Webinar: Letting Bike Riders Catch the Green Wave
Thursday, December 12, 2019, 11:00am to 12:00pm PST
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The "Fast Track" project at the University of Oregon focuses on a mode of transportation that is sometimes left out of vehicle-to-infrastructure, or V2I, conversations: Bicycling. NITC researchers developed an app based on a new technology being integrated into modern cars: GLOSA, or Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory. GLOSA allows motorists to set their speed along corridors to maximize their chances of catching a "green wave" so they won't have to stop at red lights.
This project demonstrates how GLOSA can be used by bicyclists in the same way it is used by motorists, with a test site on a busy car and bike corridor feeding the University of Oregon campus: 13th Avenue in Eugene, Oregon. Researchers developed a smartphone app that tells a cyclist whether they should adjust their speed to stay in tune with the signals and catch the next green. The project demonstrates how university researchers, city traffic engineers, and signal-controller manufacturers can come together to help bicyclists be active participants in a smart transportation...
Read moreFriday Transportation Seminar: Exploring the Transportation and Land Use Impacts of E-Commerce
Friday, December 6, 2019, 11:30am to 12:30pm PST
Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. You can join us in person at 11:30 AM, or you can also watch online.
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E-commerce is growing—it is estimated that e-commerce sales now account for more than 10% of total retail sales in the U.S. The continued maturation of the e-commerce market is fueling a significant growth in warehousing, changing the nature of brick-and-mortar retail, and creating a surge in parcel volumes, which means deliveries are up. Way up. The New York Times recently reported that 1.5 million packages are delivered daily in New York City. In order to meet this demand for delivery, businesses are looking for new and creative ways to deliver packages to consumers, including attempting to automate the last mile. What does this growth in e-commerce and urban...
Read moreFriday Transportation Seminar: Building Healthy Communities Through Seattle's Growth Policy
Friday, November 22, 2019, 11:30am to 12:30pm PST
Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. You can join us in person at 11:30 AM, or you can also watch online.
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Seattle is experiencing transformational changes with record-breaking population growth among large scale urban renewal and redevelopment. These changes are occurring in a constrained transportation system that is being reconfigured to meet the mobility needs of vibrant and thriving community. Learn about the policies that provide the roadmap for managing City’s growth, plans that guide where transportation investments are made, and how Seattle will reach the safety goals of Vision Zero.
KEY LEARNING TAKEAWAYS
- Learn about Seattle's comprehensive planning that guides city decisions on where to build for jobs, housing...
Webinar: Evaluating Urban Arterial Reliability Performance Metrics
Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 10:00am to 11:00am PST
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With worsening congestion, travel time reliability is increasingly becoming as critical as average travel times in affecting travel choices. Researchers from Portland State University (PSU) partnered with Washington County, Oregon to offer data-driven strategies in prioritizing funding for travel time reliability improvements on their urban arterials. The vast majority of existing research on travel time reliability has focused exclusively on freeways. Avinash Unnikrishnan, Sirisha Kothuri and Jason C. Anderson leveraged Bluetooth sensors provided and deployed by Bluemac Analytics to identify problem areas in the county. Set up at intersections throughout Washington County, the sensors are able to calculate travel time from one intersection to another by matching Bluetooth signals from devices in people's cars. The researchers evaluated the Bluetooth travel time data to understand the temporal variation in travel time reliability metrics on these urban arterials, including factors related to time of day, weather, and holidays....
Read moreFriday Transportation Seminar: From Confrontation to Partnership: City Regulation of Micromobility
Friday, November 15, 2019, 11:30am to 12:30pm PST
Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. You can join us in person at 11:30 AM, or you can also watch online.
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It has been more than two years since shared scooters first appeared in Santa Monica, California and more than four years since the first dockless bikeshare bikes appeared in China. As shared micromobility has experimented in its deployment and operations across the globe, cities have also been experimenting with ways to regulate and manage this phenomenon in a way that best achieves public outcomes. But how do we best protect individual rights' while still protecting the right-of-way?
