This class is offered through a partnership
between the City of Portland's Bureau
of Transportation System Management and Portland State University's
School
of Urban Studies and Planning.
Local transportation professionals present a series of guest lectures
aimed at making specific local transportation issues understandable to
the interested public. Topics include bicycle issues, traffic calming,
light rail planning, and the interaction between transportation and land
use.
Neighborhood activists and other citizens interested in local transportation
issues may take this course on a noncredit basis. PSU students may take
this course for 1 undergraduate or graduate credit.
Time and Place: Tuesday, 6:40-8:40, LH 205, Portland State
University (final classes to be held in Portland Building)
Registration
& Fees: Free for neighborhood volunteers & community activists
not taking this course for credit (such individuals must be Portland residents
and submit a registration and scholarship application). Tuition and fees
apply for engineers, planners and out-of-city residents or anyone taking
the class for 1 undergraduate upper-division or 1 graduate-level credit
(such individuals must register for the class as a normal PSU class).
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Coordinator
Rick Gustafson
Shiels Obletz Johnson
115 NW First Ave. No. 200
Portland, OR 97209
284-6934 Home
242-0084 Work |
City Liaison
Linda Ginenthal
1120 SW 5th Ave
Portland Office of Transportation, Suite 730
Portland, OR 97204
823-5266
LINDA@trans.ci.portland.or.us |
PSU Liaison
Dr. Martha J. Bianco
School of Urban & Public Affairs
Portland State University
506 SW Mill, Rm 320-D
Portland, OR 97207
725-4050 biancom@pdx.edu |
Week 1
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Course Introduction
by Rick Gustafson and Martha J. Bianco, Ph.D.
Student Intros
Overview of Transportation
Policymaking Context in the U.S. and the Role of Citizen Participation
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Week 2
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Land Use and Transportation
Element: Steve Dotterrer with the Portland
Office of Transportation (PDOT), discusses history,
comprehensive
plans and land use, city policy, role of transit, Arterial Streets
Classification Policy
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Week 3
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What's New at PDOT.
Vic Rhodes, Director, Portland Office of Transportation, will discuss the
reorganization
of the department.
Traffic Management
Techniques: Toby Widmer, Director, Bureau
of Transportation Systems Management cover traffic management
tools and Neighborhood
Traffic Management
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Week 4
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Tri-Met: Bob Stacey,
Executive Director of Policy and Planning at Tri-Met,
discusses the Tri-Met Strategic
Plan; role of transit in region.
Regional Planning:
Andy Cotugno, Metro
Transportation and Planning Director, presents an overview of the Regional
Transportation Plan; travel demand; relationships of modes, and coordination.
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Saturday Tour
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Site Visits: class
members visit team project sites
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Week 5
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Land Use and Transportation:
Gordon
Price of the Vancouver, B.C. City Council. Class held in
the Portland Building Auditorium, 2nd Floor.
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Week 6
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Rob Burchfield, City Engineer
Brant Williams, Director,
Bureau
of Transportation and Engineering & Development
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Week 7
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Transportation Policy:Commissioner
Charlie Hales discusses city transportation policy
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Week 8
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Urban Development and
Transportation Policy: Elsa Coleman, Deputy Director, Portland
Office of Transportation, will discuss transportation financing; political
consensus building; federal funding, etc.
Parking: Rich
Cassidy, Parking
Management, will discuss parking in the central city, code, and regulations.
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Week 9
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Student Project Presentations
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Week 10
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Select Panel Presentations
before Reviewers. Note: This class will be held in the
Portland Building Auditorium, 2nd Floor.
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Register for this class on a noncredit
basis
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Register for this class on a credit
basis
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