The US Transportation Collection consists of documents from across all transportation modes with specific focus on research reports from US DOT, state DOTs, and other transportation organizations.
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An often-overlooked aspect of winter maintenance operations is snowplow operators’ risk of a crash. The goal of this project was to examine key causes of collisions involving snowplows, identify defensive driving strategies snowplow operators can use to prevent crashes, and develop two comprehensive and engaging snowplow operator training modules o
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Camden, M. C., Hickman, J. S., Tidwell, S., Soccolich, S. A., Hammond, R., & Hanowski, R. J. (2020). Defensive Driving for Snowplow Operators (Report No. CR 18-01). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Clear Roads Pooled Fund. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53985
Camden, Matthew C., Jeffrey S. Hickman, Scott Tidwell, Susan A. Soccolich, Rebecca Hammond, and Richard J. Hanowski. Defensive Driving for Snowplow Operators. Report no. CR 18-01. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Clear Roads Pooled Fund, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53985.
Camden, Matthew C., et al. Defensive Driving for Snowplow Operators. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Clear Roads Pooled Fund, 2020, Report no. CR 18-01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53985.
In today’s world, there is a significant amount of investigation regarding how to efficiently distribute loaded containers from the ports to the consignees. However, to fully maximize the process and become more environmentally friendly, one should also study how to allocate the empty containers created by these consignees. This is an essential par
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Dessouky, M. M., Carvajal, S., & Yao, S. (2020). Congestion Reduction Through Efficient Empty Container Movement Under Stochastic Demand [supporting datasets] (Report No. NCST-USC-RR-20-19). California. Department of Transportation. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.mcvdncjxf
Dessouky, Maged M., Santiago Carvajal, and Siyuan Yao. Congestion Reduction Through Efficient Empty Container Movement Under Stochastic Demand [supporting datasets]. Report no. NCST-USC-RR-20-19. California. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.mcvdncjxf.
Dessouky, Maged M., et al. Congestion Reduction Through Efficient Empty Container Movement Under Stochastic Demand [supporting datasets]. California. Department of Transportation, 2020, Report no. NCST-USC-RR-20-19, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.mcvdncjxf.
The use of deicing salts on highway bridges has decreased the service life of bridge decks due to the accelerated corrosion of the steel reinforcement. The use of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) in bridge decks as a means of corrosion-mitigation has been met with some success; however, GFRP is a linear-elastic material that does not exhibit a
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McRory, J. W., Pozo-Lora, F. F., Benson, Z., & Maguire, M. (2020). Structural Fiber Reinforcement to Reduce Deck Reinforcement and Improve Long-Term Performance (Report No. MPC-581). Mountain-Plains Consortium. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56185
McRory, Jared W, Fray F Pozo-Lora, Zachary Benson, and Marc Maguire. Structural Fiber Reinforcement to Reduce Deck Reinforcement and Improve Long-Term Performance. Report no. MPC-581. Mountain-Plains Consortium, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56185.
McRory, Jared W, et al. Structural Fiber Reinforcement to Reduce Deck Reinforcement and Improve Long-Term Performance. Mountain-Plains Consortium, 2020, Report no. MPC-581, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56185.
Megaregions are defined as connected networks or clusters of metropolitan areas where the U.S. population and employment growth is increasingly concentrating. Fashioning strategies and new institutional arrangements to better manage growth in these tightly connected metropolitan areas has been identified a crucial challenge calling for new thinking
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Oden, M., Sciara, G. C., & Scott, E. (2020). Significance and Prospects of Transportation Planning at the Megaregional Scale (Report No. CM2 -15). University of Texas at Austin. Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53996
Oden, Michael, Gian-Claudia Sciara, and Evan Scott. Significance and Prospects of Transportation Planning at the Megaregional Scale. Report no. CM2 -15. University of Texas at Austin. Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53996.
Oden, Michael, et al. Significance and Prospects of Transportation Planning at the Megaregional Scale. University of Texas at Austin. Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions, 2020, Report no. CM2 -15, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53996.
The presence of Italian ryegrass on Georgia roadsides reduces motorist site visibility and increases maintenance costs for the DOT. Herbicide selection is limited on roadsides due to economics and the susceptibility of roadside turfgrasses to injury. Consequently, agronomists often apply the same chemistries every year without rotating herbicide mo
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McCullough, P., & Shilling, D. (2020). Enhancing Extension Recommendations for Improving Herbicide Resistance Management on Georgia Roadsides (Report No. FHWA-GA-20-1710). Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53891
McCullough, Patrick and Donn Shilling. Enhancing Extension Recommendations for Improving Herbicide Resistance Management on Georgia Roadsides. Report no. FHWA-GA-20-1710. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53891.
