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The METRANS Newsletter is a monthly e-publication sent to university transportation centers in the U.S.; researchers and academics throughout the world; federal, state, and local public agencies; and to the transportation industry. It is designed to provide a quick look at research, education, and outreach activities sponsored by METRANS and its affiliated centers and institutions. The Newsletter is used to highlight researchers, conferences and other events, recent publications, interviews with key individuals, and other newsworthy activities and events.

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2024

April 8, 2024

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March 6, 2024

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January 31, 2024

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2023

December 21, 2023

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METRANS CITT Town Hall Convenes Stakeholders to Discuss Port Decarbonization Challenges
CITT Honors Harbor Commissioner Diane Middleton with Domenick Miretti Award
METRANS Joins Global Initiatives Showcase at Green Shipping Corridor Workshop Hosted By Pacific Environment and C40 Cities
METRANS & PSR In the Media
- Marlon Boarnet (USC) was interviewed by KCAL News regarding plans for a new high-speed train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas
- Dr. Marlon Boarnet (USC) was quoted by the L.A. Times concerning the Southland’s last major freeway expansion.

October 31, 2023

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METRANS Convenes More Than 150 Maritime Professionals at 2023 IAME Conference
USC Students Tour the Port of Long Beach During 2023 IAME Conference
Center for International Trade & Transportation Plays Pivotal Role in Japanese-Californian Green Shipping Corridors Symposium
Register for the 2023 CITT Town Hall Today!

August 14, 2023

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METRANS to Host 2023 IAME Conference in Long Beach, California
Research Spotlight: PSR Researchers Investigate Travel Modeling for Complex Commute Options
ITS Talent Pipeline Pilot Program Connects CSULB Students to Paid Summer Internships

July 5, 2023

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Research Spotlight: O'Brien Joins National Committee Addressing Chassis Management Challenges for Transporting Intermodal Containers
Two CSULB METRANS Researchers Win NSF Grant to Address Digital Rights
News and Updates: Giuliano and O'Brien Present Innovative Approaches to Industry Partnerships at National Mobility Summit

May 5, 2023

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Research Spotlight: Los Angeles Communities That Drive Less Are Exposed to More Vehicular Air Pollution
METRANS Receives Five-Year Funding Renewal
The Sixth Annual PSR Congress Emphasizes the Improvement of Transportation in Region 9

March 13, 2023

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Last Call for Registrations: The PSR Congress Comes to Los Angeles

January 19, 2023

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From Los Angeles to Saudi Arabia, USC Price Alum Solves Big Transportation Problems
Staying In Her Own Lane
Research Feature: METRANS Researcher John Gunnar Carlsson Innovates Continuous Approximation Approaches for More Efficient Passenger and Logistics Planning
CITT and CSULB Announce New Endowment Partnership with Harbor Trucking Association

2022

November 29, 2022

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Recognizing 2022 Pacific Southwest Region UTC Students of the Year
Introducing Students to the Future of Transportation
New PSR-Funded Podcast, "Mobility Matters," Addresses Mission-Critical Transportation Issues

October 31, 2022

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AGL Students Visit IANA Expo
METRANS and Cargomatic Launch New Internship Program
PSR Researcher and City of Long Beach Collaborate to Build Digital Rights Platform
TraPac Freight Tour for USC Students

May 17, 2022

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METRANS Hosts Annual USC Alumni Day of SCerive
"Local Inequities in the Relative Production of and Exposure to Vehicular Air Pollution in Los Angeles" Seminar
USC FIT Program Features Foothill Transit
Hawai'i Hosts the 2022 PSR-UTC Congress and CA-HI Symposium
Join the Upcoming I-NUF and Town Hall

April 21, 2022

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Inaugural fellow of the Long Beach Transit Fellows Program Presents in Washington, D.C.
PSR hosts Emerging Scholars Transportation Research Symposium
Join the upcoming 2022 I-NUF Conference
PSR Researchers Develop Tools for Predicting Public Transit Arrivals
PSR Researchers Investigate Freight Coordination to Optimize Routing

