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Over the past year, the METRANS team has implemented several changes to the newsletter's design, format, content, and frequency. The objective behind these efforts is to share the latest updates on research and outreach projects in a digestible format for our readers.
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METRANS recently revealed the list of research projects selected for funding this year through the university transportation center (UTC) program. The projects total $2.8M in research support from the US Department of Transportation and California Department of Transportation.
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Jong-Shi Pang, USC Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, was recently inducted into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Induction to the NAE is considered one of the highest professional honors for engineers to receive.
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After Marty Wachs' unexpected passing in April, there has been an outpouring of praise and gratitude for his life. Read Distinguished Research Professor Donald Shoup's tribute to this great educator on the Transfers magazine.
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In Spring 2021, METRANS organized and hosted a series of three professional development designed for students and young professionals to enhance soft skills and to network with their peers.
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This virtual event convened a panel of practitioners from both the public and private sectors to share an insider’s perspective on current planning careers, and the skills and tools used in today’s multidisciplinary planning environment.
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Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Environmental Engineering at Northern Arizona University, Chun-Hsingjun Ho, was recently profiled in a University of Utah alumni series. In the article, he shares how the industrial practices in transportation infrastructure systems (railroad, airport and highway) profoundly cultivated my interest to become an educator. [page 2]
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Flooding in Paradise: PSR Researchers Propose Green Solutions
for Rising Sea Levels in Oahu
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In a culture formed around their coastal and marine environments, communities in Hawaii are suffering from growing concerns relating to coastal hazards like accelerating erosion, sea level rise, and coastal storms that threaten to flood roadways and new rail infrastructures on the islands. While “hard” structures like seawalls, bulkheads, and rock revetments have been consistently used to protect the coasts from wave energy, they cause detrimental erosion and have already led to the loss of more than 5 miles of beaches on Oahu. In “A Primer on Coastal Transportation System Resilience and Adaption to Sea Level Rise on Oahu Using Living Shorelines and Green Infrastructure,” Professor Wendy Meguro and Junior Research Associate Rebecca Ogi from the University of Hawaii present green alternatives to hard shoreline structures to Hawaii’s government planners and policymakers, private landowners, developers, and design teams.
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PSR Researcher Alan Jenn Investigates Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure Needs for Ride-Hailing Services in California
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The rapid and large-scale shift to electric vehicles in California requires exhaustive planning on how to best deploy electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Alan Jenn, Assistant Director at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, investigates charger infrastructure requirements for the transition to electric fleets in the PSR-funded project, “Charging Forward: Deploying Electric Vehicle Infrastructure for Uber and Lyft in California.” The study estimates charging demand by using empirical data directly from Uber and Lyft. It examines the tradeoffs and costs of electric vehicle usage and increased charger demand not only to cities, but also to transportation network companies (TNC) drivers and employees. |
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Recently Completed Research Projects
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METRANS researchers from our member institutions have recently completed the following project in the three topical areas of: integrated management of freight and passenger systems, sustainable and efficient urban freight transportation, and urban mobility. To learn more about specific projects, please click on the title to access the research briefs and reports. |
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The METRANS Transportation Consortium was established in 1998 as the first University Transportation Center in Southern California. METRANS is a joint partnership of the University of Southern California (USC) and California State University, Long Beach (CSULB).
METRANS' mission is to solve metropolitan transportation problems of large through interdisciplinary research, education and outreach. Its three primary objectives are: (1) fostering independent, high quality research to solve the nation's transportation problems; (2) training the next generation transportation workforce; and (3) disseminating information, best practices, and technology to the professional community.
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