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The Mineta Consortium for Transportation Mobility organizes or participates in several transportation-related events each year. These include national summits, regional forums, industry conferences, or special events and broadcasts. You can find leading transportation experts at all of these events, making them an excellent resource not only for professional and research insights, but also for networking.

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March 12, 2024 Trailblazer Tuesday with Tilly Chang  -  Online

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Mineta Transportation Institute hosted a series of virtual fireside chats with a diverse panel of women transportation leaders at the apex of success in academia, public and private industries, and the nonprofit sector. During the webinar, participants explored compelling personal narratives and leadership journeys and gained valuable insights into how these leaders balance assertiveness with emotional intelligence, overcoming stereotypes and dispelling misconceptions about perceived weakness. Featured guests also shared invaluable insights as we dove into the profound impact of reshaping perspectives and championing women in the transportation industry and beyond.

Featured Guest: Tilly Chang, Executive Director, San Francisco County Transportation Authority

Moderator: Asha Weinstein Agrawal, PhD, Education Director, Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI)

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About Tilly Chang

Tilly Chang serves as Executive Director of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. The Transportation Authority's mission is to make travel safer, healthier, and easier for all. The agency plans, funds, and delivers transportation projects to improve travel choices for residents, commuters, and visitors throughout San Francisco.  
 
Ms. Chang oversees the Transportation Authority's administration of San Francisco’s half-cent transportation sales tax and other voter-approved funding programs. She also leads the agency's congestion management functions, including developing the San Francisco Transportation Plan, which is the blueprint for countywide transportation policy and investment.  
 
Ms. Chang is Chair of the Self-Help Counties Coalition and serves as Vice-Chair of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority's Peninsula Rail Program Executive Steering Committee. She serves on the boards of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, UC CONNECT Advisory Committee, and Self-Help for the Elderly.

Prior to the Transportation Authority, she held posts with the World Bank, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and a wireless technology startup. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley and M.I.T.

Presenters: Tilly Chang & Asha Weinstein Agrawal, PhD
March 5, 2024 Trailblazer Tuesday with Veronica Vanterpool  -  Online

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Mineta Transportation Institute hosted a series of virtual fireside chats with a diverse panel of women transportation leaders at the apex of success in academia, public and private industries, and the nonprofit sector. During the webinar, participants explored compelling personal narratives and leadership journeys and gained valuable insights into how these leaders balance assertiveness with emotional intelligence, overcoming stereotypes and dispelling misconceptions about perceived weakness. Featured guests also shared invaluable insights as we dove into the profound impact of reshaping perspectives and championing women in the transportation industry and beyond.

Featured Guest: Veronica Vanterpool, Acting Administrator, Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Moderator: Karen Philbrick, PhD, Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI)

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About Veronica Vanterpool

Veronica Vanterpool is FTA’s Acting Administrator, assuming that role on February 24, 2024. Before that, she served as Deputy Administrator for 2 ½ years. She first joined FTA as Senior Advisor in August 2021. Ms. Vanterpool helps advance the goals of the Biden-Harris Administration related to equity, climate, innovation, safety and workforce development.

Ms. Vanterpool helps oversee policy priorities and objectives along with day-to-day operations of the 700-person agency. She created FTA’s first Data Office, a new business line in the agency dedicated to data analysis, governance and communication. She also represents FTA on the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation and serves as a member of the White House Inter Policy Council on Puerto Rico.

Ms. Vanterpool came to FTA from Delaware Transit Corporation, where she served as the agency’s first Chief Innovation Officer. Her previous roles include being the Deputy Director of the national Vision Zero Network, executive director of the New York City based Tri-State Transportation Campaign and board member of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Having served on a number of boards, commissions, task forces and working groups, Ms. Vanterpool has 17 years of experience in advocacy, policy, media communications, public outreach, coalition building and issue campaigns. She is co-founder and former president of the Delaware Chapter of WTS; a member of Latinos in Transit, and a 2023 Awardee of COMTO’s Women Who Moves the Nation. She was also selected to join the first cohort of the Biden Administration’s Presidential Leadership Workshop.

