility programs, such as ease of access and payment, but comprehensive evaluations to date have focused on specialized systems, including a research project loaning e-bikes in Norway (Fyhri et al., 2017), and another available only to Google employees (Fitch et al.,… Read More

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