News & Announcements
METRANS UTC, MetroFreight
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Does Online Shopping Create Urban Congestion? April 18, 2018 Webinar 10:00AM - 11:00AM Discuss this topic with Alison Conway from the University Transportation Research Center and Michael Browne from the University of Gothenberg, Sweden. Hosted by Meeting of the Minds. Register here. The retail consumer pattern shift toward online shopping is impacting how, where, and when goods are moved in and around cities. Instead of regular bulk shipments from warehouses to retail outlets, ...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018
In an effort to prioritize transportation workforce development research, METRANS Associate Director Thomas O’Brien led an effort to secure a Federal Highway Administration grant to launch and operate the Southwest Transportation Workforce Center (SWTWC). Housed at CSULB’s Center for International Trade and Transportation (CITT), the center covers an eight-state region including California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. “SWTWC’s key ...
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Monday, March 12, 2018
Should I continue my education? What about a professional degree? And how do I pay for it? These and many other questions can be daunting for students. Some students have a good feel for their future. However, most, and often the international students facing new immigration requirements, do not. To assist, on February 7, 2018, at USC, METRANS hosted a panel of four current students and recent graduates to share their experience studying and working, and often at the same time. Dr. Michael ...
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Monday, March 5, 2018
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2018 VREF Advanced Studies Institute on Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (VASI-SUFS) August 4 th - 11 th , 2018 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is organizing the 2018 VREF Advanced Studies Institute on Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (VASI-SUFS). The VASI-SUFS will bring together a select group of Junior Faculty, Post-Docs, and advanced PhD students conducting research on sustainable ...
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Sunday, March 4, 2018
On February 9, 2018, the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis hosted a Friday research seminar on the UC Davis campus as part of ITS-Davis’ partnership with the Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center. The seminar, “Assessing Impacts of Transport Innovations Through Ride-Hailing Research," featured Dr. Alejandro Henao, a postdoctoral researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Dr. Henao spoke about the early impacts of ride-hailing services ...
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
On February 10 th , 2018 four students from University of Southern California (USC) headed to UC Irvine to defend their title as prior year champions of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual Traffic Bowl. I was a member of the four-person USC team. The competition also included student teams from PSR partner universities California State University Long Beach (CSULB), University of California Irvine (UCI), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and from local universities ...
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
On February 15 th , 2018 students from USC, CSULB, and UCI, along with invited faculty, staff, and public and private sector guests toured the Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement project in the city of Long Beach. I was among the students present. I learned of this trip through the METRANS student newsletter (METRANS on the Move) and was excited to attend. I remembered visiting the Port of Long Beach (POLB) almost a decade ago when the Environmental Impact Report was just adopted for the project, ...
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Friday, February 23, 2018
An invitation to apply for 2018 Study Visit Grants has been made by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). PhD students and early stage researchers are encouraged to apply. The invitation is continuously open until October 31st, 2018, and the study visit should be carried out before December 31st, 2018. The link below provides guidelines for the application, and information on VREF and the Future Urban Transport (FUT) program. VREF Study Visit Grants Guidelines Visit the VREF Website for details
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Sunday, February 18, 2018
On January 31, 2018, at USC, Peter Gordon (Professor Emeritus, USC Price) and John Cho (Senior Regional Planner, SCAG) presented their research on agglomeration in Southern California as part of the PSR Spring 2018 Research Seminar Series. Their presentation pointed out the strong connection between agglomeration and networking and explained how physical proximity among companies can generate a flow of knowledge between them. “Sharing information is an important part of the game,” Gordon ...
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Sunday, February 11, 2018
On Wednesday, January 17, 2018, the Inland Empire Economic Partnership (IEEP) held the 2018 Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony in Ontario, California to celebrate its year of achievements and to honor special people’s contributions to the economic and social development of the Inland region. I was fortunate to attend the forum with the sponsorship of GoRail, an organization dedicated to working with thousands of community leaders across the country to tell the local story of freight rail ...
