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Friday, July 31, 2020
For many, the world as they know it has come to a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have shuttered, schools have moved to remote learning, and stay at home orders are in place across the country. Millions of people have lost their jobs or been furloughed, and millions more have migrated to working from home in an effort to “flatten the curve.” Yet essential pillars of the economy such as food delivery and emergency services march on. Maintaining ...
Friday, July 31, 2020
On June 30th, Seleta Reynolds, METRANS Advisory Board member and General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), participated on a panel at the CoMotion Miami Live , an annual digital gathering of global mobility and transportation leaders, to discuss “Reimagining Urban Mobility for a Changed World.”
The CoMotion Lab (C-Lab) is a conference of international, national and regional stakeholders whose mission is to attract innovative ...
Thursday, July 30, 2020
From January 17 through 18, 2020, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and sponsor Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (PSR) hosted the Third Annual Irvine Symposium on Emerging Research in Transportation (ISERT 2020). Each year, this Symposium brings together academics, researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals in transportation to exchange ideas on emerging research and applications in transportation. ISERT spotlights new research ideas that may still ...
METRANS UTC
Thursday, July 30, 2020
University o f Southern California P rofessor of Practice and former Director of the Port of Los Angeles , Dr. Geraldine K natz , in collaboration with Dr. Mary Brooks and a team of international transportation policy expert s , recently published a PortReport on “Transparency in G overnance: S eaport P ractices . ” This ...
Thursday, July 30, 2020
P arking is a perennial concern for city-dwellers when considering travel and work. Many residents know the feeling of having to factor in parking time and accessibility when deciding whether to embark on a day trip, try a new restaurant, or even visit a friend. A low-cost parking lot located near one’s place of employment is considered a workplace perk for many and being relegated to street parking is a non-starter ...
METRANS UTC
Thursday, July 30, 2020
METRANS is thrilled to announce HDR as its newest METRANS Associate Partner. For over the past hundred years, HDR has provide d engineering innovation , environmental progress and foundation-building construction services throughout the United States and worldwide. Its multidisciplinary international teams address challenges in transportation, ...
Thursday, July 23, 2020
From January 17 through 18, 2020, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and sponsor Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (PSR) hosted the Third Annual Irvine Symposium on Emerging Research in Transportation (ISERT 2020). Each year, this Symposium brings together academics, researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals in transportation to exchange ideas on emerging research and applications in transportation. ISERT spotlights new research ideas that may still ...
Thursday, July 16, 2020
On February 22, 2020, WTS-Orange County's Transportation YOU Committee hosted the sixth annual Girls' Engineering Day in partnership with the Anaheim Union High School District, METRANS, and other generous sponsors. Girls’ Engineering Day is held each spring at South Junior High School in Anaheim, California. Transportation YOU Committees have been founded by WTS chapters around the country to mentor girls between the ages of 13-18 and spark their interest in STEM careers. Girls' Engineering ...
Thursday, July 9, 2020
On March 6, 2020, PSR held its annual Emerging Scholars Transportation Research Symposium (ESTRS) at USC. Every year, ESTRS is a valuable opportunity for students, young scholars, academia, and industry professionals to exchange new research ideas and discuss modern transportation-related challenges. This is one in a series of three articles highlighting the Symposium itself and individual presenters.
Nicholas Roy is a recent graduate of Long Beach State University (CSULB), with a ...
PSR
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Autonomous vehicle technology is rapidly progressing, with many leading automotive manufacturers announcing their intent to bring vehicles that allow for autonomous driving to the market in upcoming years [1]. One major motivation in introducing autonomous vehicles to the general public is a projected reduction of fatal traffic accidents [2]. The U.S. Department of Transportation has found 94% of all fatal crashes to be caused by human error, meaning that there is potential to significantly reduce ...
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Of the many distinguished researchers connected to METRANS, Laetitia Dablanc, the Paris Team Leader for the MetroFreight Center of Excellence stands out as a major contributor, having enjoyed a longstanding relationship with the Volvo Research and Education Foundation (VREF) and gaining international recognition for her work in the field of city logistics. Dablanc’s reputation as an eminent scholar in the fields of urban freight and logistics, freight planning and policy, and logistics sprawl ...
Thursday, July 2, 2020
On March 6, 2020, PSR held its annual Emerging Scholars Transportation Research Symposium (ESTRS) at USC. ESTRS is an annual opportunity for students, young scholars, academia, and industry professionals to exchange research ideas and discuss modern transportation-related challenges. This year, the attendees enjoyed the presentations of scholars from the University of Southern California (USC); the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); the University of California, Irvine (UCI); the University ...
Thursday, July 2, 2020
On March 6, 2020, PSR held its annual Emerging Scholars Transportation Research Symposium (ESTRS) at USC. Each year, ESTRS is a valuable opportunity for students, emerging scholars, academia, and industry professionals to exchange new research ideas and discuss modern transportation-related challenges with an audience of students, academics, professionals, and members of the community. Each year this event is held free of charge on the USC campus and is open to the public. This year, the attendees ...
