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:
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When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away From Car Dependency with Anna Zivarts
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 5:30pm to 7:00pm 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.
IBPI Workshop: Comprehensive Bikeway Design
Monday, August 25, 2025, 9:00am PDT to Friday, August 29, 2025, 5:00pm PDT
As Portland, Oregon has put bikeway plans into effect, we’ve learned what works and what doesn’t—how to plan effectively, design correctly and make investments that get results. We’ve distilled those lessons into this course, which covers the fundamentals of bikeway design and planning through an intensive week of interactive classroom, field tours, and design exercises.
Instructors draw from their years of experience, along with project examples, to highlight practical applications of the principles and techniques covered. The pioneers and leading practitioners in the field will teach the fundamentals of bikeway planning and design through an intensive week of classroom sessions and tours. The instruction and interaction with other participants will bring you up to speed on innovative practice and research and teach you the skills and techniques you need to get started on your next project.
Over the years, the Portland area has implemented numerous types of innovative bicycle facilities and treatments. Daily field tours provide first-hand experience with these facilities and projects discussed in the classroom. These tours showcase not just the operational qualities but also how bikeway planning affects community livability and economic development.
Learn more and register for the workshop: Comprehensive Bikeway Design.