352 Results
Evaluation of the Effect of Supportive Services on the Success of Apprentices in a Highway Trade
Maura Kelly
This project evaluates the impact of a Bureau of Labor and Industry (BOLI) and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) initiative that provides supportive services (i.e., child care subsidies; fuel assistance; support for overnight travel; and too ...
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Impacts of Electric Vehicle Charging on Electric Power Distribution Systems
Robert Bass
Electric Avenue, located on the PSU campus along SW Montgomery Street, is a joint project between Portland General Electric, Portland State University (PSU) and the City of Portland. Launched in August 2011, Electric Avenue is intended as a research ...
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Evaluation of Bike Boxes at Signalized Intersections: Phase 2
Christopher Monsere
Analyses of motor vehicle and police-reported crash data reveal that nearly 68 percent of bicycle crashes in Portland, Oregon occur at intersections (PDOT, 2004) which is consistent with national trends (Hunter et al., 1996). Hunter et al. (1996) ...
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Increasing Bicycling for Transportation: The Role of Cyclist Type and Infrastructure
Jennifer Dill
With an increased focus on reducing the effects of motor vehicle use on the environment, neighborhood livability, safety, and health, planners, engineers, and policy makers are looking to increase the attractiveness of walking and bicycling. The pot ...
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Operational Guidance for Bicycle-Specific Traffic Signals
Christopher Monsere
Miguel Andres Figliozzi
The research consisted of two phases: 1) a synthesis of practice and 2) and analysis of cyclist performance characteristics. The synthesis of current practice reviewed the literature, current engineering design and operational guidance documents, and ...
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Wider Dissemination of Household Travel Survey Data Using Geographical Perturbation Methods
Kelly Clifton
Public agencies spend considerable resources collecting information about passenger travel in household travel surveys. These data are valuable for the rich and detailed information they provide, which contribute to regional and statewide travel dema ...
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Better Representation of the Pedestrian Environment in Travel Demand Models
Kelly Clifton
Robert Schneider , Jennifer Toole
There is growing support for improvements to the quality of the walking environment, including more investments to promote pedestrian travel. Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are improving regional travel demand forecasting models to better ...
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Design and Implementation of Pedestrian and Bicycle-Specific Data Collection Methods in Oregon
Miguel Andres Figliozzi
Christopher Monsere
Although there is a growing need to access accurate and reliable pedestrian and bicycle data, there is no statewide system to collect data or plan future data collection efforts in the state of Oregon. To address these issues this research conducted ...
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Participation, Information, and Community Interests within Health Impact Assessments (HIA)
Nicole Iroz-Elardo
Health impact assessment (HIA) has emerged in the U.S. as one promising process to increase social and environmental justice through addressing health equity issues within planning. HIA practice is guided by values such as democracy and equity and gr ...
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Application of Smart Phone Truck Data for Freight Performance Measures and Transportation Planning
Miguel Andres Figliozzi
Oregon is one of the few states that currently charge a commercial truck weight-mile tax (WMT). The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has developed a data-collection system – Truck Road Use Electronics (TRUE) – to simplify WMT collection ...
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Developing Framework for Incorporating Mitigation Effectiveness into the TPR Process
Kelly Clifton
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update Quantitative Case Studies
Kelly Clifton
Quantitative Case Studies for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update
ODOT/USDOT ...
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