Aksnes-Shanks, BillMarquez, AthenaUminski, DanCabinte, Ryan2021-10-142021-10-142021-06https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2675435 pagesMasters of Business Administration students worked with city of Troutdale staff to investigate the feasibility of Troutdale-based passenger rail and/or transit focused on the Columbia River Gorge. January 2021 initial scope of work for the project included: 1. Discuss lodging opportunities based on market analysis supporting future economic development in Troutdale. 2. Evaluate transportation congestion relief opportunities in Columbia River Gorge, particularly focused on passenger rail feasibility stimulating tourism. 3. Consult on optimization of the City of Troutdale’s current infrastructure and investigate possible alternative transportation mode expansion. 4. Evaluate tourism as it pertains to potential economic development stimulus. 5. Promote the City of Troutdale as the Gateway to the Gorge for its strategic location. 6. Identify, outline, and promote practical and effective solutions for the City of Troutdale to gain more inclusion in Statewide Transportation Strategies in Oregon. 7. Produce a final evaluation report summarizing key findings supporting the City of Troutdale’s next steps for collaborating with identified key stakeholders and recommending options to insert Troutdale into Oregon’s plans for rail, public transportation, highway, freight, bicyclists, pedestrians, and safety action in the future. Through research, due diligence, and coordination with Troutdale, project scope of work narrowed and adapted to focus on the following: 1. Identifying opportunities for the City of Troutdale to relieve tourist attraction and destination congestion throughout the Columbia River Gorge. 2. Determining how to utilize the City of Troutdale’s current infrastructure to alleviate congestion in the Columbia River Gorge. 3. Discussing potential infrastructure improvements the City of Troutdale can implement in the future to alleviate congestion. 4. Identifying key stakeholders to advocate for and collaborate with the City of Troutdale. 5. Providing recommendations to guide the City of Troutdale’s endeavors in creating economic development stimulus, especially in support of transportation expansion. Please see the following contents highlighting conducted research, analysis, and key findings gathered by the University of Oregon MBA team.en-USCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USTerminal Project