She is a native New Yorker born and raised in The Bronx.

Presenters: Veronica Vanterpool & Karen Philbrick, PhD
February 16, 2024 Engineers Week 2024 - Middle School Day  -  Santa Clara, CA

Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, Engineers Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. Engineers Week aims to inspire future generations of engineers and provide opportunities for K-12 students to learn about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through professional panels, discussions, and hands-on engineering activities. As a part of Engineers Week celebration, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) San Jose - Young Members Forum hosted 70 local middle school students to participate in Middle School Day at Valley Water District Office.

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*This event was presented by the Mineta Transportation Institute.

February 15, 2024 Engineers Week 2024 - Girl Day  -  San José, CA

Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, Engineers Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. Engineers Week aims to inspire future generations of engineers and provide opportunities for K-12 students to learn about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through professional panels, discussions, and hands-on engineering activities. As a part of Engineers Week celebration, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) San Jose - Young Members Forum hosted 150 local high school girls to participate in Girl Day at San José Woman's Club and San José State University. 

*This event was presented by the Mineta Transportation Institute.

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February 6, 2024 Putting the Brakes on Rider Harassment: Research Tools, Community Partnerships, and Data-Driven Solutions  -  Online

*This event was co-sponsored by Stop AAPI Hate.

Harassment is keeping riders from using transit and feeling safe. Taking on harassment on transit doesn't need to be a daunting task—it starts with data collection and setting up community partnerships to guide the process. Speakers, two transit operators and their community partners, discussed both qualitative data gathering approaches and a new passenger survey tool. How can these be used to make a difference in making public transit safer for everyone? Be a part of the conversation about putting the brakes on rider harassment. 

This webinar was created for transit riders, operators, community-based organizations, advocacy groups, government workers, researchers, and anyone who wants to be a part of sharing insights and strategies to address rider harassment and fostering a safer and more inclusive public transit experience for everyone.

MTI Survey Presenter: Asha Weinstein Agrawal, PhD, National Transportation Finance Center Director, MTI

Moderator: Annie Lee, Esq., Managing Director of Policy, Chinese for Affirmative Action/Stop AAPI Hate

Panelists:

  • Chantal Hildebrand, Co-Executive Director, Alliance for Girls

  • Meghna Khanna, Deputy Executive Officer, Mobility Corridors, LA Metro

  • Alicia Trost, Chief Communications Officer, BART

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Presenters: Asha Weinstein Agrawal, PhD, Annie Lee, Chantal Hildebrand, Meghna Khanna, Alicia Trost
January 26, 2024 Beyond the Tracks: High-Speed Rail Station Access and Development

*This event was co-sponsored by High Speed Rail Alliance.

The City of San Jose and high-speed rail thought leaders discussed best practices and lessons learned from developing and running high-speed rail stations. They also explored the intricacies of planning, designing, and developing mixed-use station areas and multimodal passenger facilities that enable a safe, comfortable, and seamless travel experience.

This webinar was created for planners, policymakers, transit managers, and others passionate about shaping the future of HSR and station areas. 

Agenda Highlights:

  • Station Area Development

  • First-/Last-Mile Connections

  • Transit-Oriented Development Best Practices

  • Discussions & Q&A

Speakers:

  • Eric Eidlin, Station Planning Manager, City of San Jose

  • Ramses Madou, Division Manager of Planning, Policy, and Sustainability for the Department of Transportation, City of San Jose

Moderator: Karen Philbrick, PhDExecutive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI)

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Presenters: Eric Eidlin, Ramses Madou, & Karen Philbrick, PhD
January 7, 2024 to January 12, 2024 TRB Presentations 2024

MTI Research Associates and affiliated researchers presented at the 103rd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board. This event attracted thousands of transportation professionals from around the world. The meeting program covered all transportation modes, with sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to policymakers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. 

