Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. With the start of 2019, we're changing it up a bit! The seminar will be delivered 11:30 am (sharp) - 12:30 pm, with additional discussion over coffee and donuts (protect the planet—bring a mug!) from 12:30 to 1:00 pm. You can also watch online.

PRESENTATION ARCHIVE

Miss the seminar or want a look back? 

• Watch the recorded video
• View the presentation slides

THE TOPIC

Search #DriverNotCar or #CrashNotAccident on Twitter and you’ll find a vigorous discussion about the power of word choices to shape our understanding of what happens on the street and who’s responsible. When we directly examine and discuss the language we use, we acknowledge its power both to reflect existing attitudes and to shape developing attitudes. This presentation will uncover embedded biases or assumptions in common transportation terminology and provide tips and tools to help us broaden our inclusion of everyone we are supposed to serve as transportation professionals.

KEY LEARNING TAKEAWAYS

• Learn some simple tests to uncover modal bias in descriptions of projects, programs or activities
• Learn specific terms to use and to avoid to provide more clarity around who is--and who isn’t--affected by a transportation project or program
• Understand the importance of providing specifics and context, particularly around traffic collisions, to contribute to transportation literacy

SPEAKER

Barb Chamberlain, Active Transportation Division Director, Washington Department of Transportation

Barb Chamberlain started March 1, 2017, as Director of the new Division of Active Transportation at WSDOT--a division created to reflect the agency’s commitment to multimodal transportation in the #1 Bicycle Friendly State. Barb previously served as the Executive Director of Washington Bikes and in 2015 was named Nonprofit Professional of the Year by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinators. Prior to working professionally in transportation she led communications and public affairs at Washington State University Spokane for nearly 15 years and served on a number of boards including the Spokane Regional Transportation Council and the Spokane Bicycle Advisory Board. She got her start as an active transportation volunteer working on the North Idaho Centennial Trail Committee, then spent four years in the Idaho state legislature, the youngest woman ever elected to both the House and Senate. Find Barb’s bike writing at bikestylelife.com; follow @barbchamberlain on Twitter for active transportation research, resources and commentary.

Stay up-to-date with WSDOT news on active transportation programs, policies, events and more in the PNW and nationally with Walk and Roll: WSDOT Active Transportation Update - subscribe here.

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The Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University is home to the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI), and other transportation programs. TREC produces research and tools for transportation decision makers, develops K-12 curriculum to expand the diversity and capacity of the workforce, and engages students and young professionals through education.

Event Overview

Portland State University's College of Education and the Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) are excited to reprise this 2nd annual interdisciplinary event in 2019. We invite disability specialists, urban planners, engineers, transportation professionals, students, and community members to discuss the nexus between design, innovation, technology, and access. Conference themes will examine technological innovations that improve accessibility and wayfinding; smart cities; interdisciplinary approaches for intersections; unequal access to safe roads for those with disabilities who are persons of color; and opportunities for regional coordination across adjacent metropolitan areas, with an emphasis on Cascadia.

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Schedule of the Day

This an overview of the day, see the full program and speaker profiles here. We are submitting these sessions for continuing education credit consideration with both ACVREP and AICP.

• 8:00 AM - Breakfast and Networking
• 8:30 AM - Opening Welcome: The Nexus of Disability, Race, Equity, Inclusive Design, Testbeds, Smart Cities
• 8:45 AM - Integrated Mobility Innovation in Policy and Research
• 9:15 AM - Lived Experiences and Civic Engagement: Community Partnership in Design, Testing and Deployment
• 11:00 AM - Applications & Testbeds in Accessible Mobility: Innovations on the Mainstage
• 12:15 PM - Lunch + Networking Break
• 1:15 PM -  Afternoon Breakouts and Mobile Walkabouts
  ---Indoor Wayfinding: New Frontiers
  ---Tactile Maps and 3-D printing on Campus Testbeds
  ---Crossing Safely: Technology at Intersections through Traffic Signals and Smart Paint
  ---Improving Accessibility through Mapping and Collecting Pedestrian Pathway Data
  ---Applying an Equity Lens to Transportation Planning and Design
• 4:00 PM - Coming Back Together: A Facilitated Discussion of Findings
• 5:00 PM - Networking and Next Steps

If you would like to promote this event with your colleagues, you may download a promotional flyer (PDF) here.

