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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
Start Year
Proj #
PI
Research Project
PSR
Freight logistics and optimization Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-19-43
Miguel Jaller
Cargo Routing and Disadvantaged CommunitiesView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-19-42
Sarah McCullough
Assessing the Impact of Equity Work in TransportationView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
NCST
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
NCST-19-01
Hilda Blanco
Failing Malls: Optimizing Opportunities for HousingView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Safety and security Vehicles and infrastructure
2019
PSR-17-05
Ertugrul Taciroglu
BridgeR -- a Regional Seismic Hazard Assessment Tool for Transportation Networks and its Application to Freight Loss AssessmentView the Project Report
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-19-40
Austin Brown
Local Policy for Better Micromobility (white paper)View the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
E-commerce and urban freight Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-19-SP94
Petros Ioannou
Smart Freight Transportation with Behavioral Incentives
NCST
Sustainability, energy, and health
2019
NCST-19-SP92
Tom O'Brien
Environmental Plans and Freight Movement at the San Pedro Bay Ports: A Quick Strike Analysis View the Project Report
PSR
Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-19-SP90
Tom O'Brien
Caltrans Freight AcademyView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Safety and security
2019
PSR-19-70
Suwan Shen
Developing an Analytical Framework for Optimizing Disaster Relief Preparedness to Coastal Hazards: A Preliminary Investigation of Factors Affecting Supply Chain Resilience in Hawaii View the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-19-02
Marlon Boarnet
Dockless Scooter Travel: A Land Use Model with Implications for CaliforniaView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Connected and autonomous systems Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-19-06
Ketan Savla
Implications of Information Structure in Control of Urban Traffic NetworksView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-19-08
Andrii Parkhomenko
Zoning and the Density of Urban DevelopmentView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-19-09
Tridib Banerjee
Increasing Access, Mobility, and Shelter Opportunities for Disadvantaged Populations: Affordable Housing in Transit-Oriented DevelopmentsView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
NCST
Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
NCST-19-SP94
Tyler Reeb
Transit Workforce Development White Paper - Workforce Implications of Transitioning to Zero Emission Public Transit
MetroFreight
E-commerce and urban freight Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
MF-5.4c
Genevieve Giuliano
The Spatial Dynamics of Amazon Lockers in Los Angeles CountyView the Project Report
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-18-10
Cyrus Shahabi
Deep-Learning Traffic Flow Prediction for Forecasting Performance Measurement of Public Transportation SystemsView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-18-04
Marlon Boarnet
Residential Moves Into and Away from Los Angeles Rail Transit Neighborhoods: Adding Insight to the Gentrification and Displacement DebateView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Connected and autonomous systems Safety and security
2019
PSR-18-06
Petros Ioannou
Connected Autonomous Vehicles: Safety During Merging and Lane Change and Impact on Traffic FlowView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-19-SP81
Marlon Boarnet
The Evolution of the Los Angeles Metro Rail Station Neighborhoods: Moves, Rents, and PermitsView the Project Report
NCST
Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
NCST
Tom O'Brien
Building a GIS Workshop for High School StudentsView the Project Report
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2019
PSR-19-SP80
Marlon Boarnet
Residential Moves near Red Line and Purple Line Stations from 1993-2013 in Los Angeles, CAView the Project Report
PSR
Ports, aviation, international trade Safety and security
2018
PSR-18-07
Dan Wei
Socioeconomic Dimensions of Resilience to Seaport and Highway Transportation Network DisruptionsView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Vehicles and infrastructure
2018
PSR-18-02
Maged Dessouky
Cost-Sharing Mechanisms for RidesharingView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-32
Michael Manville
The Opportunity Cost of Parking Requirements: Would Silicon Valley Be Richer if its Parking Requirements were Lower?View the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-25
Susan Pike
Davis Amtrak Station Pilot Project Evaluation: Informing Long Term Solutions to the Davis Amtrak Station Access BarriersView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-33
Martin Wachs
Balancing Accountability and Flexibility in California's Local Option Sales TaxesView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
