Past Events
The California State University Transportation Consortium organizes or participates in numerous transportation-related events each year. Details about past events, including links to presentations and other relevant resources, when available, are listed below.
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February 7, 2023  |
Exploring the Use of Public Transportation Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey - Online This webinar was the first part of MTI Research Snaps' Advancing Transportation Equity series. Millions of older adults rely on public transportation in their daily lives, but adults aged 65 years or older often face additional challenges accessing and using public transportation, and this population encountered even more barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic. How did limited mobility options (e.g., lack of buses or trains in service due a combination of government lockdowns, fear of contracting or spreading the virus, and driver shortages in certain areas) brought on by the pandemic affect older adults? Did transportation challenges result in more age-related declines in perceptual, cognitive, and physical functioning? This event explored how older adults living in major metropolitan cities in the United States used and perceived public transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees learned about the potentials of mobile technology as an option for finding transportation information and how this study’s findings may help transit agencies develop effective strategies for meeting older adults’ transportation needs. View RecordingPDH CertificateAbout the PresenterDr. Egbe-Etu Etu is an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics at San José State University (SJSU). He is also a Research Associate in the Mineta Transportation Institute. Before joining SJSU, Dr. Etu received his PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Wayne State University in 2021 and his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Covenant University, Nigeria, in 2016. His research interests center on the development of use-inspired machine learning models to solve challenging business problems in healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. He is a member of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineering (IISE), and SAVE International. About the SeriesTransportation moves the world—impacting the lives of everyone, everywhere. Like many industries, transportation has dealt with its share of issues in equity. Transportation professionals work collaboratively to identify, analyze, and overcome inequities in the industry, acknowledging a sometimes-painful past to ensure that transportation policies serve all communities equitably. This February, we hosted a 4-part MTI Research Snaps series on “Advancing Transportation Equity.” In this series, MTI researchers discussed transforming equity in transportation as we reflected on some of the most pressing issues of diversity and accessibility in the industry as a whole and how to overcome them. Webinars include:
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January 8, 2023 to January 12, 2023  |
TRB Presentations 2023 MTI Research Associates and affiliated researchers presented at the 102nd 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. A number of sessions and workshops focused on the spotlight theme for the 2023 meeting: Rejuvenation Out of Disruption: Envisioning a Transportation System for a Dynamic Future. Listed below is a summary of many of the presentations, workshops, and poster sessions where MTI researchers showcased their research.
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December 6, 2022  |
Addressing Freight Emissions in San José: Seven Objectives to Reduce GHGs - Online Freight represents about 30% of transportation climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, but many local climate action plans and freight plans put little emphasis on freight emissions reduction strategies. Routes to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freight Transportation in the City of San José presents strategies for the City of San José to reduce GHG emissions from freight. While this study focused on GHG emissions from freight in a single city, the lessons gleaned from this case can be applied broadly to other cities and regions. Communities seeking to meaningfully reduce greenhouse gas emissions must focus on emissions from freight as a major contributor. By managing freight demand, utilizing low emissions modes, focusing on the last mile, and other critical objectives, we can reduce the negative impacts transportation emissions have on human and environmental health. About the PresenterDr. Serena E. Alexander is an MTI Research Associate and Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Director of Urban Online at San José State University. She is currently establishing the American Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) and Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) collaboration platform to serve as a repository of best practices of climate action planning across the globe. She currently serves as Visiting Scholar at USDOT Climate Change Center. View SlidesView RecordingCM Credit CertificatePDH CertificatePresenters: Dr. Serena E. Alexander |
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December 2, 2022  |
ARTBA's 12th Annual Student Transportation Industry Video Contest The Student Video Contest is an annual competition aimed at helping students gain a better understanding of the importance of transportation infrastructure investment to the U.S. economy and quality of life, and to learn more about the industry and potential transportation construction career opportunities. ARTBA’s Research & Education Division sponsors the competition, which is divided into two age groups:
Winners are selected in each age group. First prize in each category is $500 and second place in each category is $250. Videos should be no longer than 2 ½ minutes and feature audio. *This contest is supported by MTI and its Executive Director who also serves as ARTBA's President of Research and Education Division. |
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November 16, 2022  |
National GIS Day 2022 - SJSU Student Union, Room 4A The Spatial Analytics and Visualization Institute (SAVi) at San Jose State University celebrated National GIS Day 2022 on November 16, 2022, 5:15p.m.-8:00p.m., with a student poster competition at SJSU Student Union Room 4A. The student poster competition, co-sponsored by SAVi and Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI), received submissions from SJSU and the broader GIS community in the Bay Area. Posters focused on using GIS for transportation and environmental applications, including theory and practice of GIS and remote sensing, landscape design and urban planning, economic and mobility spatial analysis, transportation planning and design.