Registration

All tickets include a continental breakfast, coffee, tea, water, and lunch. Questions? Contact us at omsummit@pdx.edu.

General Admission
Regular Rate - $130

Students
Regular Rate - $45

Summit Hosts

Learn more about the growing PSU partnership on orientation and mobility.

Special Education at the College of Education (COE) at Portland State University
COE is the largest and most comprehensive school of education in Oregon, offering more than 50 programs in education and counseling. The hybrid online Orientation and Mobility program is the regional program for the Pacific and Northwest Consortium for Vision Education, comprised of six states: Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Idaho, Alaska and Montana. The O&M program is closely affiliated with the College's nationally accredited Visually Impaired Learner (VIL) program.

Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
TREC is home to the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI), and other transportation programs. TREC produces research and tools for transportation decision makers, develops K-12 curriculum to expand the diversity and capacity of the workforce, and engages students and young professionals through education.

Additional Support Provided By

Digital City Testbed Center
National Institute for Transportation and Communties
Metro
WTS Portland Chapter
ITE Portland Chapter
AER Oregon Chapter
Intelight

Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. With the start of 2019, we're changing it up a bit! The seminar will be delivered 11:30 am (sharp) - 12:30 pm, with additional discussion over coffee and donuts (protect the planet—bring a mug!) from 12:30 to 1:00 pm. You can also watch online.

PRESENTATION ARCHIVE

Miss the seminar or want a look back?

• Watch the recorded video
• View the presentation slides

THE TOPIC

New mobility options such as bike share, scooters, and transportation network companies (e.g. Uber) are proliferating across the United States and beyond. Early research has shown that while the private automobile continues to be the main competition for transit, new mobility options may also be siphoning off some riders. In this seminar, we will explore what the role of public transportation should be in this era of rapidly expanding private transportation options. We will also examine how private transportation could be harnessed to help public transportation succeed and allow for cities to meet their mobility goals.

KEY LEARNING TAKEAWAYS

• The role of traditional public transportation, its strengths and weaknesses
• How to measure success of public transportation
• The role that new mobility may play in helping public transportation succeed

SPEAKER

Chris Pangilinan, Public Transportation Policy Manager, Uber

Chris was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and has spent the last 15 years living in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington DC, and New York City. During this time, he has had the pleasure of working at the local transit agencies as well as the US DOT. Prior to joining Uber, Chris was at TransitCenter, a foundation dedicated to improving urban mobility. His worked focused on reforming transit agency policies and operations. He is also an advocate for improved access for people with disabilities to the New York City subway system. Chris has a B.S. in civil engineering from Portland State University, and an M.S. in transportation from MIT.

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PRESENTATION ARCHIVE

Miss the webinar or want a look back?

• Watch the recorded video
• View Sergio Lopez's presentation slides
• View John MacArthur's presentation slides

OVERVIEW

Electric bicycle (e-bike) use is a rising phenomenon in North America. In 2018, John MacArthur of Portland State University conducted a national survey to understand issues facing e-bike owners. Reducing physical exertion, conquering challenging topography and replacing car trips are a few of the most important reasons for buying an e-bike. The electric assist of the e-bike helps to generate more trips, longer trips and different types of bicycle trips. Through analysis it also became evident that e-bikes are making it possible for more people to ride a bicycle, many of whom are incapable of riding a standard bicycle or don’t feel safe doing so.

In 2017, Forth launched the Community Electric Bike Project, which was designed to test the benefits of e-bikes for individuals who live in underserved communities and lack access to frequent transit services in Portland, Oregon. In partnership with the Community Cycling Center and GenZe, the project aimed to serve individuals who sought another mode of transportation. Forth hoped that this project would bring more light mobility transportation options into underserved neighborhoods. Sergio Lopez of Forth will share the full report of what the project achieved within the Portland community. 

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Understand potential advantages of e-bikes over other mobility options for underserved communities;
• Learn about the various barriers to e-bike use among people of different communities;
• Gain an understanding of the various factors that affect people's perception, use, and decisions about whether to adopt e-bikes as a form of transportation.