E-commerce and urban freight Freight logistics and optimization
2018
PSR-18-22
Miguel Jaller
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Freight Patterns in Southern CaliforniaView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
E-commerce and urban freight Freight logistics and optimization
2018
PSR-18-24
Miguel Jaller
Automation, Electrification, and Shared Mobility in FreightView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
NCST
Freight logistics and optimization Sustainability, energy, and health
2018
NCST-18-03
Maged Dessouky
Congestion Reduction through Efficient Empty Container Movement under Stochastic DemandView the Project Report
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Safety and security
2018
PSR-18-31
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Public Transportation Safety Among University StudentsView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Vehicles and infrastructure
2018
PSR-18-20
Alan Jenn
Charging Forward: Deploying Electric Vehicle Infrastructure for Uber and Lyft in CaliforniaView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Integrating freight and passenger systems Vehicles and infrastructure
2018
PSR-18-21
Michael Zhang
Get More Out of Variable Speed Limit Control: An Integrated Approach to Manage Traffic Corridors with Multiple BottlenecksView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-SP91
Genevieve Giuliano
Improving Environmental Justice and Mobility in Southeast Los Angeles Executive SummaryView the Project Report
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-42
Oceana Francis
Stormwater Drainage Design and Best Management Practices with Applications to Roadways and Climate ChangeView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-41
Qi Chen
Ultra-high-accuracy Digital Terrain Model Mapping for Assessing Roadway Vulnerability to Sea-level Rise and Flooding: An Integrated Analysis of Mobile and Airborne LiDAR DataView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-09
Konstadinos Goulias
An Analysis of Accessibility, Social Interaction, and Activity-Travel Fragmentation in CaliforniaView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Connected and autonomous systems
2018
PSR-18-08
Andreas Molisch
Measurement and Modeling of Broadband Millimeter-Wave Signal Propagation Between Intelligent VehiclesView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Sustainability, energy, and health
2018
UCD-18-23
Austin Brown
California Climate Change Target Setting: A Workshop Report and Recommendations to the State of California Based on the Third California Climate Policy Modeling Dialogue and WorkshopView the Project Report
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
CSC-18-SP93
Hilda Blanco
Long Beach Transit Strategic Sustainability PlanView the Project Report
PSR
Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-SP52
Genevieve Giuliano
Implementation of Action 6 of CSFAP Phase 2a Tracking Economic CompetitivenessView the Project Report
PSR
Freight logistics and optimization
2018
PSR-18-01
Tom O'Brien
Goods Movement/Logistics Training
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-13
Wenlong Jin
Evaluating the Impacts of Start-Up and Clearance Behaviors in a Signalized Network: A Network Fundamental Diagram ApproachView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-14
Jae Hong Kim
Transportation Plans: Their Informational Content and Use Patterns in Southern CaliforniaView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-15
Jean-Daniel Saphores
What Explains Recent Trends in Orange County Transportation Authority Bus Ridership?View the Project Report
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health
2018
PSR-18-16
Scott Samuelsen
Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental and Economic Impacts of Deploying Alternative Urban Bus Powertrain Technologies in the South Coast Air BasinView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
PSR
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-17
R. Jayakrishnan
Efficient Mobility Portfolio schemes for Integrated, Intermodal, and Incentivized Shared TransportationView the Project Report
PSR
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2018
PSR-18-SP90
Genevieve Giuliano
Implementation of Action 6 of the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan (CSFAP) Phase 3: Tracking Economic CompetitivenessView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
MetroFreight
Sustainability, energy, and health
2018
MF-5.3c
Laetitia Dablanc
Delivery couriers on bicycle in Paris: comparing two surveys
MetroFreight
Sustainability, energy, and health
2018
MF-5.4a
Sandrine Wenglenski
Delivery Workers' City Life: A Short-Film on Deliveries in New York City
MetroFreight
Sustainability, energy, and health
2018
MF-5.1d
Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Decomposing the Home-Based Delivery Supply Chain Phase 2: Residential Parcel Deliveries: Evidence from a Large Apartment ComplexView the Project ReportView the Project Brief
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