2022 SJSU GIS Day Poster Presentation Competition*MTI was a proud co-sponsor of the 2022 SJSU GIS Day Poster Competition 1st Place Winner Vaibhav Gopalakrishnan, Student, Master of Urban & Regional Planning, SJSU
A GIS-Based Analysis of Spatial Patterns for Vehicle Crash in San Jose, California
2nd Place Winners Tou In Kwan, Student, MA in Geography, SJSU
The Reclaimed Industrial Town: Mapping the Land Cover Change of Jurong, Singapore
Owen Hussey, Student, MA in Geography, SJSU
Using UAS to Measure Eelgrass Meadow Health and Extent Over Time
3rd Place Winners Mia Dong, Student, Master in Human Factor/Ergonomics, SJSU
Driving Aggressively or Conservatively? Investigating the Effects of Adaptive Driving Styles on Trust in Partially Automated Vehicles
Tram Le, Student, BFA in Photography, SJSU
The Decimation of Amazon Rain Forest
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November 2, 2022  |
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:
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October 25, 2022 to October 27, 2022  |
Research to Practice Transit Symposium - Online, - Gainesville, FL The central theme for the symposium was “translating transit research into practice.” As the transit industry is poised to take advantage of the largest transit and rail investment in our lifetimes, the symposium will be a platform where transit experts share insights on how evidence-based research is being or can be used to make the most of these opportunities in a changing environment. In addition to discussions on transit research and practice in the US, a group of international speakers were invited to share transit insights from non-US contexts. The Symposium focused on the following topics:
The Symposium took October 25-27, 2022 online, but attendees were able to attend in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida campus for in-person site visits in Gainesville and Jacksonville as well as network with other transit researchers and professionals. The Symposium was convened by a partnership between APTA, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), University of Florida Transportation Institute, and the T-SCORE University Transportation Center. *MTI was a proud co-organizer of this event. |
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October 18, 2022  |
Climate Change & Sustainability Fair - SJSU, 7th Street Plaza One of the great challenges of our time is understanding and addressing climate change and its impacts. The Climate Change and Sustainability Fair provided a venue for the SJSU community to engage with solutions to this wicked problem. The goals of the fair were to provide the SJSU community with information to:
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September 15, 2022  |
Beyond Crypto: Blockchain for Urban Development - Online Nonprofits in Oakland are planting trees to help with carbon sequestration to address climate change with the help of blockchain technology—a system in which a record of transactions are maintained across several computers linked in a peer-to-peer network. Blockchain provides an effective mechanism to codify process steps, enables any qualified individual or entity to easily participate in the delivery of those services, removes the need for single entity contracts, and also effectively tracks execution of those services. The process of selecting trees, getting permits to plant those trees in the right spot, planting the trees, and verification of proper planting all happen on the blockchain, and because activity is broken down and managed at discrete transaction level, anyone can participate in the effort as long as they follow the rules set out in the blockchain. This expert research investigates and develops specifications for using blockchain and distributed organizations to enable decentralized delivery and finance of urban infrastructure and the potentials of blockchain to empower everyone to improve transportation systems and their communities. Webinar also included Q&A with the project authors. CM Credit Certificate.PDH Credit Certificate.View Recording.View Slides.Presenters: Dr. William (Billy) Riggs and Vipul Vyas |
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September 10, 2022  |
Rotary's Environmental Summit on Green Transportation & Clean Energy - Santa Clara County Office Building, - Online Rotarians, community members, and industry experts in-person attended the Summit in San Jose, California – or online – on September 10, 2022 for new insights on green transportation and clean energy. Attendees participated in presentations, discussions and demonstrations regarding present and future green transportation and alternate fuel solutions to create healthier, more sustainable communities, and mitigate the climate crisis from the perspective of policy, technology, practice, and equity. *MTI was a proud co-sponsor of this event View Program.View Slides.View Recording. |
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