Winter 2010 Transportation Seminar Series

Free and Open to the Public
Fridays at 12:00 noon (Pacific Time Zone)

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Winter 2010

Date Seminar Topic Speaker Archive
Jan 8 Regional Implications of the Federal Livability Initiative Rick Krochalis, Administrator, Region X, FTA
Jan 15 Linking Fuel Prices, Transportation, Land Use and Economic Activity: A Review of Empirical Findings [presentation] Hongwei Dong, PhD Student, School of Urban Studies and Planning, PSU
Jan 22 Health Benefits of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in our Transportation System Mel Rader, Co-Director, Upstream Public Health
Jan 29 European Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning (Scan Tour Report) Ed Fischer, P.E., State Traffic Engineer, Oregon DOT
Feb 5 PlanSafe - Transportation Safety Planning: Forecasting the Safety Impacts in Socio-Demographic Changes and Safety Countermeasures Ida van Schalkwyk, PhD, Faculty Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University
Feb 12 Transit Oriented Development 2.0 *Rick Willson, PhD, Professor, Cal Poly Pomona
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Feb 19 Innovative Solutions for OR 217 Randy McCourt, President, DKS Associates
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Feb 26 TBA Kelly Clifton, PhD, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, PSU
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Mar 5 Adapting Our Transportation System to Climate Change Ashley Haire, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Civil Engineering, PSU
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Mar 12 Comparing Active Transportation Approaches in China and Europe *Shawn Turner, Program Manager, Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M University System
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* Speaker sponsored by Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium Visiting Scholar Program

 

Tentative Schedule: speakers and topics subject to change.
Seminars are free and open to the public, and may be taken for credit.
Please join us: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in Room 204 of the Distance Learning Center Wing of the Urban Center on the Portland State University campus [click for campus MAP], at the corner of SW Mill Street and Sixth Avenue in downtown Portland.

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  • Further information or to suggest speakers: Chris Monsere [email], Jon Makler [email], Ryan Gratzer [email]