McCullough, Patrick, and Donn Shilling Enhancing Extension Recommendations for Improving Herbicide Resistance Management on Georgia Roadsides. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2020, Report no. FHWA-GA-20-1710, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53891.
High Friction Surface Treatments (HFSTs) are pavement surfacing systems that provide skid-resistant, and deck sealing properties not typically associated with conventional materials. The spot application of a thin layer of durable, high friction aggregates as a topping on specially engineered resin or a polymer binder affords long-lasting traction
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Abernathy, C. (2020). High Friction Surface Treatments (HFSTs) for Bridge Decks (Report No. MT-12-10/13-01/14-05). Montana. Department of Transportation. Research Programs. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59839
Abernathy, Craig. High Friction Surface Treatments (HFSTs) for Bridge Decks. Report no. MT-12-10/13-01/14-05. Montana. Department of Transportation. Research Programs, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59839.
Abernathy, Craig High Friction Surface Treatments (HFSTs) for Bridge Decks. Montana. Department of Transportation. Research Programs, 2020, Report no. MT-12-10/13-01/14-05, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59839.
Most mid-size and large open-campus universities have courtesy shuttle or bus service as an important mode of transportation around campus and in nearby vicinities. Given on-campus traffic conditions, traffic congestion between classes, the nature of short-distance trips within or around campus, and difficulty with finding parking spaces, automated
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Lin, P. S., Kourtellis, A., Menon, N., Chen, C., & Rangaswamy, R. (2020). Campus Automated Shuttle Service Deployment Initiative (Report No. NCTR Livability PPPR #18). University of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation Research. https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2018-06
Lin, Pei-Sung, Achilleas Kourtellis, Nikhil Menon, Cong Chen, and Rakesh Rangaswamy. Campus Automated Shuttle Service Deployment Initiative. Report no. NCTR Livability PPPR #18. University of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation Research, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2018-06.
Lin, Pei-Sung, et al. Campus Automated Shuttle Service Deployment Initiative. University of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation Research, 2020, Report no. NCTR Livability PPPR #18, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2018-06.
At the conclusion of road construction projects, an erosion control product (e.g., blankets, spray mulch) is installed to reduce soil loss and promote plant growth. Wildlife, such as snakes (suborder Serpentes), are prone to entanglement in erosion control blankets (ECBs) that contain polypropylene mesh with fused apertures. Previous reports have n
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Ward, K. J., Jobe, K. L., Schiwitz, N. C., & Saenz, D. (2020). Risk of Snake Entanglement Is Affected by Installation Method of Erosion Control Blankets. Allen Press. https://doi.org/10.3996/102019-JFWM-087
Ward, Krista J, Kasey L Jobe, Nicholas C Schiwitz, and Daniel Saenz. Risk of Snake Entanglement Is Affected by Installation Method of Erosion Control Blankets. Allen Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3996/102019-JFWM-087.
Ward, Krista J, et al. Risk of Snake Entanglement Is Affected by Installation Method of Erosion Control Blankets. Allen Press, 2020, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.3996/102019-JFWM-087.
The I-35W St. Anthony Falls bridge was highly instrumented with over 500 sensors to verify design assumptions, serve as a testbed to examine bridge sensing techniques, and evaluate the effectiveness of different bridge monitoring strategies. The instrumentation deployed on the bridge to investigate the structural behavior included vibrating wire st
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Brown, R. J., McCoy, R., Shield, C. K., Linderman, L. E., & Hedegaard, B. D. (2020). Ten-Year Review of Monitoring System on I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge (Report No. MN 2020-19). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53949
Brown, Riley J, Rebekka McCoy, Carol K. Shield, Lauren E Linderman, and Brock D. Hedegaard. Ten-Year Review of Monitoring System on I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge. Report no. MN 2020-19. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53949.
Brown, Riley J, et al. Ten-Year Review of Monitoring System on I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020, Report no. MN 2020-19, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53949.
This report presents the latest improvements in a recently developed nondestructive testing (NDT) technique for early detection of various flaws such as corrosion, delamination, and concrete cracking in reinforced concrete (RC) bridge decks. The method, named Ultrasonic Guided Wave Leakage (UGWL) method by the developing authors, involves use of in
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Erdogmus, E., Garcia, E., Schuller, M., & Amiri, S. (2020). Prototype System for Implementing the Ultrasonic Guided Wave Method on the Field (Report No. M086). Nebraska. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56272
Erdogmus, Ece, Eric Garcia, Michael Schuller, and Shoaib Amiri. Prototype System for Implementing the Ultrasonic Guided Wave Method on the Field. Report no. M086. Nebraska. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56272.
Erdogmus, Ece, et al. Prototype System for Implementing the Ultrasonic Guided Wave Method on the Field. Nebraska. Department of Transportation, 2020, Report no. M086, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56272.