THE RESEARCH

This webinar is based on a study funded by the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) and conducted at Portland State University, as well as a project by Forth: Transforming Active Transportation Through Electrification: The Community Electric Bike Project (PDF). Read more about the NITC research: National Electric Bike Owner Survey.

SPEAKERS

John MacArthur, Sustainable Transportation Program Manager, Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC)

John MacArthur is the Principal Investigator for TREC's electric bicycle research initiatives. His research also includes low-/no-emission vehicle infrastructure in Portland metro, as well as a climate change impact assessment for surface transportation in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Before joining the TREC staff, John was the Context Sensitive and Sustainable Solutions Program Manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation’s OTIA III State Bridge Delivery Program.

Sergio Lopez, Go Forth Electric Showcase Program Manager, Forth

Sergio manages the Go Forth Electric Showcase and leads the delivery of pilot projects that advance sustainable transportation. Previously, he has served as a local brand ambassador for BIKETOWN and an assistant researcher at Portland State University developing green spaces. He holds a B.S in Cultural Anthropology.

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This webinar is hosted by the Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University in partnership with Forth. The research was funded by the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), a program of TREC and one of five U.S. Department of Transportation national university transportation centers. The NITC program is a Portland State-led partnership with the University of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Technology, University of Utah and new partners University of Arizona and University of Texas at Arlington. We pursue our theme — improving mobility of people and goods to build strong communities — through research, education and technology transfer.

Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. With the start of 2019, we're changing it up a bit! The seminar will be delivered 11:30 am (sharp) - 12:30 pm, with additional discussion over coffee and donuts (protect the planet—bring a mug!) from 12:30 to 1:00 pm. You can also watch online.

Periodically, we're teaming up with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to bring you special editions—featuring guest speakers from PBOT—merging our seminar series and the long-standing PBOT Lunch & Learn.

PRESENTATION ARCHIVE

Miss the seminar or want a look back?

• Watch the recorded video
• View the presentation slides

THE TOPIC (PBOT EDITION)

Pedestrian safety and access is an equity issue. In Portland, inadequate pedestrian infrastructure and traffic safety concerns disproportionately impact low-income communities and people of color. The City is attempting to rectify these inequities through PedPDX, Portland’s new citywide pedestrian plan (anticipated for adoption in Spring 2019). PedPDX prioritizes sidewalk and crossing improvements and other investments, policies, strategies and tools to make walking safer and more comfortable across the city. 

Come learn about the strategies PedPDX is using to address transportation equity in Portland, including establishing a data-based prioritization for citywide pedestrian investments, identifying roadway and behavioral characteristics most closely correlated with pedestrian crashes in order to prioritize needs before crashes happen, using pro-active outreach to engage disproportionately impacted residents, and applying innovative pedestrian design and policies to address pedestrian infrastructure needs. 

KEY LEARNING TAKEAWAYS

• Learn data-based approaches to addressing equity in transportation
• Learn personal-narrative approaches to elevate public understanding of needs
• Discover new approaches to equity in community engagement for impacting process and outcomes
• Learn about proposed pedestrian design and policies 

SPEAKERS

Michelle Marx, Pedestrian Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Michelle Marx is the City of Portland’s Pedestrian Coordinator with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). She is the PBOT lead on pedestrian policy and design and manages the City’s Pedestrian Network Completion Program. She is currently leading the development of PedPDX (to be adopted Spring 2019), Portland’s Citywide Pedestrian Plan. Prior to joining the City of Portland, Michelle managed the Complete Streets program at the Seattle Department of Transportation and led the update to the Seattle Pedestrian Master Plan. Michelle received her Master’s in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Austin.

Francesca Patricolo, Transportation Planner, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Francesca Patricolo is a Planner in the Policy Innovation and Regional Collaboration section of the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation. She specializes in addressing complex and contentious planning and public policy issues, as well as designing and advising on community engagement plans and processes for the bureau. She served as Deputy Project Manager for PedPDX: Portland’s Citywide Pedestrian Plan and is President of the Cascade Chapter of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2). Francesca is a Master of Community and Regional Planning and a Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution, both received from the University of Oregon.

