Revenues from motor fuel are used primarily to support the states' transportation systems. In this time of large state budgetary deficits, it is particularly important that all motor fuel tax funds are collected, remitted, and credited to the respective state highway accounts. However, allegations… Read More

Our transportation system is a key ingredient in the economy, quality of life and urban fabric of the Portland metropolitan area. It has been stated in the past that it is not possible to manage our transportation system tomorrow unless we understand how it is performing today. In this spirit, the… Read More

The American road network is a major economic investment that is a major organizing force for human activity. The road system has profoundly altered ecological processes and, as a result, it is also an important organizing force for ecosystems. Understanding the ecological consequences of road… Read More

Project Sponsor Champion: Bruce Johnson, ODOT State Bridge Engineer . The Oregon DOT has routinely relied on the use of the Wave Equation Analysis of Piles (WEAP) software to dynamically model the bridge pile driving installation operation. Either from the end of initial driving (EOID) when the… Read More

Traffic-monitoring systems, such as those using loop detectors, are prone to coverage gaps, arising from sensor noise, processing errors and transmission problems. Such gaps adversely affect the accuracy of Advanced Traveller Information Systems. This project will explore models based on historical… Read More

Portland State University’s Institute on Aging and Center for Transportation Studies, along with the Population Research Center, were contracted by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), via the Association of Counties, to project the transportation needs and associated costs for elders… Read More

The Metro Regional Travel Options (RTO) program has gone through significant changes in the past three years and will continue to do so over the next few years. This is an important time to assess past accomplishments to help shape the program in the near and long term. The program has made… Read More

The 2001 Oregon Legislature established the Road User Fee Task Force “to develop a design for revenue collection for Oregon’s roads and highways that could replace the current system for revenue collection.” After considering 28 different funding ideas, the task force recommended that the Oregon… Read More

This report presents results from surveys of residents at several transit-oriented developments (TODs) in the cities of Portland and Gresham, along the MAX blue line between downtown Portland and Gresham. The research complements survey work done in 2005 at sites near three MAX stations in… Read More

This report provides an evaluation of the Oregon Department of Transportation-Driver and Motor Vehicle (DMV) Services Driver Improvement Program (DIP), which was substantially changed in 2002. Prior to 2002, the DIP was organized around four progressive steps involving advisory letters, warning… Read More

Significant investments will be required to maintain, operate, upgrade, and expand California's transportation infrastructure if the state is to retain its economic position in the global economy and accommodate a projected near doubling of the current population by 2040. At the same time,… Read More

In recent years there has been a growing interest in using land use planning to reduce reliance on the automobile long-term, through ideas such as smart growth, New Urbanism, pedestrian pockets, and transit-oriented development (TODs). Many growing regions throughout the United States, are turning… Read More