Livability

Livability means using transportation to connect people with each other and with jobs and housing. Projects in this focus area explore the concepts of affordability, safety, health and community cohesion. 

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Improving Regional Travel Demand Models for Bicycling

Project Investigator: John P. Gliebe Portland State University

With growing concerns over the lack of physical activity, increase in greenhouse gases, and other threats to sustainability, planners, engineers, and policy makers are looking for ways to increase the use of alternative modes of travel. Bicycling is one such option. According to the 2001 Nationwide Household Travel Survey (NHTS), over 60% of all personal trips are five miles or less in length – a reasonable distance to ride a bike – and nearly 40% are two miles or less. Despite the potential, only about one percent of the trips people make in the U.S. are on bicycles, including less… Continue reading »

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