TREC at PSU
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Portland State University's Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC). Home to the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI), transportation data programs PORTAL & BikePed Portal, Better Block PSU, and PSU's membership in PacTrans.
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Local Indigenous groups have shaped the Los Angeles region's landscape and mobility for over 10,000 years. Join us live on Oct 28 as Adonia Lugo dives into how this knowledge can shape the future of LA’s transportation systems www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100
Graphic promoting event. On the left is a headshot of Adonia Lugo. Event text reads: "Indigenous Transportation Knowledge with Adonia Lugo." On the right, a yellow box lists the date and time: “Tuesday, October 28th, 12:30–2 pm PT.” At the bottom are the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies logo and a “100 Years in Motion” centennial mark.
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Congratulations Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti of HNTB! Her efforts to ensure that transportation systems truly serve the people who rely on them are recognized with our 2026 Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in Transportation.
https://ow.ly/Wk0I50X8GgU
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Portland State University & @oregonmetro.gov examine the travel choices of transit-oriented development (TOD) residents.

This Friday, learn how TOD works for low-income Portlanders, how their travel differs from prior TOD residents, and the TOD/affordable housing combo: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
JOIN US THIS FRIDAY
ONLINE OR IN PERSON
Oct 17, 2025
11 AM (Pacific)
PSU TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR
Transit-Oriented Development and 
Affordable Housing: Lessons from Portland
With:
Nathan McNeil, TREC at PSU
trecpdx.bsky.social
Sessions are informative and always appreciated, but for organic connections and spontaneous talks, nothing beats a poster session. Many thanks to everyone who brought a poster or lightning talk to #PacTrans!
trecpdx.bsky.social
The 2025 #PacTrans conference is a great mix of academic, industry, private & public transportation professionals! Thanks to all of today's speakers for sharing your work with us.
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This is the Ann-Arbor-Bridge is Tübingen, Germany

This bright blue bicycle bridge, along with a nearby tunnel, offer a convenient north-south link across the railway tracks and form part of the city's 'Blaue Band' (Blue Ribbon) cycling route.

#DCEnetwork
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ridecargob.bsky.social
Shoutout to Toole Design Group for doing their field work on a CargoB yesterday!
trecpdx.bsky.social
Catch this recorded webinar from @sharedusecenter.bsky.social on leveraging affordable housing for transportation benefits!

A recent PSU study showed that affordable housing (AH) residents prioritize cost and transit access, and that AH TODs generate fewer car trips:
trec.pdx.edu/news/psu-res...
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The Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries & @oregondot.bsky.social have partnered in a statewide effort to recruit and train a diverse workforce for building/maintaining transportation infrastructure.

Key finding? Support programs help people complete internships: trec.pdx.edu/news/researc...
Evaluation of the highway construction workforce development program, october 2024. Image: Two people wearing hard hats and reflective vests.
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visionzeronet.bsky.social
🎉 10 Years Strong! In our October 2025 e-News issue, we celebrate a DECADE of advancing the goal of zero traffic deaths & look back on how far we’ve come in our October e-News issue.

Read our 10-Year Anniversary e-News → mailchi.mp/visionzerone...
trecpdx.bsky.social
A new book, edited by summer interns at PSU, presents research from undergraduate participants in three innovative programs at Portland State University.

Download for free at pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/altreu_proje... or buy: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSL57NQ3

All proceeds go to Oregon TechStart!
Summer interns publish book! "Summer proceedings 2025" Order on Amazon or download for free on PDXscholar.
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One of the best parts about attending PSU transportation seminars in person? Meeting the speakers, asking questions, and networking after the event. You're always welcome to stop by!

Last week was the first Fall seminar. The next one will be held on Friday, October 17: trec.pdx.edu/friday-trans...
Attendees and speakers mingle after a PSU transportation seminar on October 3, 2025
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If you missed today's Portland State University Transportation Seminar, the video and slides are available now: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...

