Category: PSU/PDOT Class

  • Another Year, Another Great Set of Class Presentations

    Every fall I look forward to participating in the panel discussion during the Traffic and Transportation Class presentations of student projects (even more so this year because I had to miss last year due to a conflict). Each year the standard gets higher and higher, and this year is no exception! Later in the week…

  • THE Class, That’s All I’ll Say

    Every year I enthuse about the value of the PBOT/PSU Traffic and Transportation Class. I’ll restrain myself this year and just say that if you’ve never taken it, sign up NOW. It’s free to citizens taking it on a non-credit basis. NOW.

  • Get Your Seat Early

    The first step I recommend for any budding transportation activist is to take the PSU/PBOT “Traffic and Transportation” class. It’s your one stop guide to what gets decided by whom and where to apply pressure. Applications for free citizen scholarships for the 2011 edition of the class (starting in late September) are now being accepted.…

  • 2010 Featured Class Presentation

    Each year I like to feature one presentation from the PSU/PBOT Traffic and Transportation class. While all the presentations this year were great, Rebecca Hamilton’s objective of creating “parklets” in the parking strips on Mississippi and/or Alberta (PDF, 1.6M) struck a cord chord for me, particularly since this is not a theoretical plan, but something…

  • Another Crop of Activists

    One of my “look forward to” events every year is serving as a panelist during the final presentations for the Traffic and Transportation class. This year was no exception and we have another great set of presentations. Tomorrow I’ll call out one for special focus. Meanwhile, here’s the work of another great set of budding…