The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and the Rutgers Climate Institute present The Alan M. Voorhees Distinguished Lecture Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 5:00 pm Governor James J. Florio Special Events Forum Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public […]
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Practices for Online Public Involvement
Salerno, Miriam, Sanchez, Trish and Tomasello, Sarah. (2019) Practices for Online Public Involvement. Transportation Review Board’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 538 Report, Project Number: 20-05/Topic 49-11. Abstract: The purpose of this synthesis is to provide the current state of practice for online public involvement (OPI) tools used by state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and […]
MCRP Students Win ACRP Student Design Competition

A three-member team from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University won with its design titled, Addressing Airport Congestion as Traffic Takes Off in the Age of Uber and Lyft. The team included Shannon Eibert, Ian Girardeau, and Jaime Phillips. Dr. Michael Smart served as faculty advisor. The students […]
Shannon Eibert Receives 2019 Mortensen-Voorhees Award

Shannon Eibert is the 2019 recipient of the Mortensen-Voorhees Award for Achievement in Transportation Studies. Shannon will be working for C&S Companies in Philadelphia as a Planner. She will be working on airport and surface transportation planning projects. Prof. Mike Smart noted that Shannon “… has demonstrated consistent excellence in her coursework and a strong […]
Making TOD Real: Planning & Building Transit-Oriented Development in NJ

Thursday, May 30, 2019 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM Edward J. Bloustein School James J. Florio Forum 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Register for forum NJTOD.org and Downtown New Jersey invite you to a panel discussion among experts who have been on the front lines in taking TOD from planning to completion. Hear from […]
Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) and NJ TRANSIT to Hold NJLUTRANS.org Planning Tool Webinar

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 2:00 to 3:30 PM Register for the webinar! This VTC webinar will showcase new features and data included in version 1.2 of the NJ Land Use + Transit Data Application (NJLUTRANS.org), a GIS-based, on-line tool that allows users to map, report, and download a range of land use, travel, public transit, demographic, and real estate development […]
Trip patterns and revenue of shared e-scooters in Louisville, Kentucky

Noland, Robert B. 2019. Trip patterns and revenue of shared e-scooters in Louisville, Kentucky. Transport Findings Abstract Data on shared e-scooters in Louisville, Kentucky are analyzed. The data includes check out times, trip duration, and trip distance. Patterns in usage are evaluated and suggest that e-scooters are probably not being used for commute trips, but […]
A comparison of the personal and neighborhood characteristics associated with ridesourcing, transit use and driving with NHTS
Deka, Devajyoti, and Da Fei. (2019). “A comparison of the personal and neighborhood characteristics associated with ridesourcing, transit use, and driving with NHTS data.” Journal of Transport Geography, 76, 24-33. ABSTRACT: The opportunity to conduct an overarching national study to examine the characteristics of ridesourcing users and their neighborhoods was absent until the 2017 National […]
Paul J. Wiedefeld to Speak at Voorhees Distinguished Lecture

The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy present The Alan M. Voorhees Distinguished Lecture Monday, April 22, 2019, 5:00 pm Governor James J. Florio Special Events Forum Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy 33 Livingston Avenue, […]