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Tuesday, September 3, 2019
We are happy to announce a new series of articles dedicated to intern experiences. We are dividing this series of articles into three parts - public sector, private sector and non-profit sector. We start our series by featuring a student interning in the public sector, Dongyang Lin who is also a member of the METRANS events team. Dongyang Lin, second-year Master of Planning student at USC Price School, is an international student from Ganghzou, China. She completed her undergraduate and first ...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
The Institute of Transportation Engineers Southern California Chapter (ITE SoCal) and Orange County Traffic Engineers Council (OCTEC) invited six ITE student chapters to join them Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Knott’s Berry Farm for their annual Job Fair, Dinner, and Student Presentations night. Students from PSR partner schools University of Southern California (USC), Long Beach State University (LBSU), University of California- Irvine (UCI), and University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) ...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019
This the final article in our mini-series on the East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High School (ELARA) student projects presented at "Greetings from East LA" at USC. This team addressed safety along Whittier Boulevard. The Whittier Boulevard corridor study area is located at a distance the previous four projects, which were clustered together. The student team of Daniela Acosta, Octavio Delgadillo, Alex Huerta, Stacey Peraza, Samuel Rodriguez, and Maria Urias highlighted ...
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Monday, August 12, 2019
Zakhary Mallett, PhD Student in Urban Planning and Development at USC Price School of Public Policy, has been awarded a scholarship by the American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) – the foundation arm of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) – for the second year in a row. The APTF scholarships are provided to deserving students interested in a career in the public transportation industry. Mallett has been passionate about public transportation since his teen years when ...
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019
We continue our series of articles showcasing East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High School (ELARA) student projects presented on April 23 rd , 2019 at "Greetings from East LA," an art, design, and urban planning exhibit held at and supported by USC. For this project, ELARA students Maritza Castro, Santino Hernandez, Danny Mendes, Gonzalo Ponce, Cintia Rios, Jaqueline Torres, and Leo Torres addressed traffic safety conditions in their neighborhood, specifically along ...
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Sunday, July 28, 2019
Each in this series showcases an East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High School (ELARA) student project presented on April 23 rd , 2019 at "Greetings from East LA," an art, design, and urban planning exhibit held at USC. This article features the First Street Corridor project.
The First Street project was presented by ELARA students Dylan Cocoletzi, Lori Flores, Juan Luna, Ana Sarabia, and Jose Vargas. The team created map and a zine addressing safety along First Street ...
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Sunday, July 21, 2019
This is the second in our mini series of articles dedicated to East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High School (ELARA) student projects presented on April 23 rd , 2019 at "Greetings from East LA," an art, design, and urban planning exhibit held at USC. This article features the Eastern Avenue project. ELARA students Alexia Bizarro, Lorena Dominguez, Dalia Moya, Gael Padilla, Mariana Raya, and Karim Villasen~or under the supervision of their teacher, Ana Tenorio, addressed ...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Advance praise for Empowering the New Mobility Workforce , edited by Tyler Reeb, Director of Research and Workforce Development at the Center for International Trade & Transportation (CITT), includes an endorsement from transportation legend Norman Mineta. Mineta, who was recently featured on the PBS documentary series An American Story , went from being imprisoned by the U.S. during World War II for his Japanese ancestry to becoming the first Asian American to serve in a presidential ...
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Sunday, July 14, 2019
On April 23 rd , 2019 the East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High School (ELARA), Public Matters, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works; and USC Sol Price School of Public Policy joined to present "Greetings from East LA," a day at USC to showcase ELARA student projects addressing how to improve traffic safety. The projects and the event were generously supported by the ELARA and the LEAP Program at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Each of five student ...
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Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Complete Streets Considerations for Freight and Emergency vehicles is a guidebook for incorporating the needs of freight activities and emergency services into the design and operation of complete streets. Under the leadership of Alison Conway, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, City College of New York, the guidebook was produced by faculty, staff and students at City College of New York, City University of New York, and the New York City Department of Transportation. The ...
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