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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
Center:
METRANS UTC PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility
2026
Proj. #:
PSR-25-M04
PI:
Susan Shaheen
Which Way Forward- Learning from Global Informal Transport Networks to Inform Microtransit Services in California
Center:
NCST
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2026
Proj. #:
USC-DOT-1218
PI:
John Krumm
New Travel Insights from Cell Phone GPS Data
Center:
NCST
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance Vehicles and infrastructure
2026
Proj. #:
USC-DOT-1217
PI:
John Carlsson
Continuous approximation models for rural transit network design
Center:
PSR
Topic:
Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2026
Proj. #:
PSR-25-M01
PI:
Jesus Barajas
Disability, Mode Perceptions, and Travel Behavior
Center:
NCST
Topic:
Connected and autonomous systems E-commerce and urban freight Vehicles and infrastructure
2026
Proj. #:
USC-DOT-1121
PI:
Maged Dessouky
An Efficient Algorithm for Solving Collaborative Truck-Drone Parcel Delivery System Considering...
Center:
PSR
Topic:
Transportation planning, policy, and finance Vehicles and infrastructure
2026
Proj. #:
PSR-25-SP02
PI:
Genevieve Giuliano
Digital twin for managing the curb and reducing congestion
Center:
PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2026
Proj. #:
PSR-25-SP03
PI:
Abigail Horn
Modeling Event Travel Dynamics for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Using Large-Scale Mobility Data
Center:
PSR
Topic:
Connected and autonomous systems
2026
Proj. #:
PSR-25-SP04
PI:
Petros Ioannou
Routing Autonomous Trucks on Dedicated Lanes
Center:
PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance Vehicles and infrastructure
2026
Proj. #:
PSR-25-SP05
PI:
Ketan Savla
UAM-enabled Multimodal Analysis of Transportation Systems for LA28 and beyond
Center:
PSR
Topic:
Connected and autonomous systems
2026
Proj. #:
PSR-25-SP01
PI:
Maged Dessouky
Potential Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Reducing Congestion
Center:
METRANS UTC
Topic:
Freight logistics and optimization Ports, aviation, international trade
2025
Proj. #:
INUF-01
PI:
Geraldine Knatz
Maritime and Goods Movement Research Agenda Development
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2025
Proj. #:
PSR-23-18
PI:
Geoff Boeing
Resilient Livelihoods: The Vulnerability of Commutes to Street Network Disruption
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View the Project Brief
Center:
PSR
Topic:
Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2024
Proj. #:
PSR-21-SP94 TO 062
PI:
Tom O'Brien
Caltrans Succession Planning
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Sustainability, energy, and health
2024
Proj. #:
PSR-22-SP50
PI:
Marlon Boarnet
How Remote Work Will Influence GHG Emissions: A National Analysis of the Relationship of the Impact of COVID-19 on Remote Work, Commuting, Residential Location, and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
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Center:
NCST
Topic:
Sustainability, energy, and health Vehicles and infrastructure
2024
Proj. #:
NCST 3137
PI:
Petros Ioannou
Electric Truck Fleet Management under Limited and Uncertain Charging Infrastructure Availability
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Center:
NCST
Topic:
Connected and autonomous systems Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2024
Proj. #:
NCST 3051
PI:
Maged Dessouky
Real-Time Large-Scale Ridesharing with Flexible Meeting Points
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Freight logistics and optimization Vehicles and infrastructure
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-21-02
PI:
Cyrus Shahabi
Validation of Freight Volume Modeling on Major Highway Links
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Connected and autonomous systems Public transit, land use, and urban mobility
2023
Proj. #:
PSR 22-15 TO 066
PI:
Jong-Shi Pang
A general traffic equilibrium framework with ride sourcing services that considers flow-dependent waiting time and public transit
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility
2023
Proj. #:
PSR 22-08 TO 064
PI:
Marlon Boarnet
The Impact of Work-from-Home on Job and Housing Location in the Bay Area - Central Valley Region: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Traffic, Telecommuting, and Migration During and After COVID-19
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Connected and autonomous systems Vehicles and infrastructure
2023
Proj. #:
PSR 22-10 TO 065
PI:
Andreas Molisch
Deep-learning-based radio channel prediction for vehicle-to-vehicle communications
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Sustainability, energy, and health
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-22-47 TO 071
PI:
Prashanth Venkataram
Disability, Transportation, Activity Performance, and Neighborhood Features in California: Analyzing Data from a Survey
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View the Project Brief
Center:
PSR
Topic:
Connected and autonomous systems Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2023
Proj. #:
PSR 22-24 TO 069
PI:
Avipsa Roy
Spatial Analysis of bicycling ridership patterns from bias corrected crowdsourced data
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Safety and security
2023
Proj. #:
PSR 22-23 TO 068
PI:
Jean-Daniel Saphores
How to enhance student outcomes while strengthening transit? An Analysis of Los Angeles (LA) Metro?s GoPass Fareless pilot program
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Sustainability, energy, and health
2023
Proj. #:
PSR 22-22 TO 067
PI:
Evelyn Blumenberg
Student Transit Programs and Other Modes-to-School in California
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-23-07 TO 077
PI:
Ketan Savla
Practical Performance Indices to Enable Ranking of Signalized Corridors
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Freight logistics and optimization
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-23-06 TO 076
PI:
Cyrus Shahabi
