OTREC in the News: 2013

Safety measure was planned for crosswalk where woman died (KATU, Dec. 18, 2013)

How bike-friendliness translates to business (KBOO-FM, Dec. 4, 2013)

Study shows state’s drivers among best at stretching every gallon (The Oregonian, Oct. 9, 2013)

Is the new Multnomah Street working? Research could resonate nationally (Bike Portland, Oct. 7, 2013)

PSU transportation grant includes green provisions (Sustainable Business Oregon, Sept. 26, 2013)

With $2.8 million grant, PSU now a national center for livable communities (Bike Portland, Sept. 26, 2013)

PSU awarded $2.83 million transportation study grant (Portland Tribune, Sept. 24, 2013)

Car exhaust proves unseen road hazard (Portland Tribune, Sept. 19, 2013)

Driving drops, but Portland gridlock among the tops (The Oregonian, Sept. 15, 2013)

3, 2, 1 ... Stop walking (Portland Tribune, Aug. 1, 2013)

OTREC director talks bike economics on KEX radio (KEX 1190 AM, July 21, 2013)

94 percent of bike riders wait at red lights, study finds (Bike Portland, June 25, 2013)

Developers capitalize on the rise of cycling’s popularity (Puget Sound Business Journal, June 21, 2013)

UO students launch a sustainable transit revolution (Eugene Weekly, June 13, 2013)

The Changing Face of Homelessness (Oregon State Bar Bulletin, June 2013)

Are e-bikes the next transportation evolution? (KOIN-TV, June 5, 2013)

PSU researchers delve into the usefulness of e-bikes (Sustainable Business Oregon, June 4, 2013)

Biking can be cool ... unless you’re a teen girl (Treehugger, May 29, 2013)

For girls on bikes, new research shows a turning point: age 14 (Bike Portland, May 27, 2013)

Oregon’s bridges in better shape than most—but that’s not saying much (The Oregonian, May 24)

Students go into the consulting business for cities (The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 20, 2013)

This year’s city traffic project: Improve three high-crash corridors (KATU, May 14, 2013)

The Many Merits of Cycling Infrastructure (Cincinnati CityBeat, May 2, 2013)

The Flashing Yellow Turn Signal: Good for Drivers, Bad for Pedestrians (The Atlantic Cities, May 1, 2013)

Oregon traffic study: Widespread use of flashing yellow arrows poses risk to pedestrians (The Oregonian, April 25, 2013)

Drive Oregon wants e-bikes to help riders on that dreaded last mile (Sustainable Business Oregon, April 15, 2013)

Vehicle Left Turns May Put Pedestrians at Risk (The Dalles Chronicle, April 13, 2013)

Pilot project will push potential of e-bikes as commute vehicles (Bike Portland, April 12, 2013)

Left turns are a pedestrian hazard, study finds (KQED Public Media, April 4, 2013)

Study: Too Many Drivers Fail to Look for Pedestrians When Turning Left (StreetsBlog Capitol Hill, April 4, 2013)

The Latest Bleak Evidence That Crossing the Street is Hazardous to Your Health (The Atlantic Cities, April 3, 2013)

Pedestrians at Serious Risk When Drivers Are ‘Permitted’ to Turn Left (Science Daily, April 2, 2013)

E-bikes: Hill-flattening roadsters coming into their own (Outdoors NW, March 19, 2013)

PSU study equates bike commuting, happiness (The Oregonian, Feb. 4, 2013)

Bike commuters are happiest (and other PSU research tidbits) (BikePortland, Jan. 30, 2013)

Bikers, walkers boost business (Portland Vanguard, Jan. 10, 2013)

TriMet board member demands action in light of investigation by The Oregonian (The Oregonian, Jan. 10, 2013)