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

New Mobility For All: Can Targeted Information And Incentives Help Underserved Communities Realize The Potential Of Emerging Mobility Options?

Nathan McNeil John MacArthur
Low-income residents, immigrants, seniors, and people with disabilities – these are people who stand to gain the most from new tools and services that reduce transportation costs and travel time. However, issues of affordability, technology adoption, banking access or other barriers can limit access to these new mobility opportunities. In the latest report funded by the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), New Mobility For All: Evaluation of a Transportation… Read More

Rapidly Expanding Mobile Apps for Crowd-sourcing Bike Data to New Cities

Sean Barbeau Nevine Georggi , Julie Bond
Cities such as San Francisco, Atlanta, and Portland are using novel methods of data collection to learn more about the use of their bicycle infrastructure. These data can help transportation planners better design or upgrade bicycle facilities. San Francisco created an open-source project, Cycle Tracks, a mobile app used to collect bike path data from bicyclists’ smartphones. These data then were used in the SF-CHAMP travel demand model to forecast how attractive Bike Facility A would be… Read More