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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Please join us at the TRB 98th Annual Meeting! VTC faculty, staff, and students will participate in the following events, sessions, and workshops. Sunday, January 13, 2019 Robert Noland Taking Stock of Transportation Life-Cycle Assessment Workshop | AICP Certification Session 1063, 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Convention Center, 146A The goal of this workshop is to discuss […]
It is with great sadness that the Bloustein School announces the passing of Paul J. Larrousse, