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Item Open Access AVs in the Pacific Northwest: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in a Time of Automation, Baseline Report(University of Oregon, 2018-08) Larco, Nico; Howell, Amanda; Lewis, Rebecca; Steckler, Becky; Clark, Joanna; Corey, Evan; Hurley, PeterThe University of Oregon conducted research for the cities of Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver to understand how the deployment of autonomous vehicles may impact greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Based on the range of possible outcomes, the cities hope to better understand the policies and programmatic choices available to mitigate negative impacts of AVs and ensure that they can accomplish the goals stated in their climate action, land use, and transportation plans. By working together, each city hopes to learn from each other—as well as cities from across North America—to achieve their climate-related goals. This report is the first of a two-phase project, both funded by the Bullitt Foundation. The Bullitt Foundation provided a grant to CNCA/USDN and subsequently to the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon to fund research related to the impact of AVs on the Cities of Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver and their ability to successfully implement their climate action plans to reduce GHG emissions. Phase II is supported by a grant directly to the Urbanism Next Center and builds on Phase I to examine in greater detail a limited number of strategies and actions that the Cities could incorporate into their new mobility1 strategies.Item Open Access Department of Land Conservation and Development technical assistance and outreach needs assessment(Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, 2002-06) University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Steckler, Becky; Jun, Byoung-Wook; Ganapathy, Ram; Issa, Brian; Lapin, Amy; Parker, RobertItem Open Access Emerging Technologies and Cities: Assessing the Impacts of New Mobility on Cities(National Institute for Transportation and Communities, 2020-01) Steckler, Becky; Lewis, RebeccaThe purpose of this report is to analyze potential impacts and offer recommendations for the cities of Gresham and Eugene, OR, to understand the potential impacts of new mobility technologies—with an emphasis on autonomous vehicles (AVs)—and prepare a policy and programmatic response. While Gresham and Eugene are case studies, it provides mid-sized communities information on how new mobility services could impact their communities and what they can do about it, from broad strategies to specific policy responses. While this work focuses on the various new mobility and goods delivery services that currently exist, the framework that is discussed here is also applicable to emerging technologies that haven’t yet been introduced, such as autonomous vehicles (AVs).Item Open Access An Evaluation of Utility Ratepayer and Landowner Perceptions of a Payment for Ecosystem Services Program in the McKenzie River Basin(University of Oregon, 2013-06) Parker, Robert; Hickson, Patricia; Lopez, Monique; Lewis, Terry; Steckler, Becky; Rafuse, Steve; Phillips, Madeline; San Filippo, Angela; Nielsen-Pincus, Max; Mosely, Cassandra; Lurie, Sue; Duncan, SallyThis report presents the results of two surveys conducted as a part of a research project analyzing the potential for utilities and corporations to support payment for ecosystem services program. The research included a survey of ratepayers in the Eugene Water and Electric Board service area, and a survey of landowners with river frontage in the McKenzie River Basin (the watershed that supplies water for the Eugene Water and Electric Board).Item Open Access A Framework for Shaping the Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles and Advanced Equity Outcomes: Knight Autonomous Vehicle Initiative(University of Oregon, 2021-01) Steckler, Becky; Howell, Amanda; Larco, Nico; Kaplowitz, GraceJust a year or so ago, it seemed that fleets of autonomous vehicles (AVs) would soon be deployed on city streets providing a robo-taxi service like Uber and Lyft—just without a driver. The timeline for commercial deployments of AVs has been significantly delayed by the technological challenges associated with safely deploying driverless vehicles, as well as by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even during the pandemic, however, automakers and technology companies continued to conduct research and test a range of autonomous vehicles—freight trucks on freeways, passenger vehicles on city streets, and smaller vehicles transporting goods on streets, in bike lanes, and on sidewalks—to develop commercial use cases and prepare for deployment. AV technology has the potential to have major impacts on cities, both positive and negative. AVs could increase safety and help reduce congestion and pollution, but they could very well exacerbate existing inequities if they are simply layered on to the problematic and car-dependent transportation ecosystems that exist today. Chances are that