Listed below is a summary of many of the presentations, workshops, and poster sessions where MTI researchers showcased their research. 

Sunday, January 7

Title / Session ID / Presenters (MTI affiliates in bold) Time

Innovative Microtransit 2.0

Workshop Session 1071 and Session 1031 - Accelerating Mobility Innovation: Overcoming Challenges and Re-envisioning Opportunities

Adam Cohen

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

 

Learning about Street Harassment on Transit

Workshop Session 1010 - Standardizing Transit Survey Data

Asha Weinstein Agrawal

*Funded by MTI.

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

 

Misconduct on Public Transit: An Exploratory Analysis Using the Comments Formerly Known as Tweets

Workshop Session 1033 - How Transit Agencies Navigate Within Our Communities in Crisis

Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Dr. Egbe-Etu Etu

*Funded by MTI.

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

 

Unsolicited Advice: How to Rethink Procurement and Enable Innovation

Workshop Session 1012 - Open Innovation: Public Sector Engagement with the Private Sector to Advance Innovation

Joshua Schank, Bart Treece, Eric Raamot

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

 

History, training, and future of pavement preservation and pavement maintenance

Workshop Session 1064 - How Pavement Preservation and Maintenance Relate and the Tools and Techniques for Each

DingXin Cheng

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

 

Establishing Multi-institutional Collaborations

Workshop Session 1039 - Early Academic Successful Careers: Resources and Advice

Karen Philbrick

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

 

Effective Scientific Communication and Outreach

Workshop Session 1039 - Early Academic Successful Careers: Resources and Advice

Susan Shaheen

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

 

Monday, January 8

Transportation Data Utilization in Local Governments’ Sustainable Land Use Decisions

Lectern Session 2026 - The Land Use–Transportation Feedback Loop: New Data and Insights

So-Ra Baek, Dohyung Kim

*Funded by MTI.

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

 

Can Electric Vehicle Carsharing Bridge the Green Divide? A Study of BlueLA's Environmental Impacts Among Underserved Communities and the Broader Population

Lectern Session 2025 - Standing Committee on Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

Susan Shaheen, Ziad Yassine and Elliot Martin

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

 

Modeling of Multi-hazard Warning Dissemination Time Distributions: An Agent-based Approach

Poster Session 2052 - Advances in Critical Transportation Infrastructure Resilience

Mohammad Rayeedul Kalam Siam, Michael Lindell, Haizhong Wang

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

 

Exploring Seamless Integration and Policy Implications for Enhanced Interoperability in Mobility on Demand

Lectern Session 2064 - Innovations in Mobility Services: Enhancing Integration, User Choices, and Policy Implications

Jodi Godfrey​, Vishal C. Kummetha, Sisinnio Concas, Lisa Staes

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

 

Pedestrian Performance of New Alternative Intersections with Three-Phase Traffic Signals

Lectern Session 2072 - Safely Designing and Operating Intersections for All Pedestrian Abilities

Anurag Pande​​, Zhiliang Luo, Amirarsalan Mehrara Molan, Joseph Hummer, Stephen Osafo-Gyamfi

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

 

Driver’s License for Undocumented Immigrants and Bus Ridership in Orange County, Ca

Poster Session 2112 - Public Transportation Market Research and Pricing Policies: Results and Implications for Practice

Jean-Daniel Saphores, Dr. Farzana Khatun

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

 

How Will California's Electric Vehicle Policy Impact State-Generated Transportation Revenues?

Poster Session 2218 - Emerging Topics in Economics and Finance

Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Humberto Tasaico, Hannah King

*Funded by MTI.

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

 

What Do Americans Think About Mileage Fees and Gas Taxes? Results from Year 14 of a National Survey

Poster Session 2217 - Current Research in Economics and Finance

Hilary Nixon, Asha Agrawal, Adam Azevedo

*Funded by MTI.

