Ph.D. Candidate for the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Sicheng Wang received an American Planning Association (APA) Transportation...
Year: 2017
VTC at TRB 2018!
Please join VTC faculty, staff, and students at the following 97th TRB Annual Meeting sessions, workshops, and events. Sunday, January...
VTC’s Jon Carnegie and Martin Robins Appointed to Governor-Elect’s Transition Team!
VTC Executive Director Jon Carnegie and VTC Director Emeritus Martin Robins were both appointed by Governor-Elect Philip Murphy to join his...
Plainfield School District Travel Plan Wins APA Outstanding Student Project Award
On Monday October 30, 2017, VTC’s Leigh Ann Von Hagen and Sean Meehan, together with partners from the Plainfield Public School District and the...
Mobility equity: New law inspired by CAIT research should benefit autistic adults
In May 2017, Governor Chris Christie signed legislation that takes an important step toward meeting the transportation needs of New Jersey citizens...
Transit Industry Training Needs Assessment
VTC Director Bob Noland together with Marc Weiner, Stephanie DiPetrillo, Andrea Lubin, and Sean Meehan have begun work on an assessment of the...
NJTIP @ Rutgers Assists Bus and Rail Riders to Get Going on Transit!
Get Going on Transit!, an experiential transit education program coordinated by NJTIP @ Rutgers, was conducted in New Brunswick on Thursday July 27,...
VTC provides expertise for free, new online course on Environmental Justice
VTC staff led by David Aimen, with support from Charles Brown and Catherine Bull provided subject matter expertise for the development of a FREE new...
Bloustein Students Daehee Kim & Thalya Reyes receive APTF scholarships
The American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) recently announced that Bloustein School Masters in City and Regional Planning (MCRP)...
Congratulations VTC Advisory Board Chair Bob Skinner!
Congratulations to Bob Skinner, Chair of VTC's Advisory Board and Former Executive Director of TRB, who was elected to the Board of Directors of...
Recent Publications
Powering bikeshare in New York City: does the usage of e-bikes differ from regular bikes?
Abstract In this study, we investigate the difference between shared electric bicycles (e-bikes) and conventional shared bikes operated by Citi Bike in New York City. We examine differences in usage by examining summary statistics and we develop conditional...
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...