OTREC Research in the News
Getaround Brings Car-Sharing to Oregon with Federal Grant (Forbes, Dec. 13, 2011)
Peer-to-peer car-sharing company Getaround ready to launch in Portland with $1.7 million grant (The Oregonian, Dec. 13, 2011)
Peer-to-peer car sharing starts in Portland; Seattle next? (TechFlash, Dec. 13, 2011)
Getaround brings car sharing service to Portland (Sustainable Business Oregon, Dec. 13, 2011)
Why universities need celebrating from the (city) rooftops (Forbes, Dec. 10, 2011)
Grants help keep Basin economy alive (Klamath Falls Herald and News, Dec. 5, 2011)
Portland area’s traffic crashes cost $2.74 billion a year (The Oregonian, Nov. 11, 2011)
A look inside Oregon State’s bicyling simulator laboratory (BikePortland.org, Oct. 19, 2011)
Portland bridges likely to fail in major earthquake (Daily Journal of Commerce, Sept. 21, 2011)
Students’ ideas begin taking hold (Salem Statesman Journal, Sept. 18, 2011)
Oregon scores more federal EV cash (Sustainable Business Oregon, Sept. 15, 2011)
Oregon’s curve riders (The Oregonian, Sept. 10, 2011)
Without MAX: parking lots and waiting (Portland Tribune, Sept. 1, 2011)
Portland Plans for Transit All Powered by Electricity (New York Times, Aug. 28, 2011)
Electric cars get a charge out of Portland street (ABC News, Aug. 17, 2011)
Experts say an earthquake surely will devastate the Northwest (Oregonlive.com, June 24, 2011)
Researchers look into connection between bicycling and consumer behavior (BikePortland.org, June 14, 2011)
Women who ride bikes ... (Oregonlive.com, June 11, 2011)
Electric car fast-chargers coming to I-5 in Ore. (Businessweek, Associated Press, June 1, 2011)
National conference brings bikers, motorists together (The Tyee, May 26, 2011)
Outreach and parking key to successful bike-lane culture, says expert (The Province, May 26, 2011)
Students chart a new path for Salem (Salem Statesman Journal, May 10, 2011)
Research shows biking, walking can thrive in suburbia (BikePortland.org, April 26, 2011)
Portland State University researchers win award for traffic bottlenecks study; traffic geeks rejoice (Oregonlive.com, April 8, 2011)
Experts: Portland bridges vulnerable to major earthquake (KGW, March 15, 2011)
‘Get Motivated’ event in Portland turned I-84 into parking lot, traffic data shows (Oregonlive.com, March 14, 2011)
Portland State study says cycle track on SW Broadway is working - in most ways Oregonian, Feb. 25, 2011
PSU report: Cycle track, buffered bike lanes working well, but could be improved (BikePortland.org, Feb. 24, 2011)
Biggest TRB meeting ever highlights visionary bicycle research (DC StreetsBlog, Jan.31, 2011)
Portlanders in D.C. for major transportation research conference (BikePortland.org, Jan. 25, 2011)
Highway expansion can do more harm than good (Daily Journal of Commerce, Jan. 24, 2011)
Research could fix material’s image problem (Daily Journal of Commerce, Jan. 20, 2011)
Graduate students nurture Salem’s sustainable future (Salem Business Journal, January 2011)
OSU using scanners to watch for landslides (Daily Journal of Commerce, Dec. 22, 2010)
UO’s Sustainable Cities Initiative lands national award (Sustainable Business Oregon, Dec. 10, 2010)
OSU tests the limits of Oregon bridges (Daily Journal of Commerce, Nov. 19, 2010)
Minneapolis disaster spawns new concepts in bridge research, testing (Structrual Engineering & Design, Nov. 18, 2010)
OSU tests bridge strength (Corvallis Gazette-Times, Nov. 17, 2010)
The quest for Oregon’s next top (transportation) modeler (BikePortland.org, Nov. 12, 2010)
Transportation initiative joins universities, agencies in Oregon (Daily Journal of Commerce, Nov. 12, 2010)
Separating cyclists from air pollution (StreetsBlog.net, Oct. 29, 2010)
Study: Cycle tracks mean better air quality for bikers, walkers (BikePortland.org, Oct. 28, 2010)
Alternative Transportation and PSU Research (Video) (Green Science Oregon, Oct. 23, 2010)
What’s a bike box? (CJAD-800 AM, Oct. 14, 2010)
Electric vehicles the guinea pigs for mileage fee (Daily Journal of Commerce, Oct. 14, 2010)
Multifamily Housing Should Connect Residents to Shopping (Newswise, Oct. 12, 2010)
Rebuilding Oregon Through a University (Huffington Post, Sept. 29, 2010)
Portland plans to add bike boxes at 11 locations (KOIN, Sept. 28, 2010)
Anonymous donor helps replace PSU wildlife cams (KGW, Sept. 27, 2010)
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Unique wildlife cams stolen outside Wilsonville (KGW, Sept. 18, 2010)
Study concludes bike boxes improve safety; Portland plans 11 more (Oregonlive.com, Sept. 15, 2010)
PSU evaluation finds that bike boxes work (BikePortland.org, Sept. 14, 2010)
In Oregon, students seek key to a sustainable city (New York Times, Aug. 23, 2010)
PGE opens North America’s first electric vehicle quick-charge station (Electrical Construction & Maintenance, Aug. 9, 2010)
The next China: China’s labor market (The Economist, July 29, 2010)
The best path to economic recovery (Populations with Jim Winkle, July 2010)
PSU student researches effect of road construction on wildlife in Wilsonville (The Oregonian, July 5, 2010)
Are Portland’s bike boxes working? (Oregonlive.com, Jan. 26, 2010)
How to Get More Bicyclists on the Road (Scientific American, October 2009)
Watch Out for the Right Hook! (Go!, October 2009)
U.S. plucks PSU prof for transportation agency post (Oregonian, August 5, 2009)
Cutting edge research, nationally recognized professors (Daily Vanguard, May 26, 2009)
Car-Free in America? (New York Times, May 12, 2009)
OSU Researchers Test New Wavemaker To Learn About Tsunami And Hurricane Damage (Oregon Public Broadcasting, April 29, 2009)
Running on Empty (Harvard Political Review, March 6, 2009)
Structural Engineer: This Is My Job (Popular Science, March 2009)
Suburban Housing Saga (The Washington Diplomat, June 2008)
Realtors peddle real estate to bike-happy clients (USA Today, August 29, 2008)
Bike lanes work, PSU professor says (Portland Tribune, October 16, 2008)
UO Students’ Franklin Corridor Project (Oregon Daily Emerald, Eugene, February 8, 2007)
Portland Bicycle Study (Portland Tribune July 13, 2007)
Secret Habits of Timid Bicyclists Studied (Oregonian, July 15, 2007, link retired)
Role Of ‘Gusset Plates’ In Bridge Collapse Considered (Oregon Public Broadcasting, August 9, 2007)
Steering Toward Safer Streets for Cycling (Oregonian, November 19, 2007, link retired)