Dynamic Messaging Signs (DMS) and Rural Intersection Conflict Warning Signs (RICWS) are roadside signs that feature much larger and heavier signs than are typically placed on their respective support systems. The excess weight and size of these signs, in conjunction with their breakaway support systems, introduces vibration problems not seen in the
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Linderman, L., Guala, M., French, C., Schillinger, D., Finley, M., Heisel, M., Nguyen, L., Stoter, S., Vievering, J., & Zhu, Q. (2020). Understanding and Mitigating the Dynamic Behavior of RICWS and DMS Under Wind Loading (Report No. MN 2020-18). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53947
Linderman, L., M Guala, C. French, D Schillinger, M. Finley, M. Heisel, L. Nguyen, S. Stoter, J. Vievering, and Q Zhu. Understanding and Mitigating the Dynamic Behavior of RICWS and DMS Under Wind Loading. Report no. MN 2020-18. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53947.
Linderman, L., et al. Understanding and Mitigating the Dynamic Behavior of RICWS and DMS Under Wind Loading. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020, Report no. MN 2020-18, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53947.
This project evaluated the influence of anti-strip additives on the durability and moisture susceptibility of granite-based open-graded friction course, referred to as FC-5 asphalt mixtures. The laboratory testing involved two granite-based FC-5 mixtures containing 1% hydrated lime (by weight of aggregate), 1% hydrated lime plus 0.5% liquid anti-st
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Gu, F., Moraes, R., Yin, F., Watson, D., Taylor, A., & Chen, C. (2020). Study of Anti-Strip Additives on Granite Based FC-5 Asphalt Mixtures. Florida. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53955
Gu, Fan, Raquel Moraes, Fan Yin, Donald Watson, Adam Taylor, and Chen Chen. Study of Anti-Strip Additives on Granite Based FC-5 Asphalt Mixtures. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53955.
Gu, Fan, et al. Study of Anti-Strip Additives on Granite Based FC-5 Asphalt Mixtures. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2020, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53955.
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) was one of the early adopters of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide procedure and completed the local calibration using the research grade software in 2009. The emphasis in 2009 was on establishing testing and field data collection programs, and calibrating for new designs as adequate perfo
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Titus-Glover, L., Rao, C., & Sadasivam, S. (2020). Local Calibration of the Pavement ME for Missouri (Report No. cmr 20-007). Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53618
Titus-Glover, Leslie, Chetana Rao, and Suriyanarayanan Sadasivam. Local Calibration of the Pavement ME for Missouri. Report no. cmr 20-007. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53618.
Titus-Glover, Leslie, et al. Local Calibration of the Pavement ME for Missouri. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2020, Report no. cmr 20-007, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53618.
The primary objective of this project was to develop an integrated freeway control system that can effectively guide the timely activation of key operation components either concurrently or sequentially in contending with daily recurrent congestion. This project produced four traffic models for highway agencies to overcome various constraints exist
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Chang, G. L., Cheng, Y., Chen, Y. Y., & Chen, Y. H. (2020). Integration of Ramp Metering and Off-Ramp Progression (Report No. MD-20-SHA/UM/5-14). Maryland. Dept. of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53605
Chang, Gang-Len, Yao Cheng, Yen-Yu Chen, and Yen-Hsiang Chen. Integration of Ramp Metering and Off-Ramp Progression. Report no. MD-20-SHA/UM/5-14. Maryland. Dept. of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53605.
Chang, Gang-Len, et al. Integration of Ramp Metering and Off-Ramp Progression. Maryland. Dept. of Transportation, 2020, Report no. MD-20-SHA/UM/5-14, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53605.
Loose anchor nuts on foundations of highway ancillary structures have been implicated in numerous structural failures in the Transportation industry for several decades. Loose anchor nuts can increase the stresses in the anchor rods, which can lead to potential collapse of the ancillary structure under wind loads. The exact cause of anchor nut loos
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Singh, J., & Hebdon, M. H. (2020). Methods To Ensure Appropriate Installation and Prevent Loosening of Anchor Nuts on Ancillary Highway Structures (Report No. FHWA/VTRC 20-R30). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55779
Singh, Japsimran and Matthew H Hebdon. Methods To Ensure Appropriate Installation and Prevent Loosening of Anchor Nuts on Ancillary Highway Structures. Report no. FHWA/VTRC 20-R30. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55779.
Singh, Japsimran, and Matthew H Hebdon Methods To Ensure Appropriate Installation and Prevent Loosening of Anchor Nuts on Ancillary Highway Structures. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2020, Report no. FHWA/VTRC 20-R30, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55779.
University of South Florida. National Center for Transit Research (U.S.)
