TREC at PSU
@trecpdx.bsky.social
Portland State University's Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC). Home to the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI), transportation data programs PORTAL & BikePed Portal, Better Block PSU, and PSU's membership in PacTrans.
Health impacts of high noise exposure include cognitive impairment, mental health disorders, high blood pressure, cardio/metabolic problems, hearing loss & adverse pregnancy outcomes. @multco.bsky.social & @oregonstate.edu measured PDX noise levels. Learn more on Friday: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Health impacts of high noise exposure include cognitive impairment, mental health disorders, high blood pressure, cardio/metabolic problems, hearing loss & adverse pregnancy outcomes. @multco.bsky.social & @oregonstate.edu measured PDX noise levels. Learn more on Friday: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
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How can we design communities to be activity-friendly for all? 🤔
By prioritizing sidewalks, trails, parks, public transit, and other infrastructure to facilitate walking, biking, rolling, and more!
Learn more: buff.ly/rbADK86 #ActivePeople
By prioritizing sidewalks, trails, parks, public transit, and other infrastructure to facilitate walking, biking, rolling, and more!
Learn more: buff.ly/rbADK86 #ActivePeople
Strategies for Physical Activity Through Community Design
Strategies for state and local groups to increase physical activity through community design.
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
How can we design communities to be activity-friendly for all? 🤔
By prioritizing sidewalks, trails, parks, public transit, and other infrastructure to facilitate walking, biking, rolling, and more!
Learn more: buff.ly/rbADK86 #ActivePeople
By prioritizing sidewalks, trails, parks, public transit, and other infrastructure to facilitate walking, biking, rolling, and more!
Learn more: buff.ly/rbADK86 #ActivePeople
How do you build a dataset that works for 48+ local agencies?
Today, Ben Stabler and Theresa Conley shared some key lessons from an ambitious statewide multimodal data effort. Miss it? The recording's available now: youtu.be/fD0nghrJARk
Today, Ben Stabler and Theresa Conley shared some key lessons from an ambitious statewide multimodal data effort. Miss it? The recording's available now: youtu.be/fD0nghrJARk
PSU Transportation Seminar: Building Oregon's Statewide Multimodal Transportation Inventory
YouTube video by Transportation Research & Education Center at PSU
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November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
How do you build a dataset that works for 48+ local agencies?
Today, Ben Stabler and Theresa Conley shared some key lessons from an ambitious statewide multimodal data effort. Miss it? The recording's available now: youtu.be/fD0nghrJARk
Today, Ben Stabler and Theresa Conley shared some key lessons from an ambitious statewide multimodal data effort. Miss it? The recording's available now: youtu.be/fD0nghrJARk
#TBT to our 2020 study that busted a myth: Cyclists don't slow down cars on neighborhood streets.
The difference in car speeds with & without a bicycle present was less than 1 mph.
This evidence supports the design of safe street networks like neighborhood greenways: trec.pdx.edu/news/do-bicy...
The difference in car speeds with & without a bicycle present was less than 1 mph.
This evidence supports the design of safe street networks like neighborhood greenways: trec.pdx.edu/news/do-bicy...
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#TBT to our 2020 study that busted a myth: Cyclists don't slow down cars on neighborhood streets.
The difference in car speeds with & without a bicycle present was less than 1 mph.
This evidence supports the design of safe street networks like neighborhood greenways: trec.pdx.edu/news/do-bicy...
The difference in car speeds with & without a bicycle present was less than 1 mph.
This evidence supports the design of safe street networks like neighborhood greenways: trec.pdx.edu/news/do-bicy...
The @oregondot.bsky.social and 48+ local agencies are collaborating on the development of a multimodal data set for transportation planning within metropolitan areas.
Learn more tomorrow at PSU (or watch online): trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
Learn more tomorrow at PSU (or watch online): trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The @oregondot.bsky.social and 48+ local agencies are collaborating on the development of a multimodal data set for transportation planning within metropolitan areas.
Learn more tomorrow at PSU (or watch online): trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
Learn more tomorrow at PSU (or watch online): trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
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The rain is here Portland, and it's the perfect time to brush up on your winter biking skills! Join PBOT's Portland By Cycle team for an All Season Cycling workshop this Friday, Nov. 7 from 3 - 5 p.m. at Woodstock Library.