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

 

Mileage Fees as a Gas Tax Replacement: An Assessment of Public Support and Mileage Fee Rate Preference from a
National Tax Survey

Poster Session 2217 - Current Research in Economics and Finance

Hilary Nixon, Clare Nelson, Asha Agrawal, Gregory Rowangould

*Funded by MTI.

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

 

Using Blockchain and Digital Currencies to Building and Finance the Future of Transportation Infrastructure

Poster Session 2216 - Current Research Topics in Public–Private Partnerships

William (Billy) Riggs, Vipul Vyas

*Funded by MTI.

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

 

Analysis of Severity Outcomes for School Zone Crashes with an Equity Lens: A Random Parameters Modeling Approach

Poster Session 2236 - School Transportation and Planning Research

Anurag Pande, Ahmed Farid, Emily Lin

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

 

Tuesday, January 9

Infill Housing and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT): A Framework to Support Decision-making for Affordable Housing Development

Lectern Session 3008 - At the Intersection of Development and Transport: Affordability, Vehicle Miles Traveled, and Mode Shifts

Hilary Nixon, Peyton Ratto, Nick Sauciur Shams Tanvir, Anurag Pande, Shishir Mathur

*Funded by MTI.

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

 

Infill Housing and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT): A Framework to Support Decision-making for Affordable Housing Development

Lectern Session 3008 - At the Intersection of Development and Transport: Affordability, Vehicle Miles Traveled, and Mode Shifts

Anurag Pande, Peyton Ratto, Nick Sauciur, Shams Tanvir, Shishir Mathur, Hilary Nixon 

*Funded by MTI.

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

 

End of the Road: Reimagining the Street as the Heart of the City

Lectern Session 3018 - Reimagining the Roadside: Form, Function, and So Much More

William (Billy) Riggs

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

 

Sustainability Measures of ESCS Backfills for Buried Structures

Lectern Session 3013 - Backfill Considerations, Fire Resistance, and Construction of Culverts and Buried Bridges

Fariborz Tehrani

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

 

Anti Human Trafficking Strategies for Transportation Agencies

Lectern Session 3078 - Anti Human Trafficking Strategies for Public Transit Agencies

Jodi Godfrey, Lisa Staes

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

 

Anti Human Trafficking Strategies for Public Transit Agencies

Poster Session 3119 - Responding to Natural and Humanmade Disasters of Different Scales: Our Society and Our Efforts

Jodi Godfrey, Lisa Staes

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

 

Blockchain and Distributed Autonomous Community Ecosystems: Opportunities to Democratize Finance and Delivery of Transport, Housing, Urban Greening and Community Infrastructure

Lectern Session 3084 - Roadway Context and the Community: Serving Everyone’s Needs

William (Billy) Riggs, Vipul Vyas

*Funded by MTI.

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

 

Examining the Externalities of Highway Capacity Expansions in California: An Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Using Remote Sensing Technology

Lectern Session 3198 - Tools and Technology for Managing and Examining Roadside Landscape Assets

Serena Alexander

*Funded by MTI.

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

 

Best-Value Weighted Criteria Award Algorithm: Does the Number of Non-Cost Criteria in the Equation Matter?

Poster Session 3219 - AKC 20 (Project Delivery Methods) Poster Session

Maria Calahorra-Jimenez, Gustavo Garcia-Melero

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

 

Towards a Siting Criteria for Edge Lane Roads and Shared Streets

Poster Session 3214 - Bicycle Safety, Planning, and Design: Research to Support Better Bicycling Conditions

Anurag Pande, Michael Williams, Ashok Parasa, Marcial Lamera, Aleksandar Bauranov, Carole Voulgaris 

*Funded by MTI.

