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Resources for Planning Students Email list for transportation students Students in Transportation Engineering and Planning (STEP) has a list announce transportation-related jobs, internships, scholarships, research assistantships, seminars, classes, meetings, field trips, events, lectures, conferences, social events and other opportunities. The volume of messages is not great, so please don't hesitate to join. That's where we'll send messages about events and jobs. Field Area Projects MURP students may choose to either prepare an original research paper or project in their field of specialization. The research paper or project is meant to demonstrate a student's ability to integrate and apply material from his or her course work and is designed in consultation with faculty. Students may register for 3-6 USP 510 Research credits for work on their FAP. Click here for more information on FAPs, examples of FAPs, and ideas for FAPs. Library Research Are you looking for planning and transportation journals and other information? Here are some useful links: PSU Research Survival Online: A Library Guide for PSU Students - A great place to start. There is a also link to a list of all the journals that are available full-text on-line through PSU. Need to know when and how to cite sources? click here Useful Links Here is a page with more transportation links. American Planning Association - Join as a student (for less $$!), get Planning magazine, the Oregon Chapter's newsletter, and more. Transportation Research Board - Part of the National Academies of Science. Loads of reports and other useful transportation information. Metro - Portland's regional planning agency. "Metro protects open space and parks, plans for land use and transportation, and manages garbage disposal and recycling for 1.3 million residents in three counties and 24 cities in the Portland, Oregon, region." City of Portland Department of Transportation - Here you'll find Portland's Transportation System Plan, Bicycle Master Plan, and lots of other interesting projects. City of Portland Bureau of Planning - They have an on-line library with many of their planning documents. Oregon Transportation Growth Management Program - See how the State is working to integrate transportation and land use planning. Data for Local Communities, a service of the Orbis Cascade Alliance "This website is a gathering place for statistical, spatial, and descriptive information about the cities, counties and other civil, economic and natural regions of Oregon." The University of California Transportation Center site includes Access magazine (highly recommended) and other research reports. |