AVs will be deployed eventually, and many states are already enacting legislation that preempts local decision making. As a result, communities across the United States understand that they need to plan for AVs before they arrive in order to maximize the potential benefits. The current moment provides an opportunity for the public sector to be proactive in shaping the deployment, applying lessons learned from the deployment of transportation network companies (TNCs), e-scooters, and other new mobility technologies. With support from the Knight Foundation, the cities of Detroit, Pittsburgh, San Jose, and Miami-Dade County in Florida—the “cohort”—are actively working to understand how AVs can be deployed in ways that reflect community input and meet local needs. They are working with residents, employees, and business and community leaders to better understand mobility needs and how AV deployment can help achieve community goals.Item Open Access Latino Small Businesses and Downtown Development(University of Oregon, 2012-12) Parker, Robert; Steiner, Bethany; Steckler, Becky; López, Monique; Bates, Kai; Buzby, April A.; Hagerman, Casey; Herrera, Roanel; Stewart, JessieIn January 2010, the City of Woodburn updated its Downtown Development Plan. This report builds upon some of the strategies and action items in the Woodburn Downtown Development Plan, however, it focuses upon the Latino businesses downtown and how the entire community can better support them.Item Open Access Metropolitan Contractor Improvement Partnership 2013-2018 Strategic Plan(University of Oregon, 2013-05) University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Parker, Bob; Steckler, Becky; Foster, Ian; Philips, MadeleineThis report, the Metropolitan Contractor Improvement Partnership 2013-2018 Strategic Plan, identifies the key issues facing the organization, and suggests goals, strategies, and actions to address those issues.Item Open Access Multilevel Impacts of Emerging Technologies on City Form and Development(Urbanism Next, 2020-01) Howell, Amanda; Tan, Huijun; Brown, Anne; Schlossberg, Marc; Karlin-Resnick, Josh; Lewis, Rebecca; Anderson, Marco; Larco, Nico; Tierney, Gerry; Carlton, Ian; Kim, James; Steckler, BeckyAutonomous vehicles (AVs) are a near future reality and the implications of AVs on city development and urban form, while potentially widespread and dramatic, are not well understood. In addition, there are other fundamentally disruptive technological forces undergoing simultaneous rapid development and deployment, including the introduction of new mobility technologies and the associated paradigm shift to thinking of mobility as a service, as well as the continued growth of e-commerce and the related rise in goods delivery. The purpose of this report is to examine how these forces of change are impacting, or will likely impact transportation, land use, urban design, and real estate, and what the implications may be for equity, health, the economy,the environment, and governance. Our aim was to identify key research areas that will assist in evidence-based decision making for planners, urban designers, and developers to address this critical paradigm shift. We identified key research questions in land use, urban design, transportation, and real estate that will rely on the expertise of these disciplines and lay the foundation for a research agenda examining how AVsand new mobility may impact the built environment. This report describes the first order impacts, or the broad ways that the form and function of cities are already being impacted by the forces of change identified above.Item Open Access Navigating New Mobility: Policy Approaches for Cities(Urbanism Next, 2019-10) Steckler, BeckyThis purpose of this report is to help the cities of Gresham, Oregon and Eugene, Oregon understand the potential impacts of new mobility technologies—with an emphasis on autonomous vehicles (AVs)—and prepare a policy response. While Gresham and Eugene are case studies, it provides communities of all sizes information on how new mobility services could impact their communities and what they can do about it, from broad strategies to specific policy responses. While this work focuses on the various new mobility and goods delivery services that currently exist, the framework that is discussed here is also applicable to emerging technologies that haven’t yet been introduced, such as AVs.Item Open Access New Mobility in the Right-of-Way(University of Oregon, 2019-03) Howell, Amanda; Larco, Nico; Lewis, Rebecca; Steckler, BeckyThis report categorizes and summarizes efforts that are already underway in cities across the world to rethink curb management, to outline the key takeaways from the one-day workshop that involved city staff from Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, and to identify major research gaps.Item Open Access Oregon Biogas Facility Permitting Guide(2012-07-02) Parker, Robert; Howard, Michael; Steckler, Becky; Fisher, Julie; West, Amanda; Ellis, Sharon; Koenig, Kristina; Mild, Courtney; Peters, NicoleBiogas, derived from anaerobic decomposition of organic