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
Evaluating Efforts to Improve the Equity of Bike Share Systems
Nathan McNeil
John MacArthur , Jennifer Dill , Joe Broach
BREAKING BARRIERS TO BIKE SHARE: Insights on Equity.
Public bike share systems have rapidly expanded across the United States in recent years. However, there is evidence that significant portions of the population are underrepresented among bike share users, including people of color, along with lower-income, female, older adults and less-educated groups. Lack of bike share stations in neighborhoods with people of color and/or lower incomes is one factor, but does not completely explain th...
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Tech Transfer: Tools for Assisting Low Income Households With Finding Location-Efficient Housing
Andree Tremoulet
Through a previously funded research project, Encouraging Low-Income Households to Make Location-Efficient Housing Choices, our team developed a toolkit to assist households utilizing Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers with finding location-efficient/affordable housing. These tools are currently in use by the region’s four public housing authorities (PHAs). This technology transfer project provided the tools to social service providers in the Portland region and a presentation on research find...
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