4th Annual Oregon Transportation Summit Archives

The 4th Annual OTS was held at Portland State University of Monday, September 10, 2012. The following information represents the proceedings of the Summit, sharing speakers' presentations when available.

Summit Archives: Plenary Session

The topic of 2012 plenary session was the uncertain future of metropolitan planning organizations. Peter Plumeau of Resource Systems Group presented the lecture and Lane Council of Governments Executive Director Brenda Wilson delivered a prepared response.

Summit Archives: Workshop Sessions

The following sessions were held during the Summit; where the speaker names are links, presentations are available for download (Moderators are indicated by *).

Mega, Multi or Metro: How Big Is Your Region?

• Rex Burkholder, Metro*
• Arthur Nelson, University of Utah
• Mike Hoglund, Metro
• Ali Bonakdar, Corvallis Area MPO

Can Bike and Car Sharing Save the World?

• Dan Bower, Portland Bureau of Transportation*
• Susan Shaheen, U.C. Berkeley
• Matt Berkow, ALTA Planning + Design
• Walter Rosenkranz, Car2Go

Effective, Inclusive Planning in Latino Communities

• Johnell Bell, TriMet*
• Gerardo Sandoval, University of Oregon
• James Rojas, Latino Urban Forum
• Carolina Iraheta Gonzalez, Portland Bureau of Transportation

An Arterial Runs Through It

• Robert Bertini, Portland State University*
• James Colyar, FHWA
• Bob Sheehan, FHWA
• Koorosh Olyai, DART
• Young Park, TriMet
• Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University

Tracks and Tires: Ingredients for Economic Development

• Tom Schwetz, Lane Transit District*
• Victoria Perk, Center for Urban Transportation Research at USF
• Arthur Nelson, University of Utah
• Eric Hovee, E.D. Hovee & Associates

Building Returns on Bike/Ped Investments

• Katja Dillmann, City of Portland*
• Roger Lindgren, Oregon Institute of Technology
• Kelly Clifton, Portland State University
• Yizhao Yang, University of Oregon

Rising Tide: Transportation and Climate Adaptation

• Keith Bartholomew, University of Utah*
• John MacArthur, Portland State University/OTREC
• David Jay, Portland State University
• Heejun Chang, Portland State University

Fans of the Spans: The Outlook for Our Bridges

• Mike Pullen, Multnomah County*
• Christopher Higgins, Oregon State University
• Paul Bott, HDR
• Dave Unsworth, TriMet