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
An Update of E-Bike Purchase Incentive Programs in North America
John MacArthur
The electric bicycle (e-bike) is a low-emission mode of transportation that offers communities benefits in the areas of health, planning, time, cost, street safety, congestion, air pollution, noise pollution, and energy security (Benoît et al., 2011). E-bikes enable more people to ride a bicycle for longer distances despite physical limitations, difficult terrain, and the presence of cargo (MacArthur et al., 2018). In the most recent U.S. National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), completed in ...
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Accessing Opportunities for Household Provisioning Post-COVID-19
Kelly Clifton
Kristina Currans , Amanda Howell
When the COVID-19 pandemic first swept across North America and led to emergency shutdowns during the spring of 2020, the way people acquired food and household necessities was dramatically impacted. As stay-at-home orders minimized personal travel, transit services were reduced and many stores and restaurants either closed or modified their operations.
This NITC grant expanded the scope of the NSF grant (https://trec.pdx.edu/research/project/1445) to allow for data collection in Oregon a...
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