MEMBERSHIP

METRANS Associates Program

Drive the Future of Transportation

METRANS is driven by the support of individuals, public agencies, and private industry partners who are committed to solving transportation problems of large metropolitan regions. Your contribution empowers groundbreaking research addressing urban freight challenges, cost-effective emission reduction, innovations in mobility on topics as broad as autonomous vehicles, effective transit, and congestion reduction, and data-driven transportation solutions. Your contribution also funds student support to train the next generation of leaders, seminars and newsletters that move research findings into practice, and policy dialogues that shape future mobility solutions.

Because of your support, METRANS has been a leader in:

Hosting the International Urban Freight conference, the largest research gathering devoted exclusively to urban freight.
Innovating the study of urban freight, with decades of analyses of Southern California’s goods movement system, warehousing complex, and trucking industry.
Pioneering new mathematical optimization techniques that increase the efficiency of goods movement.
Quantifying the safety benefits of reducing the truck parking shortage.
Researching topics that will improve the safety of the transportation system – from addressing truck parking shortages to increasing the efficiency of signalized intersections, and much more.

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METRANS Associate Partners—Member Benefits

METRANS Associates members enjoy many benefits of affiliating with one of the nation’s premier transportation research centers, including:

Accessing expertise: The METRANS Associates program is an elite network of professionals working in the field, sharing trends and best practices. METRANS Associates have opportunities for first views of cutting-edge research results in seminars and regular meetings.
Shaping a research agenda: The METRANS Associates help shape the METRANS research agenda at regular leadership meetings.
Supporting research that is linked to policy: METRANS has built tailored training programs for agencies and industries. METRANS is committed to building training and curricula that communicate our findings to the region.
Recognition: METRANS associates are recognized on the METRANS web page and at all major METRANS events. The METRANS Associates Program quarterly board meetings rotate across member’s home offices.
Admission and VIP Access at all METRANS events: METRANS Associates are invited to all METRANS events, including the annual Town Hall, convening leaders in the goods movement industry, and the biennial International Urban Freight conference. This includes free admission for two to six members of your staff to all METRANS events, depending on your level of giving.

Marlon Boarnet, Director
METRANS Transportation Center
[email protected]
213-740-3696

Erika Bernal, Associate Dean for Advancement
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
[email protected]
213-764-4684