Winter 2012 Transportation Seminar Series

Free and Open to the Public
Fridays at 12:00 noon (Pacific Time Zone)
Urban Center, Room 204

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Winter 2012 (schedule in progress)

Date Seminar Topic Speaker Archive
January 13

TRB Showcase Part 1

 Wei Feng, Sirisha Kothuri, Brian Davis (PSU)
January 20 TRB Showcase Part 2 Adam Moore, Alex Bigazzi, Carl Olson, Kristi Currans (PSU)
January 27 Sustaining a Transportation Legacy from the 2010 Winter Olympic Games Dale Bracewell, Vancouver (BC)
February 3 A review of case studies exploring pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users' exposure to particulate matter in Portland Alex Bigazzi, Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University
February 10 Metro's Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model Peter Bosa, Metro
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February 17 Making the Connections Between Air Quality, Transportation, Energy, and Climate:
A Southern California Case Study		 Peter Greenwald, South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
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February 24 Driving to the Tragedy of the Commons Using a Diesel Engine Kevin Downing, Oregon DEQ
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March 2   Brock Nelson, Union Pacific Railroad
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March 9   Steve Gutmann, Getaround, Inc
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March 16 Bikes, Bodies, and Public Space: The Role of Human Infrastructure in Urban Transport Adonia Lugo, UC Irvine
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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.

  • Watch archived streaming video by selecting -Stream- from tables above.
  • Download archived file by right-clicking on the -Download- links. [STATISTICS]. June 2008 : 208 seminars since 2000, 170 archived (streaming) and for download since 2002.
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  • You may be able to earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs) toward your Oregon engineering licensure. See rules.
  • Further information or to suggest speakers: Chris Monsere [email] or Jon Makler [email]