52 Results
Lessons from the Green Lanes: Evaluating Protected Bike Lanes in the U.S.
Christopher Monsere
Jennifer Dill , Kelly Clifton , Nathan McNeil
This report presents finding from research evaluating U.S. protected bicycle lanes (cycle tracks) in terms of their use, perception, benefits, and impacts. This research examines protected bicycle lanes in five cities: Austin, TX; Chicago, IL; Portla ...
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Understanding the Transit-Dependent Population
Jennifer Dill
Lisa Bates
Public transit in metropolitan areas serves multiple and sometimes competing objectives. Increased attention on "choice" riders and transit as an economic development tool has shifted resources towards suburb-serving rail systems at the expense of in ...
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Studying the Effects of Traffic-Calming Bicycle Boulevards on Physical Activity and Active Transportation
Jennifer Dill
Nathan McNeil
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effects of new bicycle boulevards in Portland, OR on physical activity for recreation and transportation for families with children. Data was collected pre- and post-boulevards, roughly one year apart. ...
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Increasing Bicycling for Transportation: The Role of Cyclist Type and Infrastructure
Jennifer Dill
With an increased focus on reducing the effects of motor vehicle use on the environment, neighborhood livability, safety, and health, planners, engineers, and policy makers are looking to increase the attractiveness of walking and bicycling. The pot ...
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Innovative Bicycle Facility Research and Analysis
Christopher Monsere
Jennifer Dill
Research conducted by Kittelson & Associates, Inc., Portland State University, and Toole Design Group ...
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Livability Performance Metrics for Transit
Marc Schlossberg
Jennifer Dill , Nico Larco
This project sought to understand the relationship between urban form, transit service characteristics, and ridership measured at the stop level. Most previous work in this area has looked at these issues separately, by either linking system performa ...
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SW Broadway Cycle Track & SW Stark/Oak Street Buffered Bike Lanes
Christopher Monsere
Jennifer Dill
Two innovative bicycle facilities installed in late summer and early fall 2009 in downtown Portland by the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) were evaluated to understand how they are functioning on multiple levels. All of these facilit ...
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2010 Transit Oriented Developments Survey
Jennifer Dill
This report presents results from surveys of residents at several transit-oriented developments (TODs) in Portland, Gresham, Hillsboro, and Happy Valley. The research complements survey work done in 2005 at sites near three MAX stations in Hillsboro ...
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Incorporating New Data Needs into Travel and Activity Surveys
Jennifer Dill
Asha Weinstein Agrawal
This project aims to answer the following question: How can regional and national travel and activity diary surveys be modified to collect the new types of data needed to meet today's planning needs? In particular, how can the surveys be modified to: ...
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Evaluation of Innovative Bicycle Facilities
Christopher Monsere
Jennifer Dill
Two innovative bicycle facilities installed in late summer and early fall 2009 in downtown Portland by the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) were evaluated to understand how they are functioning on multiple levels. All of these facilit ...
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Demonstrating the Benefits of Sustainable Streets for Active Aging
Jennifer Dill
Margaret Neal
This project will help demonstrate how sustainable ("green") streets contribute to the well-being of a community, including the physical and mental health of older and younger adults, along with the environment and economy. The project will collect d ...
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Implementation of Active Living Policies by Transportation Agencies and Departments
Jennifer Dill
Deborah Howe
The built environment is an important factor in enabling people of all ages to be physically active on a daily basis whether for recreation or carrying out the tasks of everyday life. The extent to which a community has a system of well-maintained s ...
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