This seminar will discuss experiences from cities with micromobility programs and considerations for agency staff and elected officials when...
Read moreFriday Transportation Seminar: PDX Next: Redesigning Portland International Airport
Friday, November 8, 2019, 11:30am to 12:30pm PST
Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. You can join us in person at 11:30 AM, or you can also watch online.
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- A video recording of this seminar is not available due to technical issues
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THE TOPIC
If you like PDX now, wait till you see PDX Next.
We’re outgrowing our current digs. In the coming years, we expect our annual passengers to jump from 20 million to 35 million. Over the next five years, a series of transformative projects will bring more Pacific Northwest-inspired architecture, local restaurants and shops, inclusive design, and carbon footprint-reducing technology. We’re rolling out a series of improvements over the next few years so that your trip to and from PDX is easier and speedier. We’re making space for light-rail and bike-path enhancements. A dedicated ride hailing pickup area will streamline the entire experience. A new flexible transit hub will add close-in parking spots and bring all car rentals on-site.
... Read moreFriday Transportation Seminar (PBOT Edition): Next Steps for Portland’s Neighborhood Greenways
Friday, November 1, 2019, 11:30am to 12:30pm PDT
Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. With the start of 2019, we're changing it up a bit! The seminar will be delivered 11:30 am (sharp) - 12:30 pm, with additional discussion over coffee and donuts afterwards. You can also watch online.
Periodically, we're teaming up with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to bring you special editions—featuring guest speakers from PBOT—merging our seminar series and the long-standing PBOT Lunch & Learn.
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... Read moreFriday Transportation Seminar: Equity and Congestion Pricing
Friday, October 25, 2019, 11:30am to 12:30pm PDT
Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. You can join us in person at 11:30 AM, or you can also watch online.
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Congestion pricing is effective, and efficient, but is it fair? One of the biggest concerns surrounding dynamic road charges is that they will harm low-income people. This seminar examines the equity implications of congestion charging, and argues that road pricing can satisfy the demands of both equity and efficiency.
KEY LEARNING TAKEAWAYS
- The best programs reflect true private / public collaboration built on trust and respect.
- Different actors have different definitions of success, but there is significant overlap. ...
Special Seminar: Transportation and Air Quality Monitoring and Analysis Using Drones and Sensors
Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 4:00pm to 5:00pm PDT
Join us at PSU's Urban Center for a special seminar featuring Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng of the University of Florida. This seminar will not be streamed or recorded.
THE TOPIC
Transportation is an important source of air pollution in urban areas that affects public health. Traditional research is mainly based on simulation models and monitor stations in sparse locations. But the observation data do not have the granularity to study the detailed impacts of transportation on air quality and human exposure at the fine-grained scale due to the lack of proper platforms. To fill this void, we have developed a new monitoring platform using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV, aka drones) as well as backpacks with air sensors. The drone- and backpack-based air monitoring platform allows us to monitor air pollution in three dimensions in real time in a very fine scale. In this seminar, Dr. Peng will present how the droned-based and backpack-based air pollution monitoring platforms were developed, as well as several applications in monitoring 3-D distribution of traffic-related air pollutants such as particular matters, ozone, black carbon, and other pollutants at the fine-grained neighborhood scale. Furthermore, ways to mitigate transportation-related emissions such as roadside landscape and network design will be introduced.
KEY LEARNING TAKEAWAYS
- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV, aka...
Friday Transportation Seminar: Walking Research and Opportunities from the National Cancer Institute
Friday, October 18, 2019, 11:30am to 12:30pm PDT
Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. You can join us in person at 11:30 AM, or you can also watch online.
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Lack of physical activity is well established as a modifiable risk factor for cancer at multiple sites. Because walking (and rolling) are among the most common forms of physical activity in the United States, the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences of the US National Cancer Institute has supported a range of data resources, methods research and development and funding opportunities related to physical activity and cancer control across the entire cancer control continuum. In this seminar, Dr. Berrigan will share about emerging results from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey Walking and Perceptions of the Walking Environment Module, resources and data related to youth physical activity including results from the FLASHE and...
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