2021 MSTM Capstone Showcase

Robin Blair

Senior Director, Operations Executive Office-Liaison - LA Metro

Capstone: NHTS: Finding Changes in Generational Travel from 1995-2017

Giovanni Carlo DiFabio

Freeway Service Patrol Program Manager - Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Capstone: Transit Consolidation Evaluation: Did the Soltrans Merger Make a Case for Future Transit Streamlining?​

Phuong Do, PE

Civil Engineer - BART

Capstone: Existing Bicycle Infrastructure in San Leandro: Opportunities for Improvement

Alex Eisenhart

Communications Analyst - City of Dublin

Capstone: Evaluation: How Effective Were SamTrans’ Marketing and Planning Strategies in the Launch of Route FCX?​

Collette Evans-Brown

BART

Capstone: "Train'ing" Kids

Ryan B. Fallica, PE

Transportation Engineer - Caltrans

Capstone: VMT: Exploring the Politics and Realities of Sustainable Growth in the Golden State

Lauren German

Senior Rail and Transit Planner - WSP

Capstone: PRIIA Section 209 and the Pacific Surfliner: Evaluating the Impact of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) Section 209 Cost Methodology Policy on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Service

Jose Gonzalez

Rail Equipment Maintenance Instructor  - LA Metro

Capstone: Practices And Methods of Responding To Rail Vehicle Service Interruptions

Anna Harvey, PE

Project Manager I - City of San Francisco

Capstone: Next Stop: Restoring Caltrain Service to San Francisco's Bayview

Eileen Hsu

Principal Transportation Planner - LA Metro

Capstone: Slow Streets Initiative in Pasadena: Interviews as a Public Engagement Jumpstarter​

Jesse Hudson

Assistant Planner - City of Chico

Capstone: Evaluation of General Plan Goals, Policies and Actions: Direct/Indirect Benefits to Pavement Health

Lisa Kunzman

Independent Contractor - The Kercher Group

Capstone: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the California State Fleet Zero-Emission Vehicle Policies: A case study of the California Department of Transportation Fleet​

Linda Lee, PE, PMP

Manager of Engineering Programs - BART

Capstone: Challenges of Procuring and Managing Professional Services Contracts for Transportation Agencies

Linda Nguyen

Capstone: All Aboard! Let’s Take A Round Trip to Explore Amtrak Vacations’ The Coast to The Canyon!​

Lindsay Olofson

Maintenance Support Administrator - BART

Capstone: Smooth Streets for All or Municipal Favoritism: Public Perception of Oakland’s Equity Driven Paving Plan​

Navraj Padda

Assistant Transportation Superintendent - AC Transit

Capstone: Transit Solution for West Contra Costa County: An Evaluation of the LA Metro Silver Line​

Christopher Salpeas

Transportation Planner - LA Metro

Capstone: Infrastructure Effectiveness: Evaluation of the Rail Transit Connection to Los Angeles International Airport ​

Elina Staviskaya

Capstone: Evaluation of Policy Making Challenges in Regards to Commercial Driverless Ride-hailing Service Operations in the Pioneering States: California, Arizona, Michigan​