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Design and Implementation of Pedestrian and Bicycle-Specific Data Collection Methods in Oregon
Miguel Andres Figliozzi
Christopher Monsere
Although there is a growing need to access accurate and reliable pedestrian and bicycle data, there is no statewide system to collect data or plan future data collection efforts in the state of Oregon. To address these issues this research conducted ...
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Participation, Information, and Community Interests within Health Impact Assessments (HIA)
Nicole Iroz-Elardo
Health impact assessment (HIA) has emerged in the U.S. as one promising process to increase social and environmental justice through addressing health equity issues within planning. HIA practice is guided by values such as democracy and equity and gr ...
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Application of Smart Phone Truck Data for Freight Performance Measures and Transportation Planning
Miguel Andres Figliozzi
Oregon is one of the few states that currently charge a commercial truck weight-mile tax (WMT). The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has developed a data-collection system – Truck Road Use Electronics (TRUE) – to simplify WMT collection ...
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Developing Framework for Incorporating Mitigation Effectiveness into the TPR Process
Kelly Clifton
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update Quantitative Case Studies
Kelly Clifton
Quantitative Case Studies for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update
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Assessing Transit Agencies' Climate Change Adaptation Needs
John MacArthur
Climate change is posing unique and unprecedented challenges for the Nation's transportation system. Changing weather patterns and their associated physical, financial, and social impacts are affecting or will affect the way transportation pro ...
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Research and Development of a Land Use Scenario Modeling Tool, Phase 2
John Gliebe
Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Transportation Planning and Analysis Unit (TPAU) developed a land use modeling tool called the “Land Use Scenario Developer in R” (LUSDR). LUSDR is a modeling tool, written in the “R” language, t ...
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Innovative Bicycle Facility Research and Analysis
Christopher Monsere
Jennifer Dill
Research conducted by Kittelson & Associates, Inc., Portland State University, and Toole Design Group ...
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Development, Deployment and Assessment of a New Paradigm for Transportation Professionals and University Students: a Collaboration of the Region X Transportation Consortium
Christopher Monsere
Traditionally, engineering coursework has been delivered in a lecture-based format with accompanying exercises assigned for time outside of class. The activity-based approach to learning aims to keep students engaged in and responsible for their own ...
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Seismic Retrofit Benefit Considering Statewide Transportation Assessment
Peter Dusicka
The bulk of the bridge inventory in Oregon was built prior to the current understanding of bridge response and prior to current understanding of the expected earthquake demands. While some bridges are being replaced due to other deficiencies, majorit ...
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Bus Safety Performance Monitoring and Analysis
James Strathman
This paper analyzes collision and non-collision incidents that occurred on TriMet’s bus system over a near two-year period. The bus route network was decomposed into stop and line haul segments, and a typology of models was estimated from segment l ...
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Relocation of Homeless People from ODOT Rights-of-Way
Ellen Bassett
Andree Tremoulet
In 2010, the Baldock Restoration Group relocated 37 homeless households from the Baldock Rest Area near Wilsonville. Relocated residents included both situationally homeless households (e.g., someone who had lost his job in the recent recession) as w ...
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