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The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is a community partner in shaping a livable city. They plan, build, manage and maintain an effective and safe transportation system that provides people and businesses access and mobility. PBOT keeps Portland moving.

 The Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University is home to the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI), and other transportation programs. TREC produces research and tools for transportation decision makers, develops K-12 curriculum to expand the diversity and capacity of the workforce, and engages students and young professionals through education.

Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. With the start of 2019, we're changing it up a bit! The seminar will be delivered 11:30 am (sharp) - 12:30 pm, with additional discussion over coffee and donuts (protect the planet—bring a mug!) from 12:30 to 1:00 pm. You can also watch online.

PRESENTATION ARCHIVE

Miss the seminar or want a look back?

• View the presentation slides
• Watch the recorded video

THE TOPIC

This seminar will present ongoing research into how integrated social, natural, and engineered systems can improve life safety under threat of multi-hazards. The targeted scenario is a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, threatening communities along 1,000 miles of the US Pacific Northwest coastline. 

Since the mid-1980’s scientific evidence has underscored the possibility of such an extreme event, and it has taken at least another decade or more before public attitudes and policy have begun to adapt to this new hazard. Life safety is a pressing issue for the near-field CSZ tsunami hazard for several reasons.

• First, there is limited time from the start of the earthquake to when the tsunami arrives to the shore–20 to 30 minutes depending on location–compared to several hours for the case of a distant tsunami across the Pacific Ocean.
• Second, evacuations will be self-initiated, relying on an individual’s perception of risk and knowledge of correct course of action.
• And third, unlike other natural disasters such as river floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes which are more easily imagined, the rarity of tsunami events in the U.S. make the tsunami scenario difficult to visualize.

This seminar will present the results of an agent-based tsunami evacuation model to explore how decisions on when to leave, route choice, mode (on foot or by car) and unplanned disruptions affect life safety. This work is applied to case studies: one in Seaside, Oregon and a second at Oregon's South Beach State Park. These projects developed close collaboration with a number of organizations responsible for public safety during the response to extreme natural hazards, including the Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon Office of Emergency Management, Oregon Parks and Recreation, Oregon Sea Grant, and internationally.

KEY LEARNING TAKEAWAYS

• A magnitude 9 Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and near-field tsunami will happen in the future.
• There is only 20-30 minutes of warning time for coastal communities to respond to the tsunami hazard.
• We will not be able to prevent this event, but we can help prepare our communities to be ready for this event.
• Real impacts on community and people will be what matters.

SPEAKER

Haizhong Wang, Oregon State University

Dr. Haizhong Wang is an Associate Professor of Transportation Engineering within the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Dr. Wang received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Massachusetts, Amherst in Applied Mathematics and Civil Engineering (Transportation), and B.S. and M.S. degrees from Hebei University of Technology and Beijing University of Technology, China. Dr. Wang’s research interests include (1) Interdisciplinary Disaster Resilience: use the ABM framework to evaluate the impacts of heterogeneous decision-making behavior on life safety under unplanned infrastructure network disruptions; (2) Critical Resilient Interdependent Lifeline and Infrastructure Networks: system resilience characteristics and dependency/interdependency modeling; (3) Heterogeneous Traffic Flow Modeling and Simulation: deterministic and stochastic fundamental diagram of traffic flow, hysteresis, and stochastic capacity analysis; and (4) Connected Automated Vehicle (CAV): mobility and safety analysis in a mixed traffic flow environment under varying levels of market penetrations. 

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Haizhong Wang is a visiting scholar, brought to Portland State University with support from the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC). The Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University is home to the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI), and other transportation programs. TREC produces research and tools for transportation decision makers, develops K-12 curriculum to expand the diversity and capacity of the workforce, and engages students and young professionals through education.

Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. With the start of 2019, we're changing it up a bit! The seminar will be delivered 11:30 am (sharp) - 12:30 pm, with additional discussion over coffee and donuts (protect the planet—bring a mug!) from 12:30 to 1:00 pm. You can also watch online.

PRESENTATION ARCHIVE

Due to technical issues, no recording is available for this seminar.

