Assessment and Refinement of Real-Time Travel Time Algorithms for Use in Practice
Kristin Tufte
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has set a high priority on the use of existing dynamic message signs (DMS) to provide travel time estimates to the public. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) currently has three DMS in the Portlan ...
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Identifying and Quantifying Rates of State Motor Fuel Tax Evasion
Anthony Rufolo
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 respect ...
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2007 Portland Metropolitan Region Transportation System Performance Report
Robert Bertini
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 ...
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Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation
Jennifer Dill
Karen Dixon , Marc Schlossberg
The Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation aims to advance the field of bicycle and pedestrian transportation through four primary mechanisms: (1) developing and pursuing a collaborative research agenda that more directly informs practice a ...
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Road Ecology Course and Seminar Series
Mark Sytsma
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. Under ...
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Improving Travel Information Products via Robust Estimation Techniques
David Maier
Kristin Tufte
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. Thi ...
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Application of LRFD Principles for Deep Foundations in Oregon: Phase 1
Trevor Smith
Peter Dusicka
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 ...
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Needs, Costs, and Funding Alternatives for Transportation Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities in Oregon
Jennifer Dill
Margaret Neal
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 tran ...
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Evaluation of Metro's Regional Travel Options Program, 2004-2005
Jennifer Dill
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 t ...
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Road User Fee Pilot Project Research Evaluation
Anthony Rufolo
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 fundi ...
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Travel Choices at TransitOriented Developments: Survey Results from Portland’s Eastside
Jennifer Dill
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 ...
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