Many thanks to Gena Gastaldi of @pbotinfo.bsky.social and Ryan & Gwen Sullivan of sparks+sullivan for a great presentation on the #WalkPortland pilot!
PSU Transportation Seminar: Walk Portland: A Downtown Pedestrian Wayfinding Strategy And Pilot
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If you want to start celebrating National Transit Career Day a couple of weeks early (and why wouldn't you?), YPT Portland & Mpact Innovators are hosting a "Careers in Transit" panel discussion at Portland State University on October 29th!

All are welcome: www.pdx.edu/research/eve...
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We'll be getting started with today's seminar in about twenty minutes - catch us on the livestream or on the PSU campus!
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#WalkPortland, a partnership of @pbotinfo.bsky.social & @travelportland.com, seeks to make it easier than ever for pedestrians to explore the city.

This Friday, join us with Gena Gastaldi and Gwen & Ryan Sullivan to hear about lessons learned from the pilot project: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
PSU Transportation Seminar: Walk Portland: A Downtown Pedestrian Wayfinding Strategy And Pilot | TREC
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"A study from UBC found substantial environmental, economic, and quality of life benefits in people who received rebates from the BC Electric Bike Rebate Program launched in 2023... One of the study’s researchers, UBC Associate Professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi, is a graduate of Portland State University."
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With Portland's program (soft) launching this week, I figured this new University of British Columbia study (with a PSU alum as co-author!) was worth highlighting.

bikeportland.org/2025/10/01/r...
Research: E-bike rebates help people, planet, and profits
Good news for fans of using government subsidies to make e-bikes cheaper.
bikeportland.org
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It's Fall term at PSU, and we're excited to launch a new series of PSU Transportation Seminars tomorrow. Our first seminar will be held in Fariborz Maseeh Hall - we hope to see some of you there!

If you can't join in person, you can always watch it on the livestream: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
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pbotinfo.bsky.social
Today is an exciting day for Public Street Plazas! The open call for interested plaza partners begins today. From now until Dec. 1 we encourage nonprofit groups, neighborhood associations, and business districts (who have community buy-in for a plaza) to submit a proposal for a seasonal plaza space.
Three people walk and talk to each other as they stroll through Ankeny Alley plaza. On the left, a person holds a large bouquet of flowers. Two people wave large, colorful fans that are painted to look like flower petals or butterfly wings with orange, yellow and purple colors. They're dancing with others in the newly opened Hawthorne Plaza.
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Housing priorities vary depending on income:

According to a PSU / @oregonmetro.gov study of TOD residents, affordable housing residents prioritize cost & transit access, while market-rate residents focus on amenities, neighborhood quality & parking availability.

trec.pdx.edu/news/psu-res...
Photo of a transit-oriented development from the study with two Portland streetcars in front of it.
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The Transit Cooperative Research Program has conducted hundreds of studies and produced practical ideas to make transit better. Check out some of the latest reports, syntheses, legal digests, and more, all for free! > www.trb.org/TCRP/TCRP.aspx

#TCRP @usdot.bsky.social
Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)
TCRP is an applied research program that develops near-term, practical solutions to problems facing public transportation.
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#TCRPday is tomorrow, October 1, plus don't miss the latest #TCRP research on:
+Providing Low-Income Fare Discounts
+Resilient Zero-Emission Transit Bus Fleets
+The Impacts of and Response to Drug Use on Transit
+Integrating ADA and On-Demand Services
+Deterring Transit Assaults
conta.cc/4nQawIk
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The Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) Region 10 University Transportation Center is excited to invite you to the 2025 Student Transportation Conference, held the day after the main conference at PSU!

Register here: pactransconference.com/student-conf...
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New research you can put to work: Center for Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety (CPBS) Y1 completed projects support safer walking & biking.
Highlights: vehicle design & pedestrian safety, context-sensitive speed limits, & arterial road characteristics & crashes.
www.pedbikesafety.org/completed-pr...
Completed Projects | CPBS
Project details and deliverables for completed CPBS projects.
www.pedbikesafety.org
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pbotinfo.bsky.social
Last call - the 2045 Transportation System Plan Vision + Goals survey closes on Oct. 1! Learn more and take the survey: www.portland.gov/transportati...