Nathan McNeil
Research Associate
Nathan McNeil is a Research Associate at Portland State University's Center for Urban Studies. He researches the impacts of active transportation and transit equity, on new bicycle infrastructure and programs on travel behavior and attitudes towards cycling, on shared-use mobility programs including carsharing and bike-share, and on the connection between land-use and transportation. He was Co-Principal Investigator on recent national studies of bike share equity (Breaking Barrier to Bike Share and National Scan of Bike Share Equity Programs) and of protected bike lane implementations (Lessons from the Green Lanes). Nathan received a master of urban and regional planning from Portland State University (PSU) and studied history at Columbia University as an undergraduate. Before PSU, Nathan worked for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City as a performance auditor where he evaluated capital programs and contractors.
Email: nmcneil@pdx.edu
Projects
- Automated Detection, Tracking, and Safety Analysis of Pedestrians and Cyclists Using YOLOv9
- State DOT and Tribal Use of Active Transportation Data: Practices, Sources, Needs, and Gaps (NCHRP 07-31)
- NCHRP 08-164: Institutional Integration of Active Transportation
- Exploring Bike Bus Programs in the United States
- A Research Roadmap for Institutionalizing Transportation Equity (NCHRP 20-123(19))
Downloadable Products
- Exploring Bike Bus Programs in the United States: Draft Final Report ( FINAL_REPORT )
- Division Street Transit Project: FX2 Shared Bicycle & Pedestrian Platform Evaluation ( FINAL_REPORT )
- Launching the Wasatch Transportation Academy ( FINAL_REPORT )
- Community Transportation Academy: Course Curriculum and Implementation Handbook ( FINAL_REPORT )
- Wasatch Transportation Academy: Piloting an Investment in Community Capital ( PROJECT_BRIEF )