matter, is a small but growing source of energy in Oregon. Given Oregon’s strong agricultural sector, there is the potential to close the loop on the nutrient cycle while increasing energy production through development of biogas projects within the state. However, there are a number of challenges, such as permitting, financing, and neighbor opposition that can hinder development of biogas facilities. The purpose of the Biogas Facility Permitting and Siting Guide (the Guide) is to provide agricultural developers, farmers, third party energy developers, or anyone interested in developing a biogas facility with the information they need to do so in Oregon.Item Open Access Oregon Skier Profile and Economic Impact Analysis Data Set(University of Oregon, 2012-12) Parker, Robert; Phillips, Madeline; Steckler, Becky; Josephson, Alec; Krebs, Tessa; Jubera, JonathanData Dictionary and Data Set provide support documentation for Oregon Skier Profile and Economic Impact Analysis Final Report, https://hdl.handle.net/1794/12578.Item Open Access Oregon Skier Profile and Economic Impact Analysis Final Report(University of Oregon, 2012-12) Parker, Robert; Phillips, Madeline; Steckler, Becky; Josephson, Alec; Krebs, Tessa; Jubera, JonathanThis report presents an analysis of the economic impacts of the Oregon ski industry for the 2010-‐11 season. The results are based on a survey of 874 skiers/snowboarders at Oregon ski areas during the 2011-‐12 ski season. The survey gathered a broad range of data, including participation patterns, shopping patterns, on-‐ and off-‐mountain expenditures, and ski vacations. ECONorthwest completed the economic impact analysis using the IMPLAN model. A report of this kind has not been completed since 1989. The Community Planning Workshop’s Oregon Skier Profile: 1988-‐89 Season estimated the industry generated $152 million in direct economic impact with about 1.5 million skier visits. This amount would be the about $282 million in 2012 dollars.2With 2010-‐11 skier visits in Oregon reaching 1.9 million, CPW estimates the ski industry generates $311 million in direct economic impact and a total economic impact of $482 million.Item Open Access Oregon Statewide Economic Development Needs Assessment: A Survey of Economic Development Specialists(2012-07-02) Parker, Robert; Osboda, Tom; Smith, Megan; Margerum, Richard; Young, Robert; Turnoy, Scott; Steckler, BeckyThis report presents the results of a statewide economic development needs assessment of Oregon communities. The primary objective of the needs assessment was to better understand economic development professional’s perceptions of the following: key assets and barriers to local economic development, the relative emphasis and perceived effectiveness of economic development strategies, the extent and impact of organizational coordination, and technical assistance needs.Item Open Access Perfecting Policy with Pilots: New Mobility and AV Urban Delivery Pilot Project Assessment(University of Oregon, 2020-04) Steckler, Becky; Coia, Juliette; Howell, Amanda; Kaplowitz, Grace; Stoll, Matthew; Yang, HuajieThe purpose of this study is to go beyond cataloging pilot projects to determine the lessons learned, emerging trends and considerations, and examples of promising practices from pilot projects in the United States and Canada. Researchers assessed 220 pilot projects and 11 case studies. Based on that assessment, they recommend 10 actions for pilot projects generally. The study resulted in 31 lessons learned organized by pilot goals, evaluation, implementation, outcomes, and policy and infrastructure implications.Item Open Access Piloting sidewalk Delivery Robots in Pittsburgh, Miami-Dade County, Detroit, and San Jose(University of Oregon, 2022-08) Howell, Amanda; Steckler, Becky; Larco, Nico; Knight Autonomous Vehicle InitiativeThe Knight Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Initiative is a multi-year collaborative effort between the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon, Cityfi, the cities of Detroit, Pittsburgh, and San José, and Miami-Dade County (the “cohort”) to pilot and learn about automated mobility technologies today to shape the future of deployment tomorrow. This cohort partnered with Kiwibot to learn more about a new technology—sidewalk delivery robots. Through this partnership, Kiwibot tested different use cases and collaborated on community engagement opportunities in each locale. Given the proliferation of bills being passed by state legislatures legalizing deployment of personal delivery devices (PDDs) or sidewalk robots, and the increased delivery demand due to the pandemic, the pilots were well timed to able to meaningfully inform the cohort cities about the potential benefits and challenges of sidewalk delivery robots.Item Open Access Policy Brief: Shared Mobility, Autonomous Vehicles, and GHG Emissions(University of Oregon, 2022-08) Steckler, Becky; Hess, Rachel; Larco, NicoThis policy brief summarizes some of the key findings from a comprehensive literature review (submitted for publication) on the impact of shared mobility services and GHG emissions.