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
Establishing Risk-based Bridge Management Models and Tools for Municipal Transportation Assets
David Yang
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) manages a bridge inventory including National Bridge Inventory (NBI) bridges, non-NBI pedestrian bridges, and culverts. Historically, condition data has been stored in disparate and/or non-digital formats, hindering efficient management and decision-making for rehabilitation efforts. PBOT is addressing this by migrating to AASHTOWare BrM, a bridge management system, to digitize and standardize infrastructure data.
However, this process faces signi...
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Addressing Changing Demographics in Environmental Justice Analysis, State of Practice
Aaron Golub
Nathan McNeil
This report documents how metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), State departments of transportation (DOT), and other transportation agencies are adapting Environmental Justice (EJ) analysis techniques to understand transportation impacts in communities undergoing rapid demographic change. The report also highlights national demographic trends, showing significant change in the size and location of low-income and minority households. These changes are documented in a series of State- and ...
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