Announcements

Mar 08, 2010
February 2010 Issue of "Building Bridges" Now Available

Included are articles on the Feb 2010 Transportation Workforce Development Summit held in Long Beach, CA, the new MTOP (Marine Terminal Operations Professional), and updates on MAGL and the Transportation Education Development Pilot Program.

Dec 03, 2009
Newer TransCast Features Michael Onder, Federal Highway Administration

Host Mat Kaplan sat down with Mike Onder at the METRANS National Urban Freight Conference late last October for an in-depth conversation about key transportation issues.

Nov 30, 2009
November 2009 Issue of "Building Bridges" Now Available

Aug 12, 2009
Distinguished Speakers at National Urban Freight Conference Luncheons Over Two Days

NUF 2009 welcomed Professor Eddy Van de Voorde, University of Antwerp, and James Hankla, Former President, Board of Harbor Commissioners, Port of Long Beach, as luncheon speakers on Oct. 21 and 22.

Jun 26, 2009
National Urban Freight Conference 2009 Call for Abstracts is now closed.

Thank you to all that have subbmitted abstracts for this event. The response was fantastic with correspondence coming from throughout the US, Canada, and Europe.

Jun 18, 2009
TransCast Features Dr. José Gómez-Ibáñez

This METRANS TransCast features a discussion with Harvard's Dr. José Gómez-Ibáñez, an expert on transportation issues in the United States.

Jun 02, 2009
METRANS TransCast Features Dr. Lisa Schweitzer

USC's Dr. Lisa Schweitzer discusses the relationship between transportation issues and social equity in society.

May 14, 2009
May 2009 Issue of Building Bridges Now Available

Included are articles on the CITT Town Hall Meeting; a Q&A with Domenick Miretti, ILWU member and professor; the new CITT Marine Terminal Operations training program; and the 3-day seminar for transportation planners.

Apr 24, 2009
April 2009 Issue of METRANS News is Now Available

Included in this issue are articles on USC Professors Christian Redfearn and Najmedin Meskhati, updates on METRANS research, the Distinguised Lecture Series featuring Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, student honors, and more.

Feb 05, 2009
New Features on our Home Page

On the lower left side of this home page are direct links to special features located on our website. Notice that there is a newly posted TransCast with David Billington. Access to video of the previous two METRANS seminars is also available.

Jan 29, 2009
January 2009 Issue of Building Bridges is now available.

Included are articles on the Tenth CITT Town Hall Meeting focusing on jobs in local ports, a Q&A with Attorney Cameron Roberts about the Clean Trucks Program, METRANS’ Tenth Anniversary Dinner, and recent Harbor Transportation Club scholarships.

Jan 26, 2009
METRANS RFP -- Now Closed

Proposals were due on March 24, 2009. Please follow the link for a copy of the RFP.

Dec 17, 2008
10th CITT Town Hall Topic -- "The Decade Ahead: Jobs, Cargo, Competition, and You"

The 10th Town Hall was held Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center on the CSULB campus.

Nov 21, 2008
METRANS Seminar with Dr. Mansour Rahimi -- Video and Powerpoint Now Available Online

Oct 23, 2008
METRANS 10th Anniversary Activities

The METRANS 10th Anniversary is cause for a variety of events, new website features, and a complete revision and expanded issue of METRANS News.

Sep 19, 2008
David Billington Headlines METRANS 10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

The METRANS 10th Anniversary Dinner, held October 30, 2008, celebrated the history of METRANS through a video perspective, posters, a PowerPoint presentation and the gathering of many METRANS friends, supporters, researchers, students and faculty.

Aug 15, 2008
METRANS Researchers Awarded 3-Year Grant from FHWA

METRANS Associate Director for Long Beach Programs, Tom O’Brien, leads a team of researchers from CSULB and USC in developing models for collaborative workforce development.

Nov 28, 2007
Selected Papers from 2006 National Urban Freight Conference Published

Selected papers from the National Urban Freight Conference have now been published in Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Vol 44, Issue 2. The new issue is now available on Science Direct at http://www.sciencedirect.com.