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This study examines issues of women’s safety and security on public transit. The first section of the report provides background information and synthesizes recent literature on the topic of women’s security not only when using (or working in) public transit, but while traveling in any public space. The second section of the report analyzes transit
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University of South Florida. National Center for Transit Research (U.S.) (2020). Public Transit and Women’s Safety – Real and Perceived Concerns: A Look at the U.S. and Florida (Report No. CUTR-2018-02). National Center for Transit Research (U.S.). https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2020-14
University of South Florida. National Center for Transit Research (U.S.). Public Transit and Women’s Safety – Real and Perceived Concerns: A Look at the U.S. and Florida. Report no. CUTR-2018-02. National Center for Transit Research (U.S.), 2020. https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2020-14.
University of South Florida. National Center for Transit Research (U.S.) Public Transit and Women’s Safety – Real and Perceived Concerns: A Look at the U.S. and Florida. National Center for Transit Research (U.S.), 2020, Report no. CUTR-2018-02, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2020-14.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation (DOTD) has been collecting geotechnical data in the District labs for many years in a variety of different formats, and in many cases, District personnel are inputting the same data repeatedly in different systems. Accessing this data and combining it with new data for the purpose of design, analysis, visu
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Deaton, S. L. (2020). Geotechnical Database, Phase III - pLog Enterprise -Enterprise GIS-Based Geotechnical Data Management System Enhancements (Report No. FHWA/LA.17/634). Louisiana State University. Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61219
Deaton, Scott L.. Geotechnical Database, Phase III - pLog Enterprise -Enterprise GIS-Based Geotechnical Data Management System Enhancements. Report no. FHWA/LA.17/634. Louisiana State University. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61219.
Deaton, Scott L. Geotechnical Database, Phase III - pLog Enterprise -Enterprise GIS-Based Geotechnical Data Management System Enhancements. Louisiana State University. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2020, Report no. FHWA/LA.17/634, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61219.
Modern timber bridges have shown that timber is a durable option for primary structural members in highway bridges and can perform satisfactorily for 50 years or longer when properly designed, fabricated and maintained. However, various cost assumptions have indicated that timber bridges are more expensive than concrete bridges. This project was un
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Supporting Files
Brashaw, B., Wacker, J., Fosnacht, D., Aro, M., Young, M., & Vatalaro, R. (2020). Development of Cost-Competitive Timber Bridge Designs for Long-Term Performance (Report No. MN 2020-16). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54278
Brashaw, Brian, James Wacker, Don Fosnacht, Matt Aro, Matthew Young, and Robert Vatalaro. Development of Cost-Competitive Timber Bridge Designs for Long-Term Performance. Report no. MN 2020-16. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54278.
Brashaw, Brian, et al. Development of Cost-Competitive Timber Bridge Designs for Long-Term Performance. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2020, Report no. MN 2020-16, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54278.
The main objective of this project is to plan and design a web-based software application that local agencies can use for the collection, storage, querying, analysis, and reporting of pedestrian facilities like sidewalks along public roads. Criteria for determining the accessibility of pedestrian facilities will be based on the literature review in
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Cevallos, F. (2020). Safe and Accessible Pedestrian Facilities Inventory Model (SAPFIM): Planning and Design (Report No. 79061-02-B). National Center for Transit Research (U.S.). https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2020-01
Cevallos, Fabian. Safe and Accessible Pedestrian Facilities Inventory Model (SAPFIM): Planning and Design. Report no. 79061-02-B. National Center for Transit Research (U.S.), 2020. https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2020-01.
Cevallos, Fabian Safe and Accessible Pedestrian Facilities Inventory Model (SAPFIM): Planning and Design. National Center for Transit Research (U.S.), 2020, Report no. 79061-02-B, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2020-01.
The Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon, in partnership with Alta Planning + Design, Spirit for Change, and Metro hosted the Future of Public Spaces and Placemaking workshop on January 24th, 2020. This one-day workshop, supported by the Knight Foundation, brought together a wide range of community activists, government officials, polic
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University of Oregon, Knight Foundation, Alta Planning + Design, & Spirit for Change (2020). The Future of Public Spaces and Placemaking: June 2020 Summary of Findings from the Knight + Urbanism Next Portland Workshop. University of Oregon, Urbanism Next Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60752
University of Oregon, Knight Foundation, Alta Planning + Design, and Spirit for Change. The Future of Public Spaces and Placemaking: June 2020 Summary of Findings from the Knight + Urbanism Next Portland Workshop. University of Oregon, Urbanism Next Center, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60752.
University of Oregon, et al. The Future of Public Spaces and Placemaking: June 2020 Summary of Findings from the Knight + Urbanism Next Portland Workshop. University of Oregon, Urbanism Next Center, 2020, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60752.
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