Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. We've opened up PSU Transportation Seminars to other days of the week, but the format is the same: Feel free to bring your lunch! If you can't join us in person, you can always watch online via Zoom.
PRESENTATION ARCHIVE
THE TOPIC
Better Block PSU works with Planning and Civil Engineering students to bring community ideas to life! Over the last 10 years, the pathway has resulted in many real world pop ups and capital projects implemented by volunteers and PBOT.
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Student work has been crucial to advancing difficult conversations within the bureaucracy & bureaus
- Create win win opportunities to share credit with civic leaders and electeds
- Celebrate the internal staff who are project champions
SPEAKER
Ryan Hashagen, Director, Better Block PDX; Founder, Icicle Tricycles
Ryan Hashagen is the Director of Better Block PDX and founder of Icicle Tricycles, a cargo bike manufacturing business based in Old Town Portland, OR & Victoria, B.C. Ryan has a strong passion for utilizing cargo bikes to inject interaction and commerce into our shared right of ways. Can often be seen rolling and rowing around on a variety of vehicles and vessels!
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
This 60-minute seminar is eligible for 1 hour of professional development credit for AICP (see our provider summary). We can provide an electronic attendance certificate for other types of certification maintenance.
ADD IT TO YOUR CALENDAR
Portland State University's Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) is a multidisciplinary hub for all things transportation. We are home to the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI), the data programs PORTAL and BikePed Portal, the Better Block PSU program, and PSU's membership in PacTrans, the Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium. Our continuing goal is to produce impactful research and tools for transportation decision makers, expand the diversity and capacity of the workforce, and engage students and professionals through education, seminars, and participation in research.