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• 1. [Article] 2000 Regional Transportation Plan

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: 2000 Regional Transportation Plan Author: Metro (Or.) Year: 2000 Title: 2000 Regional Transportation Plan Author: Metro (Or.) Year: 2000 Close

• 2. [Article] The Portland Region: How are We Doing? Highlights of the Region

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Portland Region: How are We Doing? Highlights of the Region Author: Metro (Or.) Year: 2003 Title: The Portland Region: How are We Doing? Highlights of the Region Author: Metro (Or.) Year: 2003 Close

• 3. [Article] Implementing the Regional Transportation Plan: Evaluating Traffic Congestion

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Implementing the Regional Transportation Plan: Evaluating Traffic Congestion Author: Metro (Or.) Year: 2001 Title: Implementing the Regional Transportation Plan: Evaluating Traffic Congestion Author: Metro (Or.) Year: 2001 Close

• 4. [Article] Request for Qualifications: Region 2040: Transportation and Land Use Concepts: Phase 1

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Request for Qualifications: Region 2040: Transportation and Land Use Concepts: Phase 1 Author: Metro (Or.) Year: 1991 Title: Request for Qualifications: Region 2040: Transportation and Land Use Concepts: Phase 1 Author: Metro (Or.) Year: 1991 Close

• 5. [Article] Overlooked Destinations: Suburban Nodes, Centers, and Trips to Strips

  This study looks at travel to typical suburban commercial strips by residents living within one-third of a mile of the strip by focusing on six sites – four in the Portland, OR., metro area and two in ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Overlooked Destinations: Suburban Nodes, Centers, and Trips to Strips Author: Larco, Nico, Parker, Robert Year: 2013 This study looks at travel to typical suburban commercial strips by residents living within one-third of a mile of the strip by focusing on six sites – four in the Portland, OR., metro area and two in the Atlanta, GA., metro area. The study mapped pedsheds around the commercial strips in these sites and found significant increases in network extents when formal and informal pedestrian paths were added to street centerline data. Informal networks such as goat paths through vacant land and cuts in fences were widespread and suggest a pent-up demand for route directness. Travel surveys of residents found significant amounts of walking and biking in these areas – just over one-third of all trips to the commercial strip – with travel distance and walking along or across arterials affecting mode choice. This suggests network extent and connectivity to be a critical factor in increasing walking and biking in these suburban areas. Resident motivations behind mode choice included convenience (which mode is easiest); cost (active travel is less expensive than auto travel); and culture (a pattern of driving or active travel, regardless of ease or cost). There was little variation across sites, suggesting that this level of active travel and the motivations behind it are fairly consistent, with a few variations, across income and geography. Title: Overlooked Destinations: Suburban Nodes, Centers, and Trips to Strips Author: Larco, Nico, Parker, Robert Year: 2013 This study looks at travel to typical suburban commercial strips by residents living within one-third of a mile of the strip by focusing on six sites – four in the Portland, OR., metro area and two in the Atlanta, GA., metro area. The study mapped pedsheds around the commercial strips in these sites and found significant increases in network extents when formal and informal pedestrian paths were added to street centerline data. Informal networks such as goat paths through vacant land and cuts in fences were widespread and suggest a pent-up demand for route directness. Travel surveys of residents found significant amounts of walking and biking in these areas – just over one-third of all trips to the commercial strip – with travel distance and walking along or across arterials affecting mode choice. This suggests network extent and connectivity to be a critical factor in increasing walking and biking in these suburban areas. Resident motivations behind mode choice included convenience (which mode is easiest); cost (active travel is less expensive than auto travel); and culture (a pattern of driving or active travel, regardless of ease or cost). There was little variation across sites, suggesting that this level of active travel and the motivations behind it are fairly consistent, with a few variations, across income and geography. Close

• 6. [Article] 2035 Regional Transportation Plan Update: A New Look at Transportation - Background Information and Proposed Work Plan for Public Participation

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: 2035 Regional Transportation Plan Update: A New Look at Transportation - Background Information and Proposed Work Plan for Public Participation Author: ECO Northwest, Ltd. Year: 2006 Title: 2035 Regional Transportation Plan Update: A New Look at Transportation - Background Information and Proposed Work Plan for Public Participation Author: ECO Northwest, Ltd. Year: 2006 Close