News & Announcements
METRANS UTC
Thursday, April 28, 2016
The METRANS student staff at the University of Southern California would like to end the school year by congratulating all the doctoral, master, and undergraduate students who are graduating or have completed their rigorous programs. As finals end, we are all excited to move forward with our future career goals and summer plans, while also reflecting on our experiences as students. We asked some of our own student assistants to share their reflections on their time at USC. Axel Hellman , METRANS ...
METRANS UTC, MetroFreight
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Quan (Jack) Yuan, PhD candidate in Urban Planning and Development at the University of Southern California (USC), has recently been awarded a Study Visit Grant from the Volvo Research & Educational Foundations (VREF). Jack is currently involved with the MetroFreight Center of Excellence that is funded by VREF, working under the direction of Professor Genevieve Giuliano on urban freight research. Specifically, his recent research focuses on the environmental impacts of warehouses ...
METRANS UTC
Thursday, April 21, 2016
We are pleased to announce the release of a new podcast series that provides a student perspective on METRANS Research Seminars and other events and transportation news of particular interest to students. Arnold Valdez, METRANS 2015 Student of the Year and second-year Master of Planning candidate at USC, created the podcast series with the assistance of host Rodd Amos. The podcasts feature students who offer their perspectives and key takeaways from the featured news and events. In the first podcast, ...
METRANS UTC
Thursday, April 21, 2016
By Kaitlyn (Kenan) Zhang, USC MPP 2017 On Wednesday, April 20th, METRANS and Young Professionals in Transportation – Los Angeles welcomed three experienced professionals working in the transportation industry to discuss hiring processes in different transportation sectors- public, private, and nonprofit. The event was moderated by Ryan Johnson, Senior Planner at Alta Planning + Design. Panelists included Jessica Meaney, Managing Director and Founder of Investing in Place; Greg Maher, ...
METRANS UTC
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Xize Wang, a Ph.D. candidate in Urban Planning and Development at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, concluded METRANS’ Spring 2016 Research Seminar Series on April 20 with a presentation of his research on generational behavioral trends in driving rates. Wang’s work concerns whether or not millennials will maintain their current low driving rates as they gradually enter the workforce, become homeowners, and raise families. Literature suggests that millennials will soon begin ...
METRANS UTC, MetroFreight, NCST
Thursday, April 21, 2016
The Spring 2016 Issue of METRANS News is now available. Click here for a PDF version. METRANS News is generally published three times a year and summarizes METRANS research, education and outreach activities. It highlights METRANS researchers, conferences and other events, recent publications, interviews with key individuals involved in METRANS, and other newsworthy activities and events. It is distributed to university transportation centers and faculty throughout the U.S., to federal, state, and local public agencies, and to the transportation industry. To be added to the mailing list for a hard copy of the newsletter or to receive an email announcement regarding each new issue, please contact [email protected] .
METRANS UTC
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
On Wednesday, April 13th, METRANS and the USC Chapter of the American Planning Association welcomed Peter Gordon, Ph.D., an Emeritus Professor of the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California to present on “Cities and Economics Growth” to students, faculty, and practitioners. This presentation is a part of the Spring 2016 METRANS Research Seminar program, an ongoing series of presentations designed to share cutting-edge transportation research with interested ...
METRANS UTC
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
June Liu is a second-year Master of Public Policy candidate and Assistant Project Coordinator at Arellano Associates. She is particularly interested in data analysis for policy research, and public- and private-sector partnerships for transportation planning. Her mentor, Susan De Santis is a Senior Project Manager at Arellano Associates, a specialized public outreach and communications firm focusing on public infrastructure, transportation and community planning programs throughout Southern California. Mentor Susan De Santis and her mentee June
METRANS UTC
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Meet METRANS Transportation Center student team member Griffin Kantz. Kantz is a third-year undergraduate student majoring Policy, Planning, and Development with a specialization in sustainable planning, working towards minors in both Mathematics and Spatial Studies. He is passionate about transportation planning issues, which encapsulate his desire to work with moving components, modeling, and closed systems. After graduating from USC, Kantz wants to become an urban planner working on land use ...
METRANS UTC
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
During spring break our METRANS Student Assistant, Griffin Kantz, toured cities of Germany, Denmark, and the Czech Republic, photographing diverse modes of transit infrastructure he discovered along his trek. He found that visions of transit, both new and old, were intensely evocative of local culture and history. Here we share a few of his photos for our readers’ entertainment: Photo of a Tatra T3 tram meandering through the hills of western Prague. European cities ...
