What: SMPS’s The Future of Transportation in the Portland Metro Region When: Wednesday, April 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: The Governor Hotel, 611 S.W. 10th Ave., in Portland. Cost: $35 for SMPS members and $50 for nonmembers. Registration: Visit www.smpsoregon.org or e-mail Jacquee Christnot at jchristnot@geoengineers.com. For more information on this networking…

Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) Professional Development Course *Roundabout Analysis and Design*, May 7-8, 2008 at Portland State University Course description: http://otrec.us/content/otrec_roundabout_08.pdf Registration form: http://otrec.us/content/otrec_roundabout_08_reg.pdf The roundabout has emerged as one of the safest and most efficient methods of managing the transportation system, with increasing use`in the Pacific Northwest and around the United…

From PSU: The Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (ibpi) is sponsoring an upcoming professional development course on intersection design. This course, developed and taught by engineers for engineers, teaches participants how to design intersections that provide safety and mobility for bicyclists and pedestrians. Participants will learn the principles and process of good intersection design…

From Metro: In the evening of February 25, Oliver Jones will speak at Metro as part of the Transportation Speaker Series. Metro Council Chamber, 7:30pm This event is free and open to the public About Oliver Jones – Oliver Jones is a former UK Senior Civil Servant. Having graduated from Cambridge University in England, he…

Solar- and atomic-powered cars that don’t need to be refueled. Lanes on the highway color coded for destination. Atomic tunnel boring machines that melt rock away and prefabricated bridges allow for infrastructure to be constructed in mere minutes. Cars with television screens that show maps of your present location as you drive. Decentralized cities linked…