The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University undertook a survey of New Jersey residents specifically focused on people’s valuation of different types of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and the reasons for their valuation in two large regions of the state, namely, the greater Bloomfield area of northern New Jersey and the greater Cherry […]
Broadening the New Jersey Safe Routes to School Program: Services, Training, Coordination and Technical Assistance Update Report: The New Jersey Safe Routes to School Resource Center provides services, training, coordination and technical assistance directly to regional planning associations, organizations and local and regional governments. May of 2013 marks the beginning of the third full year […]
How Parents Perceive their Child’s Trip to and from School: There are many factors that influence parents’ decisions when deciding how their children will get to and from school such as crime, traffic, weather, travel distance, etc. Parents tend to decide whether their child can walk or bike to school based on their view or […]
The primary objective of this study was to estimate the statewide economic impacts of active transportation in New Jersey in one year. The study was conducted in 2012 and used data from calendar year 2011. The research analyzed active transportation-related capital investments, businesses, and events to estimate economic activity generated and jobs supported. Using economic […]
Encouraging children, including those with disabilities, to be physically active and participate in Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a vital component of the program. Today, children are less active than previous generations and childhood obesity has risen to the highest levels ever recorded within the past several years. Children with disabilities are at an […]
New Jersey launched a new strategic planning process in late 2011 to revisit and revise the SRTS Program’s mission, vision, goals, and objectives and, where necessary, align SRTS with the measures to gauge program performance. Much of the work in developing the plan took place at several strategic planning meetings that involved members of the […]
The purpose of this research was to identify high pedestrian crash locations at or near bus stops; analyze motorist and pedestrian behavior proximate to identified bus stops; comprehend pedestrian safety perceptions; and, analyze built environment characteristics that may contribute to crashes. Assessing factors that contribute to pedestrian crashes can be very complex, so our research […]
Cell phone-only households have distinct socio-demographic characteristics, which may result in different travel behavior and represents a challenge for the collection of survey data. This report uses a survey that contacted both landlines and cell phones to explore walking behavior and perceive characteristics of the pedestrian environment. Read the full report here: TRR – 2012 […]
This report is intended to extend and update the information provided in the 2010 Pedestrian Safety Tracking Report. Data presented in this report were collected from a variety of sources, but focus on the Plan4Safety database of reported crashes in the State of New Jersey. Read the full report here: 2011-pedestrian-safety-tracking-report-final
As tax relief and aid diminish each year while transportation costs rise, New Jersey school districts are under increasing pressure to consolidate, reduce or eliminate bus services for students. School districts are not the only transportation provider facing constrained resources. Public transit agencies face their own financial squeeze to efficiently deliver quality transportation services to […]
