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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Meet Micha Kempe, former Transportation Demand Management Coordinator at USC Transportation. Kempe is a USC alum: he earned a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate Development from USC Price with a minor in Business Administration from USC Marshall. To further explore his interest in transportation and for his professional development, Kempe participated in the METRANS Mentorship Program during his undergraduate career.
Micha Kempe
Before joining the team at USC ...
PSR
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Tuesday, June 2nd, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (PSR) held the Traffic Trends and Safety in a COVID-19 World webinar. The event was the first partnership of its kind for both TRB and PSR. "We are delighted to be able to partner with TRB and share some of our PSR research on this timely topic," said PSR director Dr. Genevieve Giuliano.
Amplifying the event on both organizations' platforms and speaking ...
PSR
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Michael Williams, owner of Michael Williams Company, a transportation consulting firm, was the featured speaker of the seminar entitled, “Edge Lane Roads - A New Type of Shared Road for All Vulnerable Road Users.” Williams began his presentation by defining edge lane roads (ELRs)—a road structure that is rare in the United States—and how they operate.
Edge lane roads, also known as “Advisory Bike Lanes” or “Advisory Shoulders,” ...
PSR
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
The future of transportation and mobility is filled with both promise and new challenges. Technological disruptions have upended the taxi industry and promise to do the same to more traditional modes of public transportation in the coming decade. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown a workforce and employers the benefits of telecommuting and remote work, emptying highways and demonstrating the potential for demand management like never before. The Sacramento region, and the Sacramento Area Council of ...
