TREC research addresses complex transportation problems by drawing on multiple disciplines, including engineering, planning, economics and design, from across the Portland State University campus. Use the search box at right to search for a specific project.
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Research Highlights
A Proactive Approach to Examining Transportation Safety and Equity
Aaron Golub
The PSU team will be a core contributor to the literature review focused on equity analysis approaches and best practices. This contribution will complement the expertise on safety and geographical analysis brought to the project from other team members.
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Social-Transportation Analytic Toolbox (STAT) for Transit Networks
Xiaoyue Cathy Liu
Ran Wei , Aaron Golub , Liming Wang
The new Social-Transportation Analytic Toolbox (STAT) for Transit Networks, developed by NITC researchers in a multi-university collaboration, is a dynamic platform that combines Twitter, general transit feed specification (GTFS), and census transportation planning products (CTPP)—in this case, job density data—to help agencies evaluate overall system performance and identify connectivity gaps. It can also act as a decision support tool for recommending service improvements. The STAT is an o...
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