Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation

The Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation aims to advance the field of bicycle and pedestrian transportation through four primary mechanisms: (1) developing and pursuing a collaborative research agenda that more directly informs practice and involves students through dissertation research and fellowships; (2) translating relevant research into a format and language that is more useful to practitioners, and making that research available through technology transfer; (3) developing more holistic approaches to the education and training of planners and engineers; and (4) supporting community-based outreach and education, to promote awareness of bicycle and pedestrian issues statewide and nationally. This proposal seeks one year of start-up funding for the second objective (technology transfer). Key activities and outcomes from the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) funding for the Initiative’s technology transfer activities include a website clearinghouse for research and evidence-based tools that is accessible and meaningful and a series of four white papers on areas of bicycle and pedestrian research that are directly relevant to professional practice and policy-making. The website increases the availability of existing resources for use by practitioners. These resources include an archive of weekly seminars sponsored by the Center for Transportation Studies at Portland State University and digests of recent research by faculty and students at Portland State University, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon. In addition, the website provides information on existing undergraduate and graduate courses at all three universities, links to other academic and practice-based resources, and information on upcoming and past professional development workshops. The white papers focused on topics that are new, cross-disciplinary, and innovative, including: (1) the economic impacts of bicycle and pedestrian transportation; (2) the effectiveness of Safe Routes to School programs and other approaches to creating safe, healthy transportation options for children; (3) the effectiveness of intersection safety treatments for bicycle facilities; and (4) the mental health benefits of bicycling and walking.

• Record URL:
  http://ppms.trec.pdx.edu/media/project_files/OTREC-TT-08-01.pdf
• Summary URL:
  http://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/67
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Portland State University

  Center for Transportation Studies, P.O. Box 751
  Portland, OR  United States  97207-0751

  Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium

  P.O. Box 751
  301A Engineering Building
  Portland, OR  United States  97207

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Dill, Jennifer
  • Weigand, Lynn
• Publication Date: 2008-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 22p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Bicycle travel; Bicycling; Curricula; Economic impacts; Education; Innovation; Intersections; Pedestrians; Research reports; Technology transfer; Walking; Websites (Information retrieval); Workshops
• Identifier Terms: Safe Routes to School (Program)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Health benefits; White papers
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01344716
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: OTREC-TT-08-01
• Contract Numbers: 2007-67
• Files: UTC, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 14 2011 12:10PM