@multcolib.bsky.social
@multcolib.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The rain is here Portland, and it's the perfect time to brush up on your winter biking skills! Join PBOT's Portland By Cycle team for an All Season Cycling workshop this Friday, Nov. 7 from 3 - 5 p.m. at Woodstock Library.
@multcolib.bsky.social
@multcolib.bsky.social
Interesting case study of an on-demand microtransit service that launched as a demonstration project in 2021 to serve rural and Tribal communities in eastern Oklahoma:
Pelivan Transit & partners have grown PICK Transportation from a pilot into a lasting microtransit network serving rural & Tribal communities across Oklahoma.
Learn how PICK connects riders to jobs, healthcare, and more in our new case study: tinyurl.com/yw9668ba
Learn how PICK connects riders to jobs, healthcare, and more in our new case study: tinyurl.com/yw9668ba
November 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Interesting case study of an on-demand microtransit service that launched as a demonstration project in 2021 to serve rural and Tribal communities in eastern Oklahoma:
We've added Explore + to our #BikePedPortal – a robust dashboard that allows users to conduct a wide range of data analyses.
Read more about how BikePed Portal can help transportation practitioners do their jobs: trec.pdx.edu/news/learn-h...
Watch an Explore + Tutorial:
youtu.be/mHpgll7ZA6g
Read more about how BikePed Portal can help transportation practitioners do their jobs: trec.pdx.edu/news/learn-h...
Watch an Explore + Tutorial:
youtu.be/mHpgll7ZA6g
BikePed Portal Explore + Tutorial
YouTube video by Transportation Research & Education Center at PSU
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We've added Explore + to our #BikePedPortal – a robust dashboard that allows users to conduct a wide range of data analyses.
Read more about how BikePed Portal can help transportation practitioners do their jobs: trec.pdx.edu/news/learn-h...
Watch an Explore + Tutorial:
youtu.be/mHpgll7ZA6g
Read more about how BikePed Portal can help transportation practitioners do their jobs: trec.pdx.edu/news/learn-h...
Watch an Explore + Tutorial:
youtu.be/mHpgll7ZA6g
"Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt" is on exhibit through Dec 6 at PSU's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
Stop by any Friday this month (except Thanksgiving) to see the free exhibit before or after our Friday Transportation Seminar in the same building.
This Friday: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
Stop by any Friday this month (except Thanksgiving) to see the free exhibit before or after our Friday Transportation Seminar in the same building.
This Friday: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
November 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt" is on exhibit through Dec 6 at PSU's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
Stop by any Friday this month (except Thanksgiving) to see the free exhibit before or after our Friday Transportation Seminar in the same building.
This Friday: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
Stop by any Friday this month (except Thanksgiving) to see the free exhibit before or after our Friday Transportation Seminar in the same building.
This Friday: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
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New guide from American Trails helps show the impact of trails and recreation in communities, with tips and templates to help small and volunteer-led groups collect data and share the benefits of outdoor recreation. www.americantrails.org/resources/a-...
A Do-It-Yourself Guide: Conducting Visitor and Recreational User Research to Tell an Economic Story -
American Trails
Connecting and transforming communities through the power of trails.
www.americantrails.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
New guide from American Trails helps show the impact of trails and recreation in communities, with tips and templates to help small and volunteer-led groups collect data and share the benefits of outdoor recreation. www.americantrails.org/resources/a-...
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Thoughtful street design can make cities safe and more inclusive for children. 🌎 Join Eduarda Aun from the Global Designing Cities Initiative TOMORROW at 12pm ET to learn how communities worldwide are reimagining streets for all ages.
Register now: yse.to/hixonnov4
Register now: yse.to/hixonnov4
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Thoughtful street design can make cities safe and more inclusive for children. 🌎 Join Eduarda Aun from the Global Designing Cities Initiative TOMORROW at 12pm ET to learn how communities worldwide are reimagining streets for all ages.
Register now: yse.to/hixonnov4
Register now: yse.to/hixonnov4
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Stay safe this Halloween, Portland!
As the days grow darker and trick-or-treaters fill neighborhood streets, PBOT urges everyone to slow down, stay alert, and look out for people walking, biking, and rolling: www.portland.gov/transportati...
