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

Portland SMART Grant: Zero Emission Delivery Zones

John MacArthur Nathan McNeil
In Spring 2023, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) was awarded a Stage-1 grant under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program by the US DOT, titled “Decarbonizing Goods Movement: A Technology-Enabled Zero Emission Delivery Zone.” The City of Portland will launch a 25-acre Zero Emission Delivery Zone (ZEDZ) in central downtown to implement a regulated zero-emission zone. Funding for this Stage One SMART grant will allow PBOT to trial… Read More

Fast Track: Allowing Bikes To Participate In A Smart-Transportation System

Stephen Fickas Marc Schlossberg
This project focuses on a mode of transportation that is currently left out of V2X (vehicle-to-everything) conversations: bicycling. The project demonstrates how university researchers, city traffic engineers, and signal-controller manufacturers can come together to give bicyclists the same technology appearing on modern vehicles: Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA). GLOSA allows motorists to set their speed along corridors to maximize their chances of catching a “green wave” (i.e.,… Read More