March 21, 2022

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METRANS Announces New Director, Marlon Boarnet
METRANS Associate Director, Petros Ioannou, Inducted into NAE
PSR Researchers Develop Models to Optimize Sidekick Freight Deliveries
Mapping Vehicle Air Pollution Based on Sociodemographic Factors

February 9, 2022

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New Issue of Transfers Magazine is out now
The METRANS Transportation Consortium welcomes the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) as the newest member of the METRANS Associate Program (MAP).
Developing Spatial Awareness: NCST Introduces K-12 Students to GIS
METRANS and USC ITE Host Metro CEO Stephanie N. Wiggins
METRANS presents 2021's PSR Students of the Year

2021

December 8, 2021

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Congratulations to Sze-Chuan Suen, Maged Dessouky, and Neeraj Sood for receiving a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine
USC's Dan Wei Presents on Economic Impacts of Cargo Handling Equipment Electrification
University of Toronto's Matthew Roorda Disscuses Impacts of Off-Peak Deliveries
USC's Marlon Boarnet Presents Land Use Modelling for Dockless Scooter Travel Patterns
The Los Angeles chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS-LA) awarded academic scholarships to four inspiring USC students

November 1, 2021

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METRANS Co-Sponsors the First International Pharma Logistics Masterclass
USC's Reaghan Murphy wins First Place in SCAG 2021 Student Showcase
Seven PSR Students win Railways Association of Southern California (RASC) Scholarships
Failing Malls: Optimizing Opportunities for Housing
Developing an Analytical Framework for Optimizing Disaster Relief Preparedness to Coastal Hazards

October 4, 2021

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METRANS is proud to announce a refreshed look for the Advisory Board page on the website.
METRANS Welcomes Los Angeles World Airports as Newest METRANS Associate Partner
USC Integrated Media Systems Center's Associate Director Dr. Nocera Presents Freight Modeling Research
UCI's Michael Hyland Presents Pathfinding for Shared Ride Vehicles
The Pacific Southwest Region wins multiple 2021 APA California Awards:
Long Beach Community Data Walk - Not Your Average Walk in the Park

September 9, 2021

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METRANS Congratulates its Recent CSULB Graduates!
USC's Reaghan Murphy Identifies Micro-Transit Opportunity Areas for Long Beach Transit
USC's Andy Meger Joins METRANS Student News Team as News Data Analyst
Meet METRANS Fast Facts Lead Chris Keating
PSR Researchers Develop a Commute Model to Contextualize Rideshare and E-Hailing Services
Transit-Oriented Developments May Be the Answer to Southern California's Housing Crisis: PSR Researchers Examine the Barriers to Affordable Housing and Opportunities Offered by TODs

August 9, 2021

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METRANS Mentor Program Celebrates 10 Years of Shaping the Next Gen Transportation Professionals
Advanced Program Manager of Pima's Center for Transportation Training Missy Blair participated in a Future Trucking Workforce panel at the Automated Freight Summit Conference.
METRANS Student News staff profiles Amalvy Perez, the first graduate of Pima Community College's Autonomous Vehicle Driver & Operations Specialist certification program
Understanding the Driving Forces of Port Automation: CITT and CSULB Economics Department Conduct a Workforce and Economic Impact Evaluation.
Marlon Boarnet (USC), "A National Study of Dockless Transportation: Land Use and Demographic Correlates of Trip Hotspots and Mode Shift"| PSR-19-02
Michael McNally (UCI), "Analysis of Activity-Travel Patterns and Tour Formation of Transit Users" | PSR-19-33

July 12, 2021

METRANS Launches Future Freights Initiative
CSULB and USC Students Present at the WTS Annual Conference
METRANS Congratulates Transportation Students on Recent Awards
METRANS Congratulates 2021 Transportation Concentration Graduates
PSR Researchers Promote Connected Vehicle Technology for Mitigating Emissions of Freight Vehicles
PSR Researcher Chun-Hsingjin Ho identifies Cost Effective Sensor Technology for Pavement Deterioration and Distress

