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Friday, March 17, 2017
Source: Draft Paper "Spatial Dynamics of Warehousing and Distribution in California" by Genevieve Giuliano and Sanggyun Kang California’s large and dynamic economy—together with its role as a major international trade gateway of the United States—generates large volumes of freight flows and an active warehousing and distribution (W&D) sector. The location of W&D activities has significant implications for freight demand and flows, and thus is a critical element in statewide transportation ...
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
In my last column, we discussed the Modifiable Unit Area Problem, and how it can affect analysis of spatial data. This column discusses the related issue of spatial autocorrelation, which can have similarly negative effects on decision making if ignored. We will give examples of spatial autocorrelation, discuss how to test for it, and examine its effects. What is Spatial Autocorrelation? When analyzing data statistically, we are used to the assumption of independence between measurements. ...
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Friday, March 10, 2017
We are pleased to introduce you to Student Assistant Gayatri Vilas Nilengekar, who joined METRANS in February. Ms. Nilengekar was born and raised in Aurangabad, India, where she completed her undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Government College of Engineering. She worked as a Quality Senior Engineer at Bajaj Motors, a System Management Intern at Generosity Water, and as a Industrial Engineering Intern at American International Industries and Operations Information System ...
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Friday, March 10, 2017
Photo by Yang Deng On February 23rd, Steven Mateer, Transportation Planning Manager with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (LA Metro, or Metro) shared his insights on transportation planning in Los Angeles County as part of METRANS Practitioner Speaker series. Mateer began his presentation with an overview of how the essential role LA Metro plays in Los Angeles County transportation. He explained the funding structure for the Metro, divided into three different layers ...
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Friday, March 10, 2017
Photo by Sona Sehat On February 22 nd , WTS Los Angeles Chapter welcomed LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel to speak to an audience of both their members and guests. Four USC transportation students - MSCE student Sona Sehat and MPL students Rui Zhang, Yilin Zhang, and Biying Zhao - were sponsored by Emilie Gino, James Moore, Alexandra Spencer, and METRANS to attend. “I know in congress we deal with huge issues that really matter to our country ...
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Friday, March 3, 2017
For centuries, transportation in the United States has paved a way for people to connect with one another, achieve their goals, and fulfill their dreams. Whether taking a plane during the winter holidays to visit loved ones, driving to get to work, or launching a rocket to explore the moon, we are indebted to the amazing technological and mechanical feats of innovation in the transportation field. But this innovation doesn’t just happen. It is the result of numerous experiments built on ...
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Friday, March 3, 2017
We would like to introduce you to METRANS Student Assistant Anusha Ramakrishnan. Born and raised in Delhi, India, Anusha attended Mater Dei School, a Catholic convent, through high school. Reflecting on her experiences there she said, “At Master Dei, I found my love for English and its nuances and had my first brush with the field of computer science.” She went on to earn a Bachelors of Technology at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, a popular university in Delhi, where she ...
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Friday, March 3, 2017
Yilin Zhang, MPL 2018 On Wednesday, February 1st, METRANS held its second transportation research seminar of the spring semester featuring Dr. Gary Painter, Professor in the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, sharing his METRANS funded research, “Inter-Urban Migration and Public Transit,” which explored how inter-urban migration of recent immigrants affect public transit ridership. Photo by Deng Yang Professor Painter began the seminar with an introduction to the ...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
The VREF invites PhD students and researchers in early stages of their career (max 5 years after PhD exam) to apply for grants for short-term study visits. The invitation is continuously open until October 31st, 2017, and the study visit should be carried out before December 31st, 2017. The VREF wishes to have wide distribution of grants between universities, thus in the first half of 2017 (up to 30 June 2017) a maximum of one (1) grant will be awarded to the same home university. Read more information about the SVG-application
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Friday, February 24, 2017
By Feiyang Zhang, USC MPL, 2017 On Wednesday, February 15th, on the USC main campus, a group of students had the opportunity receive career advice from Meredith Canterbury, senior Geographic Information Science (GIS) Specialist at LSA Associates, Inc. at the first METRANS Lunch with a Practitioner event of the spring semester. Not surprisingly, GIS is becoming increasingly popular with students as they recognize its growing importance and applications in planning, engineering, ...