• View the presentation slides

THE TOPIC

With the on-going disruption of the transportation industry and rapid advancement in ITS technologies; emerging smart cities, navigation systems and autonomous transportation, the need for highly accurate geospatial localization has never been more crucial. These technologies demand that we have more granular location information of vehicles not just on a road, but to a specific lane on the road. 

This presentation will give a pedagogical style summary and overview of some of the on-going research work at HERE Technologies and how we have pushed the state-of-the-art in lane-localization of noisy GPS probe data using novel Machine Learning Algorithms and how some of these innovations is being applied to power new products for real-time traffic, routing and navigation systems, maps for autonomous vehicles, incidents and safety services.

An example of such product is Split Lane Traffic (SLT)

Split Lane Traffic (SLT) detects divergent traffic speeds at highway junctions with exit ramps. It is the first traffic product that provides lane maneuver guidance information to drivers based on lane-level traffic conditions ahead thereby giving better navigation experience and a more accurate routing and ETA.

Other related products are: HD Live Map, Hazard Warnings and Navigation and Infotainment.

KEY LEARNING TAKEAWAYS

• Highlight the critical need for lane-level localization to enable the autonomous driving future
• Understand how Machine Learning Algorithms can be applied to GPS probe sensor analytics
• Opportunities on how to leverage HERE Technologies products and developer API platforms to power innovations for smart cities, mobility and ITS

SPEAKER

James Fowe, Principal Research Engineer, HERE Technologies

James Fowe is a Principal Research Engineer in the Connected Vehicle Services division at HERE Technologies. As part of the Advanced Engineering Team, he leads the design and implementation of Mathematical models and Machine Learning Algorithms for location intelligence as related to real-time traffic flow, location-based AdTech, safety services and HD Maps for Autonomous driving. More recently James has been pioneering cutting edge research focused on deriving lane-level granularity from noisy GPS probe data. This includes lane-level map-matching, lane-level traffic, lane-closures and lane-connectivity in high definition maps. James has been involved with ITS research for over a decade and has invented several key technologies in the field with over 50 US patents filed and a few academic research paper publications.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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James Fowe is a visiting scholar, brought to Portland State University with support from the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC). The Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University is home to the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI), and other transportation programs. TREC produces research and tools for transportation decision makers, develops K-12 curriculum to expand the diversity and capacity of the workforce, and engages students and young professionals through education.

Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. With the start of 2019, we're changing it up a bit! The seminar will be delivered 11:30 am (sharp) - 12:30 pm, with additional discussion over coffee and donuts (protect the planet—bring a mug!) from 12:30 to 1:00 pm. You can also watch online.

PRESENTATION ARCHIVE

Miss the seminar or want a look back?

• Watch the recorded video
• View the presentation slides

THE TOPIC

Are the Biketown bikes too heavy? Does better gear motivate people to cycle more? How much faster will someone go on an e-bike?

Although urban cycling is widely known as physically active transportation, the actual physics of cycling have been given little attention in transportation engineering and planning. In contrast, the field of sports science has developed detailed data and models of road bicycle performance, but only for sport and racing cyclists.

What can we learn about utilitarian cycling by integrating knowledge of the physical attributes of bicycles and cyclists?

This seminar examines the ways in which bicycle physics, and the physiology of cyclists, can influence outcomes of interest to transportation professionals, from speed and stopping distance to cycling frequency and health benefits. Findings will be presented from recent and ongoing studies aiming to quantify these relationships and enhance travel analysis tools with an understanding of the physical aspects of cycling. 

KEY LEARNING TAKEAWAYS

• What are the key physical attributes of bicycles and cyclists that are relevant for transportation analysis?
• How do these attributes vary among cyclists?
• How do these attributes relate to travel habits and preferences?

SPEAKER

Alex Bigazzi, University of British Columbia

Dr. Bigazzi is an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, with a joint appointment in the Department of Civil Engineering and the School of Community and Regional Planning. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Portland State University in 2014, investigating urban bicyclists' uptake of traffic-related air pollution. His primary research areas are transportation emissions and air quality, active travel behavior, and traffic management and modeling.