June 10, 2021

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METRANS Selects Next Rounds of Research Projects
METRANS Affiliated Faculty Member is Inducted into NAE
A Tribute to a Transportation Giant: Marty Wachs
Spring 2021 Student Professional Development Series
ASPD and METRANS Host 2021 State of Planning Roundtable
PSR Researcher Chun-Hsingjun Ho Spotlighted in Alumni Series
Flooding in Paradise: PSR Researchers Propose Green Solutions for Rising Sea Levels in Oahu
PSR Researchers Alan Jenn Investigates Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Needs for Riding-Hailing Services in California

May 5, 2021

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METRANS Advisory Board Endorses New Name for METRANS
PSR Congress 2021-A Remote but Rewarding Experience
METRANS Director Giuliano and Research Assistant Lu Research COVID Impacts on Mobility in Los Angeles
Creating a Program for Jobs that Don't Exist Yet
PSR Researchers Study Fragmentation in California's Daily Travels
PSR Researchers Analyze the Socioeconomic Dimensions of Transportation Network Disruptions and Resilience Tactics

April 5, 2021

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Metrans, PSR, NCST, USC ITE host Razaviyayn and Ghafelebashi for Congestion Reduction via Personalized Incentives Seminar
Sustainable Freight Certificate Garners National Audience with the Mindful Mobility Tech Talk Series
Futures in Transportation Program Brings Transportation Research to Local Youth
METRANS Director Gen Giuliano and Research Assistant Yougeng Lu Present on Mobility Pattern Changes at the WRSA Virtual Conference
PSR Hosts 2021 Emerging Scholars Transportation Research Symposium
Pima's Graduate Looks to the Future of a Changing Truck Industry
Making Bicycling Equitable: Lessons from Sociocultural Research
Transportation Plans: Their Informational Content and Use Patterns in Southern California

March 1, 2021

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METRANS Transportation Consortium
Giuliano and Lu Present Analyzing Impacts of Major Events: A Case Study of the LA Coliseum Seminar
METRANS Students Produce Award-Winning Traffic Safety Video
PSR Practitioner Speaker Series: Wulf Grote Shares the Tempe Streetcar Project
PSR Scholar Evaluates Ridesharing and Ridehail Programs for Alternative Access to the Davis Amtrak Station
PSR Researchers Identify Zoning Policy Adjustments to Improve Job Access and Quality of Life in Southern California

February 1, 2021

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METRANS, CITT, and Caltrans Collaboration: 2020 Caltrans Freight Academy
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Virtually Celebrates 60th Anniversary of its Annual Conference
Lt. Col. Sean Fazande Tapped for METRANS Student Chief of Staff
METRANS Announces Research Webinars for Spring 2021
METRANS Researcher Develops a Strategic Sustainability Plan for Long Beach Transit
PSR Researcher Michael Zhang Evaluates the Use of Variable Speed Limits to Mitigate Carbon Footprint

January 11, 2021

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The METRANS Mentorship Program Celebrates its Decennial
The Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center Recognizes 2020 Students of the Year
METRANS Alumni Spotlight: METRANS on the Move Editor-in-Chief Danielle Dirksen
NCST Research Team Conducts an Analysis on Developing Markets for Zero-Emission Vehicles

December 8, 2020

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CalSTA Secretary David Kim Visits USC Sol Price
MetroFreight Researchers Join ITDP and VREF in International Discussions via MOBILIZE
Not Going Back to Normal-UCLA ITS Highlights Ways to Improve Transportation Post-Pandemic
METRANS Advisory Board Meeting Assesses Top Priorities
METRANS, PSR, NCST Host USC's Geoff Boeing for the Global Urban Street Network Models and Indicators Webinar Professor
Loukaitou-Sideris Examines How to Combat Sexual Harassment on the "Public Transit Journey”
PSR Researchers Boarnet and Painter Explore Job Accessibility and Residential Movement Along Transit Lines

