The recipient of the 2016 Bartlett Award is Robert. E. Skinner, Jr., former Executive Director of the Transportation Research Board. Mr. Skinner is...
Year: 2016
VTC @ TRB 2017
Please join VTC faculty and staff at the following 96th TRB Annual Meeting sessions, workshops, and events. Trevor Hanson, Andrea Lubin...
Bloustein Transportation Students Receive Scholarships
The American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) recently announced that Bloustein School Masters in City and Regional Planning (MCRP)...
Transportation Pride
Julene Paul Receives 2016 Mortensen-Voorhees Award
Julene Paul is the 2016 recipient of the Mortensen/Voorhees Award for Achievement in Transportation Studies. Julene focused her studies on the...
VTC selected for 2016 APA-NJ Annual Planning Awards
2016 American Planning Association - New Jersey Chapter Awardees are announced! Congratulations to the following award winning projects led...
Public Engagement Focus Groups
Rutgers University researchers want to talk to New Jersey residents about their experience and concerns with transportation in our area, such as...
VTC at TRB 2016
VTC at TRB January 10-14, 2016 Please join VTC faculty and staff at the 2016 Transportation Research Board at the following...
Recent Publications
The Traffic Calming Effect of Delineated Bicycle Lanes
Abstract We analyze the effect of a bicycle lane on traffic speeds. Computer vision techniques are used to detect and classify the speed and trajectory of over 9,000 motor-vehicles at an intersection that was part of a pilot demonstration in which a bicycle lane was...
Concerns expressed by used electric vehicle owners based on surveying social media
Abstract The used EV market is growing as more EVs penetrate the market. To examine who is purchasing used EVs and what concerns they may have, we deployed a survey focused on owners of used EVs. Data was collected online via posting the survey to used-EV-related...
Working from Home and Walking during and after COVID
We investigate the relationship between people who worked from home during the pandemic and how often they walked before, during, and after COVID. We find that people who worked from home during the pandemic had the largest increases in walking frequency compared to...
Gender split and safety behavior of cyclists and e-scooter users in Asbury Park, NJ
Abstract Micromobility usage has increased significantly in the last several years as exemplified by shared e-scooters and privately owned bicycles. In this study, we use traffic camera footage to observe the behavior of over 700 shared e-scooters and privately owned...