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Research Projects

METRANS
The METRANS Transportation Center has been conducting research since 1998. The table below includes all completed and current research projects. Research prior to 2012 was organized around four topic areas: goods movement and international trade, mobility of urban populations, infrastructure, and safety, security and vulnerability. These topic areas are preserved in the table. The research project database can be searched via keyword, topic area, year, or center. Click on the title for a description of the project. Final reports may also be downloaded from the table.
Center
Topic Area
Year
Proj #
PI
Research Project
PSR
E-commerce and urban freight Freight logistics and optimization
2021
PSR-21-35
Michael Hyland
Evaluating Mixed Electric Vehicle and Conventional Fueled Vehicle Fleets for Last-mile Package DeliveryView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
PSR-21-40
Debapriya Chakraborty
Tolling lessons learned for road usage charge
PSR
Integrating freight and passenger systems Vehicles and infrastructure
2021
PSR-21-42
Dillon Fitch
Policies and Strategies for Cargo Bike Goods Movement in CaliforniaView the Project Brief
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
PSR-21-50
Jiaqi Ma
Evaluating Policies and Incentives to Reduce Vehicle-Miles-Traveled and Air Pollutant Emissions through the Promotion of Telework and Remote Services View the Project Report
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Sustainability, energy, and health
2021
PSR-21-51
Silvia Gonzalez
White Paper: Measuring equity in public transit service: LA Metro and the Post-Decree EraView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
NCST
Connected and autonomous systems Freight logistics and optimization
2021
NCST-21-05
Maged Dessouky
Routing of Battery Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks for Drayage Operations
NCST
Connected and autonomous systems Integrating freight and passenger systems
2021
NCST-21-08
Petros Ioannou
Centrally Coordinated Schedules and Routes of Airport Shuttles with LAX Terminals as Application Area
NCST
Transportation planning, policy, and finance Vehicles and infrastructure
2021
NCST-21-11
Marlon Boarnet
Slow Streets and Dockless Travel: Using a Natural Experiment for Insight into the Role of Supportive
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
PSR-21-44
Sarah McCullough
Mobility Justice: A New Framework for Transportation Researchers and Professionals
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
PSR-21-52
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Understanding and Responding to Homelessness in State Transportation SettingsView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Sustainability, energy, and health
2021
PSR-21-26
Hilda Blanco
Redeveloping Failing Malls: Opportunities for Reducing VMT and GHG Emissions and Increasing the Housing Supply through Urban VillagesView the Project Report
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
PSR-21-41
Prashanth Venkataram
Cross-Sectional Study of the Effects of Disability on the Mismatch of Desires versus Choices for Transportation Modes and Residential Location
PSR
Connected and autonomous systems Integrating freight and passenger systems
2021
PSR-21-20
Guoyuan Wu
Connectivity-Based Cooperative Ramp Merging in Multimodal and Mixed Traffic EnvironmentView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Integrating freight and passenger systems Vehicles and infrastructure
2021
PSR-21-34
Stephen Ritchie
Investigation of LiDAR sensing technology to Improve Freeway Traffic MonitoringView the Project Report
PSR
Safety and security Vehicles and infrastructure
2021
PSR-21-70
Chunhee Cho
Bridge Monitoring through a hybrid approach leveraging a modal updating technique and an artificial intelligence (AI) methodView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Integrating freight and passenger systems
2021
PSR-21-22
John Carlsson
New continuous approximation models for passenger and freight transportationView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Connected and autonomous systems Vehicles and infrastructure
2021
PSR-21-25
Ketan Savla
Coordinated Demand-side Management and Traffic Control for Tight AreasView the Project Report
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
PSR-21-19
Konstadinos Goulias
Spatial microanalysis and equity assessment of joint relationships among destination choice, activity duration, and mode choice.View the Project ReportView the Project Brief
NCST
Connected and autonomous systems Public transit, land use, and urban mobility
2021
NCST-21-06
Maged Dessouky
The Ridesharing Routing Problem with Flexible Pickup and Drop-off points
NCST
Connected and autonomous systems Vehicles and infrastructure
2021
NCST-21-09
Petros Ioannou
Coordinated Traffic Flow Control in a Connected Environment
NCST
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
NCST-21-14
Andrii Parkhomenko
Spatial Implications of Telecommuting in the United States
NCST
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Sustainability, energy, and health
2021
NCST-21-18
Antonio Bento
Evaluating Alternative Strategies for Traffic Reduction in Los Angeles
NCST
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
NCST-21-21
Cyrus Shahabi
