Transportation & Communities Summit 2019

2019 STUDENT POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION
We will be hosting our annual Student Poster Design Competition which will highlight the innovative thinking coming out of transportation students. Student Poster Presenters from NITC-funded* universities are eligible for a chance to win a cash prize (and, the glory). Poster submissions are now closed.

SPONSORS OF THE NEXT GENERATION
Thank you to the Student Poster sponsors Ride Report and Jacobs Engineering for supporting this program. Interested in sponsoring the Student Poster Design Competition? Contact Cait McCusker at cmccusker@pdx.edu.

STUDENT POSTERS AT TCS 2019

• Gabby Abou-Zeid, Graduate Student, Civil Engineering, Portland State University
  Walkability in Tucson, AZ
• Jobaidul Alam Boni, Graduate Research Assistant and Doctoral Student, University of Texas at Arlington
  Evaluating Startup Loss Time of Signalized Intersection Due to Technology Induced Driving Behavior
• Sandeep Chandrasekhar, Master of Science Sports Product Design, University of Oregon
  Head SPAAS Helmet: Safety. Security. Accessibility
• Matt Dixon, Graduate Research Assistant / Candidate, Master of Real Estate Development, University of Arizona
  Good, Bad, and Ugly: Transit Station Accessibility and Commercial Real Estate Rents
• Robert Hibberd, Graduate Research Assistant, Doctoral Student, University of Arizona
  Functional Form in Hedonic Regression: Determining the End of Significance of Transit Proximity Effects on Property Value Uplift
• Shirin Kamali Rad, Graduate Student, University of Texas at Arlington
  Role of Transportation and Land Use to Health Outcomes in US Metropolitan Areas:  Associations between Transportation, Air Quality and Health
• Abolfazl Karimpour, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Arizona
  Speed Enforcement Strategy for Mixed Traffic Conditions: Analysis of Behavioral Effects and Drivers' Compliance
• Katherine Keeling, Civil Engineering, Portland State University
  Evaluation of Bus-Bicycle and Bus/Right-Turn Traffic Delays and Conflicts
• Sheida Khademi, Graduate Research Assistant/ Doctoral Student, University of Texas at Arlington
  Housing Assignment to improve community health & safety
• Xiaobo Ma, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Arizona
  Statistical Evaluation of Data Requirement for Ramp Metering Performance Assessment: A Case Study of SR-51, Arizona
• Karen Mason, Master of Community and Regional Planning Candidate, University of Oregon
  E-Scooters in Eugene, Oregon: Recommendations for Regulations
• December Maxwell, Doctoral Student, University of Texas at Arlington
  Healthcare Access and Social Engagement among Older Minority Adults: Experiences of Navigating Transportation Barriers 
• Michael McQueen, MS Civil Engineering Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant, Portland State University
  How E-Bike Incentive Programs are Used to Expand the Market
• Farah Naz, Ph.D. Student, University of Texas at Arlington
  A comparative analysis of paratransit and on-demand ridesharing: riders and their travel pattern 
• Sabina Roan, Master of Urban and Regional Planning Candidate, Portland State University
  Ready Streets: Human Powered Mobility in the Post-earthquake Recovery Period
• Catherine Rohan, Master of Community and Regional Planning Candidate, University of Oregon
  Planning for New Mobility in Gresham, Oregon
• Sarah Robinson, Doctoral Student, University of Texas at Arlington
  Solving Transportation Inequities Through Car-Share and Ride-Share Programs: Provider Perspectives
• Kelly Rodgers, PhD Student, Portland State University
  Paradigm conflicts implementing Vision Zero in the 2018 Portland Regional Transportation Plan 
• Afshin Shamsshooli, Doctoral Candidate, University of Texas at Arlington
  Adaptive-optical-comb-enabled integrated multi-species gas analysis platform
• Kate Wihtol, Master of Urban and Regional Planning Graduate, Portland State University
  Living Streets: A pathway toward inclusive, equitable, and accessible pedestrian streets
• Huajie Yang, Graduate Research Assistant, Portland State University
  Effects of light rail transit on transit ridership and traffic congestion at the regional level

2017 STUDENT POSTER WINNERS
We took a year off from the competition in 2018, but here are the winning designs from 2017:

1. Sirwan Shahooei, Graduate Student, University of Texas at Arlington
   Operation Design and Demand Estimation of a Public Transit System for City of Arlington
2. Abolfazl Karimpour, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Arizona
   Short-Term Truck Travel Time Prediction Using a Robust Hybrid Model
3. Sheida Khademi, Graduate Student, University of Texas at Arlington
   Public Health Performance Measures and Their Role in the Regional Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process

*The National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) is a U.S. DOT funded program and a Portland State-led partnership with the University of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Technology, University of Utah, University of Arizona, and University of Texas at Arlington.