PacTrans News
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October 21, 2016
PacTrans PI Joe Wartman Honored with 2016 Burwell Award for Oso Landslide Research
On March 22, 2014, a landslide occurred structures in an unincorporated neighborhood known as “Steelhead Haven” 4 miles on the south side of the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River, east of Oso, Washington. The event engulfed 49 homes; killed 43 people and caused an estimated $120 million in damage and loses; and dammed the river, causing extensive flooding upstream as well as blocking State Route 530, the main route to the town of Darrington (population 1,347), approximately 15 miles east of Oso. Read More
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October 21, 2016
City of Bellevue Wins Mayors’ Challenge Pedestrian and Bicycle Award
On September 16, 2016, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced eighteen Mayors’ Challenge Pedestrian and Bicycle Awards at the 2016 Safer People, Safer Streets Summit in Washington, DC. Among the winners was our very own Bellevue, WA. Read More
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October 17, 2016
PacTrans Regional Transportation Seminar
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September 12, 2016
PacTrans Associate Director Dr. David Hurwitz Receives National Recognition for ITE University Transportation Curriculum Project
At the August 2016 Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) international annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., PacTrans associate director and Oregon State University associate director, Dr. David Hurwitz, along with three other members of the ITE University Transportation Curriculum Project (UTCP), received the Transportation Education Council Innovation in Education award. Read More
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September 12, 2016
PacTrans PI Dr. Haizhong Wang Hosts USDOT T3e webinar on Connected Vehicles and Mobility
The US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) ITS Professional Capacity Building Program / Advancing ITS Education hosts a monthly Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) Webinar. Read More