As the days grow darker and trick-or-treaters fill neighborhood streets, PBOT urges everyone to slow down, stay alert, and look out for people walking, biking, and rolling: www.portland.gov/transportati...
News release: Travel with caution as Halloween trick-or-treaters and rainy weather add safety risks to city streets
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) urges everyone traveling — whether walking, biking, rolling, taking transit, or driving — to use extra care to help keep Portlanders of all ages safe this ...
www.portland.gov
October 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Stay safe this Halloween, Portland!
As the days grow darker and trick-or-treaters fill neighborhood streets, PBOT urges everyone to slow down, stay alert, and look out for people walking, biking, and rolling: www.portland.gov/transportati...
As the days grow darker and trick-or-treaters fill neighborhood streets, PBOT urges everyone to slow down, stay alert, and look out for people walking, biking, and rolling: www.portland.gov/transportati...
Tomorrow, Jason Anderson & Sirisha Kothuri of @maseehcollege.bsky.social will share guidance and tools for transportation practitioners to reduce turning conflicts between motor vehicles and bicycles at controlled intersections.
Join us online or in person: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
Join us online or in person: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Tomorrow, Jason Anderson & Sirisha Kothuri of @maseehcollege.bsky.social will share guidance and tools for transportation practitioners to reduce turning conflicts between motor vehicles and bicycles at controlled intersections.
Join us online or in person: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
Join us online or in person: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
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Severe road crashes are 1.5X more fatal in rural areas than in urban ones.
In TR News, Western Transportation Institute's Jaime Sullivan looks behavior changes to help practitioners proactively create a safe rural road system.
https://ow.ly/xocM50Xh72i
In TR News, Western Transportation Institute's Jaime Sullivan looks behavior changes to help practitioners proactively create a safe rural road system.
https://ow.ly/xocM50Xh72i
Behavioral Strategies for Safety on Rural Roads - TR News Magazine
A BTSCRP research report outlines guidance to help transportation agencies mitigate the frequency and severity of crashes on rural roads.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Severe road crashes are 1.5X more fatal in rural areas than in urban ones.
In TR News, Western Transportation Institute's Jaime Sullivan looks behavior changes to help practitioners proactively create a safe rural road system.
https://ow.ly/xocM50Xh72i
In TR News, Western Transportation Institute's Jaime Sullivan looks behavior changes to help practitioners proactively create a safe rural road system.
https://ow.ly/xocM50Xh72i
TREC's John MacArthur rode the TREC-cycle today with the Abernethy Bike Bus! A perfect cool, foggy Portland morning, with Ghostbuster's music playing and a Halloween theme. Great way to start the day 😊
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
TREC's John MacArthur rode the TREC-cycle today with the Abernethy Bike Bus! A perfect cool, foggy Portland morning, with Ghostbuster's music playing and a Halloween theme. Great way to start the day 😊
In Glasgow, "the numbers tell a fantastic story. A daily average of more than 2,000 cycle journeys were recorded along the 3-kilometre route, which connects south-side neighbourhoods to Glasgow’s downtown core."
Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.
momentummag.com/when-bikes-o...
momentummag.com/when-bikes-o...
When Bikes Outnumber Cars: What Scotland’s Cycling Surge Can Teach North America
Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.
momentummag.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
In Glasgow, "the numbers tell a fantastic story. A daily average of more than 2,000 cycle journeys were recorded along the 3-kilometre route, which connects south-side neighbourhoods to Glasgow’s downtown core."
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We’re excited to welcome Mpact back to Portland, where @repblumenauer.bsky.social founded it as Rail~volution in 1995, for its 30th anniversary. The City of Portland was a founding partner of Rail~Volution and today PBOT is a local host, along with @oregonmetro.gov and @trimet.bsky.social.
October 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We’re excited to welcome Mpact back to Portland, where @repblumenauer.bsky.social founded it as Rail~volution in 1995, for its 30th anniversary. The City of Portland was a founding partner of Rail~Volution and today PBOT is a local host, along with @oregonmetro.gov and @trimet.bsky.social.
If you weren't able to attend the PacTrans conference earlier this month and hear from @davidzipper.bsky.social, who gave the keynote address, you're in luck! A recording is available - Check it out here! How Cities Can Prepare For Autonomous Vehicles: trec.pdx.edu/news/pactran...
