Current Projects

Demonstrating the Benefits of Sustainable Streets for Active Aging
Funder: US Environmental Protetion Agency
Principal Investigators: Jennifer Dill, Ph.D. and Margaret B. Neal, Ph.D. (Institute on Aging)
Co-Investigator: Vivek Shandas, Ph.D.
Link to project page

Evaluation of Bike Boxes at Signalized Intersections
Funder: Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC)
Co-PI: Prof. Chrisopher Monsere, CEE
Link to project page

Implementation of Active Living Policies by Transportation Agencies and Departments
Funder: Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
Co-PI: Prof. Deborah Howe, Temple University
Link to project page

Long term evaluation of individualized marketing programs for travel demand management
Sponsors: Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC), City of Portland
Co-PI: Prof. Cynthia Mohr, PSU Dept. of Psychology.
Note: Final report expecte Spring 2010
Link to project page

BikeGPS: Understanding and Measuring Bicycling Behavior
Sponsors: Active Living Research, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
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Transforming Land Use Regulations to Create Livable Communities that Support Physical Activity in Everyday Life
Subcontract with Temple University (PI: Prof. Deborah Howe)
Sponsor: Active Living Research, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Completed Projects

Analysis of Transit Needs, Costs, and Funding Alternatives for Rural Oregon
Sponsors: Association of Oregon Counties (AOC), with funding from Oregon Department of Transportation
Co-PI: Prof. Margaret Neal, PSU Institute on Aging
Link to project page

Needs, Costs, and Funding Alternatives for Elderly and Disabled Transportation Services in Urban and Rural Oregon
Sponsors: Association of Oregon Counties (AOC), with funding from Oregon Department of Transportation
Co-PI: Prof. Margaret Neal, PSU Institute on Aging
Link to project page

Evaluation of Regional Travel Options Program, 2004-05 and 2005-06
Sponsor: Metro
Link to 2004-05 Report
Link to 2005-06 Report

Transportation Financing Opportunities for the State of California Subcontract with the Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University
Project sponsor: California Department of Transportation
PI: Prof. Asha Weinstein Agrawal
Link to Final Report

Analysis of Transit Use at Portland area TODs
Sponsors: Metro, PSU, Transnow

Summary of results from survey of residents of The Merrick (April 2005)

Full report of results from survey of residents of The Merrick

Travel and Transit Use at Portland Area Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) (full final report from three station areas on the Westside and the Merrick, May 2006)

Travel Choices at Transit-Oriented Developments: Survey Results from Portland’s Eastside (December 2007)

Measuring Connectivity for Bicycling and Walking
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Active Living Policy and Environmental Studies

Transportation-Land Use Connections –Workshops for Planning Commissioners
Sponsors: Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Department of Land Conservation & Development

Evaluating Environmental Streamlining at ODOT (Phase II)
Sponsor: Oregon Department of Transportation
Co-PI with Prof. Connie Ozawa
Project final report

Impacts of a Vehicle Inspection Program on Vehicle Operations and Equity
Sponsors: TransNOW and Oregon Department of Transportation
Project summary
Final Report

Travel Behavior and Older Vehicles: Implications for Air Quality and Voluntary Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Programs
Ph.D. Dissertation
Sponsors: University of California Transportaton Center and Eisenhower Fellowship program