Traffic Causality Analysis for Robust Road Freight
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-23-02 TO 072
PI:
Jiaqi Ma
Modernize Census Infrastructure Technology
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Vehicles and infrastructure
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-23-04 TO 074
PI:
Bora Gencturk
Development and testing of a novel anchor-profiled FRP jacket system for effective confinement of rectangular concrete columns
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
E-commerce and urban freight Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-23-01 TO 079
PI:
Genevieve Giuliano
Impacts of e-commerce on warehousing and distribution in California
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View the Project Brief
Center:
PSR
Topic:
Freight logistics and optimization Integrating freight and passenger systems Vehicles and infrastructure
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-23-03 TO 073
PI:
Stephen Ritchie
Route-based Freight Activity Metrics along the California State Highway System through a Pilot Multi Sensor Fusion System
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Safety and security Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-23-05 TO 075
PI:
Andre Comandon
The Environmental Impact and Policy Implications of Supercommuting in the Northern California Megaregion
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Sustainability, energy, and health Vehicles and infrastructure
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-23-09
PI:
Marlon Boarnet
Zero Emission Heavy Duty Trucks: An Analysis of California's Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-23-10
PI:
Caroline Rodier
Grassroots Shared Mobility Community-Partnered Project
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Freight logistics and optimization
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-23-08 TO 078
PI:
Tyler Reeb
Implementing Sustainable Freight Technology Transfer Systems
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Public transit, land use, and urban mobility Safety and security Sustainability, energy, and health
2023
Proj. #:
PSR-23-12
PI:
Theresa Gregor
Tribal Transportation Oral History of Mobility: Understanding the Past to Improve Future Collaborations and Innovations
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Connected and autonomous systems Freight logistics and optimization Sustainability, energy, and health
2023
Proj. #:
PSR 22-46 TO 070
PI:
Miguel Jaller
Development of Public Dynamic Spatio‐Temporal Monitoring and Analysis Tool of Supply Chain Vulnerability, Resilience, and Sustainability
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Center:
NCST
Topic:
Connected and autonomous systems Freight logistics and optimization
2023
Proj. #:
NCST 22-13 TO 081
PI:
Petros Ioannou
Learning Drivers' Utility Functions in a Coordinated Freight Routing System Based on Drivers' Actions
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2023
Proj. #:
PSR 23-21
PI:
Susan Handy
Methods for assessing the effectiveness of potential vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) mitigation measures
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Sustainability, energy, and health
2023
Proj. #:
PSR 23-22
PI:
Dillon Fitch
Policy Briefs: Effects of Transportation and Land Use Policies and Strategies on Vehicle Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Safety and security
2023
Proj. #:
PSR 22-02 TO 063
PI:
Tyler Reeb
Implementing a Community-Based Mobility Lab: Improving Traffic, Protecting Data Privacy
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Center:
MetroFreight
Topic:
Sustainability, energy, and health
2023
Proj. #:
MF-3.2c
PI:
Hyeokku Kwon
Improving Efficiency of Truck Flows in Uiwang ICD and its Surrounding Areas
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Center:
MetroFreight
Topic:
Sustainability, energy, and health
2023
Proj. #:
MF-5.1b
PI:
Sangbeom Seo
Changes in Patterns of Home-Based Shopping and its Last-Mile Delivery Logistics Services in Korea
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Center:
NCST
Topic:
Connected and autonomous systems Public transit, land use, and urban mobility
2022
Proj. #:
NCST 22-14
PI:
Maged Dessouky
Stochastic Ride Sharing System with Flexible Pickup and Drop-Off
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Freight logistics and optimization Integrating freight and passenger systems
2022
Proj. #:
PSR 22-19
PI:
John Carlsson
Continuous Approximation Models with Temporal Constraints and Objectives
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Center:
NCST
Topic:
Freight logistics and optimization Integrating freight and passenger systems
2022
Proj. #:
NCST 22-20
PI:
John Carlsson
Applying Topological Data Analysis to Logistics Systems Analysis
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
E-commerce and urban freight Freight logistics and optimization Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2022
Proj. #:
PSR-22-48
PI:
Miguel Jaller
Sketch Planning Tool for Sustainable and Resilient Urban Goods Distribution: User Manual
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance Vehicles and infrastructure
2022
Proj. #:
PSR 22-49
PI:
Fraser Shilling
Predicting Wildlife Use of Existing Highway Bridges and Culverts
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2022
Proj. #:
PSR 22-17
PI:
Peng Hao
Evaluating the Impact of Clean Miles Standard on the Transportation system: A Microscopic Simulation in San Francisco
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Connected and autonomous systems Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2022
Proj. #:
PSR 22-18
PI:
Ketan Savla
Dynamic Incentive Design for Transportation Systems with Unknown Value of Time
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Center:
PSR
Topic:
Sustainability, energy, and health Transportation planning, policy, and finance
2022
Proj. #:
PSR 22-01
PI:
Detlof Von Winterfeldt
Reducing Carbon Emissions from Student Commuting
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