Learn more about Alex in our PSU Alumni Spotlight interview.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Alex Bigazzi is a visiting scholar, brought to Portland State University with support from the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC). The Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University is home to the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI), and other transportation programs. TREC produces research and tools for transportation decision makers, develops K-12 curriculum to expand the diversity and capacity of the workforce, and engages students and young professionals through education.

WATCH THE RECORDED VIDEO

PRESENTATION SLIDES

Miss the presentation or want a look back at the slides? You can view them here.

THE SEMINAR

The session will focus on the past, present, and future of transit fare payments, with an emphasis on emerging technologies and new service models. We'll address three basic questions:

How did our current model for fare payments evolve?

Where are we going to be in five or ten years?

And what is the point of worrying so much about fare payments?

THE SPEAKER

Adam McGavock, Director of Business Development, moovel North America

Adam McGavock currently serves as the Director of Business Development for moovel North America, a transportation technology company working to bring seamless mobility to cities worldwide. Before joining moovel, Adam worked as a senior project manager at the IBI Group, where he provided expertise in the area of fare payment and customer service. Previously, Adam worked as the Director of Customer Service, Sales and Fare Media at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, where he was responsible for (among other things) the customer experience of over 1.3 million daily fare payment and purchase transactions. Prior to that, Adam served as the Director of Planning at the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, where he was responsible for the SmarTrip deployment to bus agencies in Northern Virginia, managing FTA grants on behalf of member jurisdictions, managing demonstration projects, and overseeing the NVTC data collection efforts. Mr. McGavock has over eighteen years of public and private sector experience in mobile ticketing, electronic fare payment, ITS implementations, transportation planning, project management, grants management, data collection, statistical analysis of transportation data, analysis using Geographic Information Systems, and transportation issues involving the elderly, persons with disabilities, and residents of rural areas.

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Friday Transportation Seminars at Portland State University have been a tradition since 2000. With over 450 seminars presented and recorded (access the archive of seminars here), we host both visiting and local scholars to share the latest in research, technology, and implementation in transportation.

EDUCATION LIBRARY ARCHIVE

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• View David Soto Padin's slides | View Michael Harpool's slides

David Soto Padín
Graduate Research Assistant at Portland State University, and President of the Students in Transportation Engineering & Planning (ITE-STEP

David Soto Padín is pursuing a Masters of Science in Civil Engineering at Portland State University. David was awarded the Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship to pursue research regarding the synergies between bike share and transit. In addition to working as a researcher, David served as President of the Students in Transportation Engineering and Planning (ITE-STEP), Portland State University’s ITE Student Chapter. On weekends and breaks, David enjoys exploring nature reserves, hiking trails and bicycling off-road paths as well as traveling to cities and new places. He is passionate about photographing architecture and transportation systems.

Examining the Effects of Bike Share and Rail Transit Integration in the United States

Modern bike sharing is present in almost every major city in the United States and has become an essential application in the toolkit for promoting active transportation. Bike share provides an additional number of benefits when considered in the context of public transportation services including expanded station catchment areas and flexibility during rail transit service interruptions. This project, the first of its kind to aggregate data from multiple cities, attempts to analyze how rail station boardings affect and are influenced by bike share trips at bike share docks near rail transit stations, after controlling for other socioeconomic and built environment variables.

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Michael Harpool
Graduate Research Assistant, Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at PSU

Michael Harpool received his BA in Geography at Keene State College in southern New Hampshire. Through his experiences and studies he developed a passion for active transportation research which brought him to the Master of Urban Studies program at Portland State University. As a Graduate Research Assistant at TREC he has worked on various research projects topically focused on sustainable transportation issues. Through his thesis research on utilitarian skateboarding, Michael hopes to advocate for more inclusive transportation networks which accommodate the needs and desires of diverse users.

Utilitarian Skateboarding: Insight Into an Emergent Mode of Mobility

In recent years research and planning efforts to enhance the conditions and opportunities for active transportation modes have increased significantly; however, these efforts have primarily focused on pedestrians and bicyclists. Skateboarding and other resourceful modes of transportation remain an untapped potential for healthy and sustainable travel. This research focuses on the motivations and barriers behind utilitarian skateboarding to provide a better understanding of the needs and desires of those who choose to travel by skateboard.

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