November 2, 2020

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USC Graduate Kavina Patel Combines STEM and Humanities for a Full Picture of the NYC Subway
METRANS Industry Outlook Convenes Industry Perspectives to COVID-19
CITT Assesses the COVID-19 Supply Chain in First Virtual Town Hall
METRANS, PSR, NCST Host Dessouky and Hu for Cost Sharing Mechanisms for Ridesharing Webinar
PSR Researcher Maged Dessouky Examines Cost-Sharing Mechanisms to Encourage Ridesharing
CSULB’s Researchers James Miles and Thomas Strybel Evaluate the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles

October 6, 2020

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METRANS Participates in Virtual Annual Sustainability Summit 2020
PSR Researcher Sarah McCullough Discusses Equity Within the Transportation Field in Caltrans Webinar
METRANS, PSR, TRB Committees Host Goulias for Travel Behavior Research Webinar
Transportation YOU Committee Hosts a Virtual Girls’ Empowerment Day
Researcher Cyrus Shahabi Implements Deep Learning Techniques to Provide Unprecedented Traffic Flow Predictions
PSR Researcher Scott Samelsen Assesses the Impacts of Alternative Urban Bus Technologies in Southern California

September 8, 2020

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Ph.D. Student Jiawen Fang Gains Recognition for Last-Mile Delivery Research
METRANS Executive Committee Member Tyler Reeb Moderates a Series on Empowering the New Mobility Workforce
PSR Researcher Dr. Oceana Francis Develops a Training Program to Educate Officials on Stormwater Issues and Best Practices in Management Design
Dr. Miguel Jaller Examines the Reshaping Potential of the 3rd Revolution of Transportation on the Freight Industry
Recently Completed Research Projects

August 3, 2020

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CCNY Professor Alison Conway Considers Complete Streets in a Pandemic
To Drive or To Thrive: Manville Argues for Limiting Parking Lots in Silicon Valley
The 2020 PortReport:Researching Port Governance Practices Globally
Reynolds "Reimagines Urban Mobility" at CoMotion Miami Live
METRANS Associate Highlight: HDR
METRANS Alumni Spotlight Series: Kristine O'Brien
Deguzman Participates in Transportation YOU Webinar for Dorsey High Students
Recent TRB Webinar Addresses Traffic Trends in the Time of COVID-19
Learn More About Our Completed Research Projects

July 7, 2020

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METRANS Funds 15 New Research Projects
Dr. Giuliano Shares ZEV Research in CED Clean Air Webinar
METRANS Researchers Ioannou and Monteiro Shape the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
METRANS Associate Director Contributes Leadership in TRB Women & Gender Committee
METRANS Researcher Addresses the Transportation Industry’s Future in Research Board’s Centennial Project
METRANS Researcher, DaBlanc, Examines Mobility Questions within the COVID Context

June 1, 2020

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METRANS Scholar Addresses Socioeconomic Disparities in Long Beach
Newest Post on PSR’s “The Circulator” Addresses Transit Ridership Slump
Giuliano Discusses Post-COVID-19 Traffic Conditions in LA Times Article
Event Reminder: PSR Webinar: Traffic Trends and Safety in a COVID-19 World

May 13, 2020

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Senior Editor of PSR’s Transfers Magazine Dr. Martin Wachs to be Key Speaker on the Mineta Transportation Institute (MIT) Webinar Thursday, May 14 Discussing “COVID-19 and State Generated Funds in California”

April 30, 2020
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Upcoming NCST Webinar

April 13, 2020

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Resilient Transportation Research for COVID-19
METRANS Hosted Authors of New Report of Women’s Travel Behavior, Understanding How Women Travel

April 27, 2020

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AAPA Elects Mario Cordero As Its Next Board Chairman
Dr. Jean Rodrigue Addresses COVID-19 Impacts on Global Trade
4th VREF Conference on Urban Freight Revised Deadline for Call for Abstracts

February 27, 2020

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2020 Transportation Industry Outlook- Geraldine Knatz Book Launch and Lecture: Port of Los Angeles-Conflict, Commerce, and the Fight for Control
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