SPONSOR: City of Portland, Office of Transportation

BUDGET: $52,000

ABSTRACT: In early 2003, the City of Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) launched the Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership (CSTSP). As a member of the Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership, PSU has provides academic research and data analysis services to the City of Portland Office of Transportation and its partner agencies.The CSTSP is a response to the strong public demand for services that protect neighborhoods from the negative impacts of traffic and provide a safe environment for all modes of travel. It is a community-based, coalition-led effort to improve Portland's traffic safety. The CSTSP calls for targeted traffic safety investments in three major program areas reducing crashes associated with driver error, improving pedestrian and bicycle safety, and enhancing safety around schools. Efforts in each of these major areas have a balanced approach, employing engineering, education, and enforcement strategies. As part of the program, PDOT envisions a comprehensive annual evaluation of the CSTSP, including development of performance measures to both track effectiveness and guide future investments. The mission of the CSTSP is to improve traffic safety for all modes; to create a conducive environment that supports increased walking, biking, taking transit, and responsible motorist behavior; and to enhance neighborhood livability by implementing strategic, collaborative, and sustainable traffic safety improvements. The project website is http://www.its.pdx.edu/cstsp

PRODUCTS:

report Monsere, C. and Chi. D. , "A Strategy for Reducing the Impact of Driving Under Influence of Intoxicants in Portland, Oregon." Portland State University, Intelligent Transportation Systems Lab, Research Report CSTSP 08-01, March 2008

exec_summary Monsere, C., "Community And School Traffic Safety Partnership: Year 2 Summary." Portland State University, Intelligent Transportation Systems Lab, September 2007

poster Chi, D. and Monsere, C., "Developing a Strategy for Reducing the Impact of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants in Portland, Oregon." Presented at ITE District 6, Portland OR, July 2007

conferenceproceedings Coffman, M., and C. Monsere, "Enchancing Targeted Enforcement Efforts In Portland, Oregon." or presentation to the Institute of Transportation Enginerrs District 6 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2006

conferenceproceedings Monsere, C., Bertini, R.L. and Moes, T. , "Exploring Spatial and Temporal Performance Measurement In Metropolitan Transportation Safety Improvement Program." Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, London, United Kingdom, June 29, 2005

presentation Monsere, C., Moes, T. and Bertini, R.L., "Community And School Traffic Safety Partnership: Measuring Traffic Safety Performance In Portland, Oregon." Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Vancouver , B.C., April 7-9, 2005.