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Community-based Assessment of Transportation Needs to inform City of Portland Smart Cities Plan

Principal Investigator: Aaron Golub

The Portland Smart Cities UB Mobile PDX proposal is being transformed into a City of Portland Smart cities plan. The original proposal focused strongly on developing mobility solutions that would serve traditionally underserved populations. As the pr ... Read More

BikePed Portal Phase II

Principal Investigator: Hau Hagedorn

Co-Investigators: Kristin Tufte , Nathan McNeil

This proposal builds on the success of NITC’s first Pooled Fund project that created the first national bicycle and pedestrian traffic count archive, named BikePed Portal. The next step for BikePed Portal is to improve its usability for both data p ... Read More

Introduction to Scientific Computing for Planners, Engineers, and Scientists

Principal Investigator: Liming Wang

Building on the successful scientific computing training program offered by the Software Carpentry (http://www.software-carpentry.org/), the proposed course exposes students in science, engineering, and planning to the best practices in scientific co ... Read More

Transportation Undergraduate Research Fellowship (TURF)

Principal Investigator: Avinash Unnikrishnan

Co-Investigators: Miguel Andres Figliozzi , Christopher Monsere

The main purpose of the Transportation Undergraduate Research Fellowship (TURF) Program is to expose and equip engineering undergraduate students with critical thinking and research skills and tools through supervised research on topics relevant to t ... Read More

Multimodal Trip Generation, Vehicle Ownership and Use: Characterizing The Travel Patterns of Residents of Multifamily Housing

Principal Investigator: Kelly Clifton

Many cities are reconsidering their reliance on ITE’s Trip Generation Manual, now in its 10th edition. Kelly Clifton and co-investigator Kristina Currans of the University of Arizona examine the advantages and limitations of ITE’s land use taxono ... Read More

Data and Methodological Issues in Assessing Multimodal Transportation Impacts for Urban Development

Principal Investigator: Kristina Currans

In 1976, the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) compiled their first Handbook of guidelines and methods for evaluating development-level transportation impacts, specifically vehicular impacts (Institute of Transportation Engineers 1976). Dec ... Read More

Pedestrian Observation and Data Collection Curriculum

Principal Investigator: Jennifer Dill

This guidebook provides a comprehensive set of class exercises suitable for students in courses related to travel behavior, traffic safety, urban planning and design, community health, or civil engineering. Exercises include activities developed thro ... Read More

Building Planner Commitment: Are Oregon’s SB 1059 & California’s SB 375 Models for Climate-Change Mitigation?

Principal Investigator: Keith Bartholomew

Co-Investigator: Reid Ewing

Oregon’s Sustainable Transportation Initiative (SB 1059) and California’s Sustainable Communities Act (SB 375) have made them the first states in the nation to try and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using the transportation-planning proces ... Read More

Racial Bias in Drivers' Yielding Behavior at Crosswalks: Understanding the Effect

Principal Investigator: Kimberly Kahn

Led by Dr. Kimberly Kahn of Portland State University, the purpose of this investigation is to explore social identity-related factors that influence drivers’ behaviors in interactions with pedestrians at crosswalks. Dr. Kahn and her research team ... Read More

The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Smart-Parking Programs

Principal Investigator: Nicole Ngo

Parking is a serious issue in many urban areas, especially those experiencing rapid population growth. To address this problem, some cities have implemented demand-responsive pricing programs, where parking prices vary depending on the occupancy rat ... Read More

What do we know about Location Affordability in U.S. Shrinking Cities?

Principal Investigator: Joanna Ganning

Co-Investigators: Keith Bartholomew , J. Rosie Tighe

This research led the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to rethink the way they use their Location Affordability Index (LAI). From Josh Geyer, Office of Environment and Energy, High-Performance Buildings Team, U.S. Department of Housi ... Read More

Framing Livability: A Strategic Communications Approach to Improving Public Transportation in Oregon

Principal Investigator: Deborah Morrison

Co-Investigators: Autumn Shafer , Rebecca Lewis

Oregon is recognized as a national leader in improving transportation options and limiting urban sprawl. In the 42 years since Senate Bill 100 launched Oregon's land use planning program, these efforts have gone by different names: "reducing reliance ... Read More

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