Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • About
    • About TREC
    • Our Staff
    • Our Researchers
    • Contact Us
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Join Our Mailing List
    • Media Coverage
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Study Abroad
    • Past Events
  • Research and Data
    • Researchers
    • All Projects
    • Final Reports
    • PORTAL: Portland-Vancouver
    • BikePed Portal: National
  • Our Students
User account menu
  • Log in

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

Data-Driven Mobility Strategies for Multimodal Transportation

Yao-Jan Wu Xianfeng (Terry) Yang , Sirisha Kothuri
How can we use a variety of data-driven speed management strategies to make transportation safer and more efficient for all modes–whether you’re driving, walking or taking transit? The project was led by Yao Jan Wu, director of the Smart Transportation Lab at the University of Arizona. Co-investigators were Xianfeng Terry Yang of the University of Utah, who researches traffic operations and modeling along with connected automated vehicles, and Sirisha Kothuri of Portland State University,… Read More

Planning in Gateway and Amenity Communities: Understanding Unique Challenges Associated with Transportation, Mobility, and Access to Opportunity

Danya Rumore Philip Stoker
Western North America boasts an abundance of scenic mountains, ski areas, stunning desert landscapes and national parks. Living near these natural amenities are small communities, many of which are becoming increasingly popular places to live and visit. The influx of visitors creates unique transportation and mobility challenges for these small towns and cities, such as seasonal spikes in severe roadway congestion and a desire for e-bike share programs in communities of less than 1,000 people… Read More

Research NITC

  • Projects
  • Final Reports
  • NITC Researchers
  • Grant Funding
    • Overview
    • Requirements and Forms
    • Researcher Login
  • Curriculum: K-12 and University

 

© 2025 | National Institute for Transportation and Communities | 503-725-8545 | asktrec@pdx.edu