Upcoming Events

The California State University Transportation Consortium organizes or participates in numerous transportation-related events each year. These include 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.

Dates	Events
February 11, 2026	Intelligent Speed Assistance: Can Technology Help California Stop Speeding? - Online 12:00-12:30p.m. (PT) \| Link to register. This MTI Research Snaps webinar is based on the MTI-led California State University Transportation Consortium report, "A Holistic Inquiry of Intelligent Speed-Assist Technology: Safety Impacts, Technology Implementation, and Challenges." Speeding is a leading contributor to U.S. roadway fatalities, and California ranks among the states with the most speed-related crashes. Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) technology offers a solution to address this issue by notifying drivers of speed limits and, in some cases, intervening and lowering the speed to the posted limit. What are the potential advantages and challenges of adopting this technology? Research suggests that while ISA systems are well-positioned to reduce speeding and enhance road safety, their success hinges on thoughtful design, user trust, and supportive policy. Join us for an investigation into ISA systems with a focus on how their risks and benefits might affect California drivers! Presenter: Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani, PhD, MTI Researcher & Associate Professor, San Diego State University Nusheen Baradaran, Graduate Student Research Assistant, MTI Moderator: Hilary Nixon, PhD, Deputy Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) 0.5 PDH credit available Add event to your calendar. Presenters:* Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani, PhD & Nusheen Baradaran
March 3, 2026	Beyond the Bullet Train: Lessons from Japan’s Shinkansen - Online 2:00-3:00p.m. (PT) \| Link to register. Japan’s Shinkansen is often described in superlatives: fast, precise, iconic. But what actually makes it work? This webinar peels back the myth to explore the real decisions, principles, and design thinking behind Japan’s high-speed rail success—and what they mean for North American practitioners. Drawing on first-hand experience and professional practice in Japan, speakers will examine the Shinkansen as an integrated system operating across multiple scales: train design and operations, station planning and passenger flow, and city-building and tourism strategy. Rather than a technical deep dive, the conversation is a guided “show‑and‑tell” of observations, questions, and practical takeaways that orient attendees to how and why the system functions so reliably. Come learn what makes the Japanese system so successful and how you can build on that success! Speakers: Masahiro Nakayama, Managing Director, JR Central Hotels Company Bryan Wong, Associate Planner, Access Planning Moderator: Eric Eidlin, Station Planning Manager, City of San José Department of Transportation; MSTM Instructor 1 PDH credit available Add to Calendar. Presenters:* Masahiro Nakayama, Bryan Wong, and Eric Eidlin

Dates

Events

February 11, 2026

Intelligent Speed Assistance: Can Technology Help California Stop Speeding? - Online

12:00-12:30p.m. (PT) | Link to register.

This MTI Research Snaps webinar is based on the MTI-led California State University Transportation Consortium report, "A Holistic Inquiry of Intelligent Speed-Assist Technology: Safety Impacts, Technology Implementation, and Challenges."

Speeding is a leading contributor to U.S. roadway fatalities, and California ranks among the states with the most speed-related crashes. Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) technology offers a solution to address this issue by notifying drivers of speed limits and, in some cases, intervening and lowering the speed to the posted limit. What are the potential advantages and challenges of adopting this technology? Research suggests that while ISA systems are well-positioned to reduce speeding and enhance road safety, their success hinges on thoughtful design, user trust, and supportive policy. Join us for an investigation into ISA systems with a focus on how their risks and benefits might affect California drivers!

Presenter:

Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani, PhD, MTI Researcher & Associate Professor, San Diego State University
Nusheen Baradaran, Graduate Student Research Assistant, MTI

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

*0.5 PDH credit available

Add event to your calendar.

Presenters: Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani, PhD & Nusheen Baradaran

March 3, 2026

Beyond the Bullet Train: Lessons from Japan’s Shinkansen - Online

2:00-3:00p.m. (PT) | Link to register.

Japan’s Shinkansen is often described in superlatives: fast, precise, iconic. But what actually makes it work?

This webinar peels back the myth to explore the real decisions, principles, and design thinking behind Japan’s high-speed rail success—and what they mean for North American practitioners. Drawing on first-hand experience and professional practice in Japan, speakers will examine the Shinkansen as an integrated system operating across multiple scales: train design and operations, station planning and passenger flow, and city-building and tourism strategy.
Rather than a technical deep dive, the conversation is a guided “show‑and‑tell” of observations, questions, and practical takeaways that orient attendees to how and why the system functions so reliably. Come learn what makes the Japanese system so successful and how you can build on that success!

Speakers:

Masahiro Nakayama, Managing Director, JR Central Hotels Company
Bryan Wong, Associate Planner, Access Planning

Moderator: Eric Eidlin, Station Planning Manager, City of San José Department of Transportation; MSTM Instructor

*1 PDH credit available

Add to Calendar.

Presenters: Masahiro Nakayama, Bryan Wong, and Eric Eidlin

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