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

 

Linking LCA and EPD for Jointed Reinforced Internally Cured Concrete Pavements

Poster Session 3222 - Advancement in Pavement Preservation

Fariborz Tehrani

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

 

A Random Intercept Latent Transition Analysis (RI-LTA) of Consumer Spending Across Online and In-Person Channels
Through the Pandemic

Poster Session 3216 - The Effects of Information and Communication Technologies on Transportation Choices

Susan Shaheen, Hani Mahmassani, Divyakant Tahlyan, Amanda Stathopoulos, Maher Said, Joan Walker

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

 

Electrification and Justice for All? A Review of Transportation Literature Through the Lens of Equity and Justice

Poster Session 3224 - New Research in Transportation Equity

Susan Shaheen, Aqshems Nichols, Joan Walker

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

 

Poster Session

Poster Session 3229 - Vehicle-Highway Automation Posters, Part 2

William (Billy) Riggs

*Funded by MTI.

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

 

Wednesday, January 10

TWO RODE, BUT NOT TOGETHER: Gender Commuting Trade-Offs in Two-Worker Households

Lectern Session 4017 - Family Structure and Needs: Impact on Gendered Travel Patterns

Jean-Daniel Saphores, Dr. Rabiul Islam

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

 

Shared Micromobility Fees: Current Patterns, Impacts, and Best Practices

Poster Session 4027 - Omnibus Session on Bicycle Modeling and Shared Micromobility Research

Kevin Fang

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

 

Recruitment and Retention of Transportation Construction Inspectors

Lectern Session 4011 - Gaining Perspective in Construction Management

Manideep Tummalapudi, Christofer Harper

8:00 AM - 9:45 PM

 

Integrated Advanced Air Mobility with Landside First- and Last-Mile Connections

Lectern Session 4067 - Integrated Advanced Air Mobility with Landside First- and Last-Mile Connections

Adam Cohen

*Funded by MTI.

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Success of Incentives to Stimulate Sustainable Commuting Mode Choices of Tech Industry Office Professionals

Poster Session 4073 - Transportation Demand Management, Tolling, and Congestion Pricing Poster Session

Mike Pogodzinski, John Niles

*Funded by MTI.

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

 

Restaurant Food Consumption in the Time of the Pandemic - A California case study

Lectern Session 4017 - Current Trends in Agriculture and Food Transportation

Jean-Daniel Saphores, Dr.Bumsub Park

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
November 30, 2023 to December 1, 2023 The Future of Automated Shared Mobility  -  San José, CA

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The Podcar City Conference for the Future of Automated Shared Mobility 2023 was held at City Hall, Council Chambers, and the Rotunda at the City of San José. The main goal of the Podcar City Conference is to encourage considerable improvement of mass mobility in all possible ways – conserve earth and human resources, improve equity and have an open dialog of planning for the future. For more information on the Program and speakers, head to the Conference's event website.  

The Podcar City Conferences is an initiative by 4Dialog AB, Sweden, in collaboration with the International Institute of Sustainable Transportation (INIST), USA.

*MTI was a proud-co-sponsor of this event.

November 8, 2023 Connect for Your Career: An Introduction to Professional Associations in Transportation  -  Online

WTS-SF Bay Area and the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) of San Jose State hosted this free virtual event "Connect for Your Career: An Introduction to Professional Associations in Transportation" that introduced university students and emerging professionals to Northern California transportation organizations that offer networking, professional development opportunities, and/or scholarship opportunities. 

Participating organizations include:

  • American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
  • American Planning Association (APA
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT)
  • Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP)
  • Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO)
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • Intelligent Transportation Society of California (ITS California)
  • Latinos in Transit (LiT)
  • Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS)
  • Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT)

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October 31, 2023 Fixing Our Broken Transit Planning Process  -  Online

U.S. transit has long grappled with escalating costs and delays: why do we struggle to build transit systems at a pace or a cost comparable to other countries? How can we mend a fractured transit system? In this webinar, transportation experts discussed the core issue: Should the focus be on individual projects or on achieving broader outcomes? Attendees learned what approach will bring positive, actionable change to our transportation systems.

Speakers:

Moderator: Hilary Nixon, PhD, Deputy Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI)

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Presenters: Alison Premo Black, PhD, Eric Goldwyn, PhD, and Joshua Schank, PhD

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