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If you weren't able to attend the PacTrans conference earlier this month and hear from @davidzipper.bsky.social, who gave the keynote address, you're in luck! A recording is available - Check it out here! How Cities Can Prepare For Autonomous Vehicles: trec.pdx.edu/news/pactran...
One of the most common locations for fatal motor vehicle-bicyclist crashes is at intersections, which inherently have a large number of turning conflicts. Reducing these conflicts is a key objective in improving intersection safety across all modes.
This Friday at PSU: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
This Friday at PSU: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
One of the most common locations for fatal motor vehicle-bicyclist crashes is at intersections, which inherently have a large number of turning conflicts. Reducing these conflicts is a key objective in improving intersection safety across all modes.
This Friday at PSU: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
This Friday at PSU: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
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Check out the Bike to Books website to get a closer look at the winning designs as well as the second and third place winners: www.portland.gov/transportati...
Bike to Books Design Contest
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and Multnomah County Library invite Pre-K to 12th grade students and adults to design bike lane art for the 2025 “Bike to Books” design contest, part of Ma...
www.portland.gov
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Check out the Bike to Books website to get a closer look at the winning designs as well as the second and third place winners: www.portland.gov/transportati...
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Today, PBOT and @multcolib.bsky.social are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Bike to Books Design Contest!
www.portland.gov/transportati...
www.portland.gov/transportati...
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Today, PBOT and @multcolib.bsky.social are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Bike to Books Design Contest!
www.portland.gov/transportati...
www.portland.gov/transportati...
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This #InternationalDayofClimateAction, we're highlighting our work through the Global Network for Popular Transportation
Join GNPT on Oct 28th, to explore how 2&3 wheeler electrification can support broader climate action, hosted with VREF & @climate.columbia.edu's PRISM
Register: bit.ly/47hZ6rL
Join GNPT on Oct 28th, to explore how 2&3 wheeler electrification can support broader climate action, hosted with VREF & @climate.columbia.edu's PRISM
Register: bit.ly/47hZ6rL
October 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This #InternationalDayofClimateAction, we're highlighting our work through the Global Network for Popular Transportation
Join GNPT on Oct 28th, to explore how 2&3 wheeler electrification can support broader climate action, hosted with VREF & @climate.columbia.edu's PRISM
Register: bit.ly/47hZ6rL
Join GNPT on Oct 28th, to explore how 2&3 wheeler electrification can support broader climate action, hosted with VREF & @climate.columbia.edu's PRISM
Register: bit.ly/47hZ6rL
Thanks, Rachel Wheat of ODFW, for such an informative presentation today at the PSU Transportation Seminar! Want to know how transportation professionals can hep protect wildlife from the impacts of Oregon's roadways?
If you missed it, the recording & slides are posted: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
If you missed it, the recording & slides are posted: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Thanks, Rachel Wheat of ODFW, for such an informative presentation today at the PSU Transportation Seminar! Want to know how transportation professionals can hep protect wildlife from the impacts of Oregon's roadways?
If you missed it, the recording & slides are posted: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
If you missed it, the recording & slides are posted: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
Lending libraries have been proven to make e-bikes more accessible, reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and advance city & state climate goals, just by letting people get used to riding them.
Check out our study of e-bike lending libraries across the United States: trec.pdx.edu/news/expandi...
Check out our study of e-bike lending libraries across the United States: trec.pdx.edu/news/expandi...
The Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University has four new e-bikes, thanks to a grant from the Portland General Electric (PGE) Drive Change Fund! PSU staff & faculty can borrow the e-bikes for a period of time to try them out: trec.pdx.edu/news/portlan...
October 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Lending libraries have been proven to make e-bikes more accessible, reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and advance city & state climate goals, just by letting people get used to riding them.
Check out our study of e-bike lending libraries across the United States: trec.pdx.edu/news/expandi...
Check out our study of e-bike lending libraries across the United States: trec.pdx.edu/news/expandi...
The Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University has four new e-bikes, thanks to a grant from the Portland General Electric (PGE) Drive Change Fund! PSU staff & faculty can borrow the e-bikes for a period of time to try them out: trec.pdx.edu/news/portlan...
October 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University has four new e-bikes, thanks to a grant from the Portland General Electric (PGE) Drive Change Fund! PSU staff & faculty can borrow the e-bikes for a period of time to try them out: trec.pdx.edu/news/portlan...