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
Research Roadmap for the AASHTO Council on Active Transportation (NCHRP 20-123(02))
Jennifer Dill
Christopher Monsere , Nathan McNeil
Funded by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), a team of researchers from the Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University (PSU) and Toole Design prepared the Research Roadmap for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Council on Active Transportation (CAT). The Roadmap was created to foster research that will address important active transportation needs at the state DOT level and beyond.. They...
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Subcontract: NCHRP 17-115 Guide for Marked Crosswalk Design, Spacing, Placement, and Safety
Sirisha Kothuri
Nathan McNeil
Project Lead: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Project PI: Sarah O’Brien |
PSU team PI: Sirisha Kothuri |
In a project funded by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Portland State University is partnering with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Safe Streets to develop guidance to help agencies identify the appropriate crosswalk spacing to ensure that people can cross arterials and other streets at safe crossing locations, and that a...
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