Evaluating Accessibility of Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Using Data-Driven Time-Dependent Reachability Analysis
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
PSR-21-01
Genevieve Giuliano
The Potential for Ride-Matching in Disadvantaged CommunitiesView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
PSR-21-12
Marlon Boarnet
Institutional Obstacles to New Transportation Technology Adoption [white paper]View the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Connected and autonomous systems E-commerce and urban freight
2021
PSR-21-16
Steven Gehrke
Evaluation of Sidewalk Delivery Robot Interactions with Pedestrians and BicyclistsView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Connected and autonomous systems Sustainability, energy, and health
2021
PSR-21-17
Chun-Hsing Ho
Development of Instrumented Bikes: Toward Smart Cycling Infrastructure and MaintenanceView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
PSR-21-SP81
Dan Wei
Economic Analysis and Review of Commercial Vehicle Road User ChargesView the Project Report
PSR
Safety and security Vehicles and infrastructure
2021
PSR-21-71
DoSoo Moon
Integrated Hazard Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Framework with Mixed Reality for Transportation InfrastructuresView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
PSR-21-SP80
Genevieve Giuliano
Implementation of Action 6 of the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan (CSFAP) Phase 4: Tracking Economic Competitiveness
PSR
Vehicles and infrastructure
2021
PSR-21-72
Qi Chen
Rapid and Accurate Assessment of Road Damage by Integrating Data from Mobile Camera Systems (MCS) and Mobile LiDAR Systems (MLS): Can we get the best of both worlds?View the Project Brief
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
PSR-21-45
Susan Handy
Post-COVID Transportation Scenarios: Evaluating the Impact of Policies
MetroFreight
Ports, aviation, international trade Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2021
MF-2.2e
Geraldine Knatz
Container Terminal Automation: A global analysis and survey on decision-making drivers, benefits realized, and stakeholder supportView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
NCST
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
NCST-20-SP96
Tom O'Brien
Caltrans Sustainable Freight Academy
NCST
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
NCST-20-08
Meisam Razaviyayn
Incentive Systems for New Mobility Services
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
PSR-20-31
R. Jayakrishnan
A Smart Mobility Platform with Fair Congestion Pricing and Efficiently Distributed Incentives to Equitably Reduce VMTView the Project Report
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
PSR-20-40
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
The Implications of Freeway Siting in California: Four Case Studies on the Effects of Freeways on Neighborhoods of ColorView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Freight logistics and optimization Integrating freight and passenger systems
2020
PSR-20-02
Cyrus Shahabi
Freight Volume Modeling on Major Highway Links View the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
PSR-20-03
Marlon Boarnet
Displacement and Commuting in the San Francisco Bay Area and Beyond: An Analysis of the Relationship Between the Housing Crisis, Displacement, and Long CommutesView the Project Report
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
PSR-20-07
Maged Dessouky
Making HOT lanes benefit every traveler: design, pricing, and analysisView the Project Report
PSR
Connected and autonomous systems Safety and security
2020
PSR-20-09
Petros Ioannou
Highway Safety and Traffic Flow Analysis of Mixed traffic with Connected and Non-Connected Vehicles View the Project Report
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
PSR-20-13
Gwen Shaffer
Using artificial intelligence to improve traffic flows, with consideration of data privacy principlesView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
PSR-20-15
Konstadinos Goulias
A Before-After Intervention Experiment and SurveyView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
PSR-20-19
Geoff Boeing
Race, Class, and the Production of and Exposure to Vehicular Pollution in Los Angeles View the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Freight logistics and optimization Sustainability, energy, and health
2020
PSR-20-20
Kanok Boriboonsomsin
Evaluating System-Level Impacts of Innovative Truck Routing Strategies View the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
PSR-20-21
Cyrus Shahabi
Large-scale and Long-term Forecasting of Performance Measurement of Public Transportation Systems View the Project ReportView the Project Brief
NCST
E-commerce and urban freight Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
NCST-20-01
Genevieve Giuliano
Travel Behavior in E-commerce: shopping, purchasing and receiving
NCST
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
NCST-20-04
Marlon Boarnet
New Open-Source Analyses of Transit Job Access and Transit Ridership
NCST
Freight logistics and optimization Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
NCST-20-05
Petros Ioannou
Balancing of Truck Parking Demand by a Centralized Incentives/Pricing System
NCST
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2020
NCST-20-06
Maged Dessouky
Dynamic Routing for RidesharingView the Project Report
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