Streetcar Summit Student Session
Monday, April 28, 2025, 1:30pm to 3:00pm PDT
The Portland, Oregon Streetcar Summit will be held from April 28 – 30, and on Monday, April 28, a special session for students will be held at Portland State University (PSU).
All university students are welcome to attend. The student session will take place at Portland State's Urban Studies Building, on the 2nd Floor overlooking the plaza (Room 212).
Aaron Golub, a professor in the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning at PSU, will moderate a panel discussion. The panelists are:
- Jennifer DeLong, Stacy Witbeck
- Lauren Cochran, Stadler
- Jon Schlegel, Herzog
- Henry Ikwut-Ukwa, Sacramento RTD
- Isabella Walsh, HDR
- Andrew Plambeck, PSI
The Community Streetcar Coalition is thrilled to partner with Portland Streetcar Inc. (PSI) to host the 14th Annual Streetcar Summit in the city that pioneered the modern streetcar movement. Mark your calendars for this exciting event, where industry professionals will come together to share insights, exchange ideas, and provide updates on the latest developments across streetcar properties. PSI has assembled an exceptional lineup of speakers who will present a comprehensive view of the streetcar landscape. Topics will include success stories, innovative partnerships, strategic investments, and invaluable lessons learned along the way. Don’t miss this...
Read moreWhen Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away From Car Dependency with Anna Zivarts
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 5:15pm to 6:30pm PDT
Each year, the Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State brings a world-class speaker to speak on active transportation with the support of an endowment from Ann Niles.
THE SPEAKER
This year, we’re pleased to host Anna Zivarts. Anna is a low-vision parent, nondriver and author of When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency (Island Press, 2024). Anna created the #WeekWithoutDriving challenge and is passionate about bringing the voices of nondrivers to the planning and policy-making tables. Anna sits on the boards of the League of American Bicyclists, the Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium and the Washington State Transportation Innovation Council. She also serves as a member of TRB's Committee on Public Health and Transportation (AME70) and the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center Coordinating Committee.
THE LECTURE
One third of people...
Read moreOPB's Stop Requested Live at PSU: Lessons and Opportunities for Rural Transit
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 5:30pm to 7:00pm PDT
Portland State University’s Transportation Research and Education Center joins Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) to dive deep into rural transit.
THE TOPIC
Public transit is not just for cities. It’s an essential lifeline for people in rural communities. For OPB's 'Stop Requested' series, Lillian Karabaic spent 14 days riding 38 buses to some of Oregon’s most remote places and talking to riders and drivers.
If you’re used to 20-minute headways being frequent service, how about a bus that only runs once a week? What lessons can we learn from rural transit about meeting riders where they are and getting creative with service? What challenges are unique to transit in rural areas, and which ones are shared by agencies of any size?
Join OPB’s Lillian Karabaic, producer of the series "Stop Requested," and Portland State University’s Evan Howington for a conversation about the joys and challenges of rural transit.
THE SPEAKERS
Lillian Karabaic, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Read moreStudy Abroad: Sustainable Transportation in Denmark
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 5:00am PDT to Saturday, July 5, 2025, 5:00pm PDT
Portland State University offers an introduction to sustainable transportation and land use applications in the context of Denmark through a two-week study abroad program in the summer 2025 term.
Learn more on the study abroad program page: Sustainable Transportation in Denmark.