Friday Transportation Seminars at PSU
Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. With over 450 seminars presented and recorded, we host both visiting and local scholars to share the latest in research, technology, and implementation in transportation. This seminar series is supported by PSU's Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, with funding from the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) program.
WHEN: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Fridays (Pacific time)
WHO CAN ATTEND: This series is free and open to the public
WHERE: PSU's Vanport Building (Room 269) 1810 SW 5th Ave Portland, OR 97201
WATCH ONLINE: Watch online via the registration link on each seminar page
HOW DO I HEAR ABOUT THEM? To get notifications of upcoming seminars and webinars, sign up for our monthly TREC at Portland State newsletter.
Upcoming Friday Transportation Seminars
| TOPIC | DATE | SPEAKER | CREDIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Transportation Seminar: Speed Management and Speed Reduction in Portland, OR | Oct 07, 2022 | Jason Anderson, PSU; Clay Veka, PBOT | PDH: 1 | AICP: 1 |
| Friday Transportation Seminar: Bringing Complete Streets to Reality in State Transportation Projects | Oct 14, 2022 | Celeste Gilman, WSDOT | PDH: 1 | AICP: 1 |
| Friday Transportation Seminar: How COVID-19 Changed Our Cities: Evidence from a Multi-Wave National Survey | Oct 21, 2022 | Deborah Salon, Arizona State University | PDH: 1 | AICP: 1 |
| Friday Transportation Seminar: Freight Moves the Oregon Economy | Oct 28, 2022 | Becky Knudson, ODOT | PDH: 1 | AICP: 1 |
| Friday Transportation Seminar: System-level Risk Management of Transportation Structures and Networks | Nov 04, 2022 | David Yang, PSU | PDH: 1 | AICP: 1 |
| Friday Transportation Seminar: Transit Performance Metrics | Nov 18, 2022 | Miles Crumley, TriMet | PDH: 1 | AICP: 1 |
| Friday Transportation Seminar: Topic TBA | Dec 02, 2022 | TBA | PDH: 1 | AICP: 1 |
Recent Friday Transportation Seminars
| TOPIC | DATE | Speaker | ARCHIVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Transportation Seminar: Port of Portland’s Marine Terminal 6 Contribution to Regional Economic Development | Sep 30, 2022 | Lewison Lem, Port of Portland | |
| Friday Transportation Seminar: Impacts of City-Level Parking Cash-Out and Commuter Benefits Ordinances | Sep 16, 2022 | Gabby Abou-Zeid, ICF; Allen Greenberg, FHWA | |
| Friday Transportation Seminar: Rideshare Practices in Developing Countries vs Developed Countries | Jul 29, 2022 | Francis Wambalaba, USIU | |
| Friday Transportation Seminar: Safety Interventions for Houseless Pedestrians | Jun 03, 2022 | Street Perspective (PSU MURPs): Peter Domine, Nick Meusch, Asif Haque, Angie Martinez, Sean Doyle, and Meisha Whyte | |
| Friday Transportation Seminar: Prioritizing Transit in Portland: Checking in on the Rose Lanes Project | May 20, 2022 | Nathan McNeil, PSU; Jamie Jeffrey and April Bertelsen, PBOT; Jamie Snook, TriMet |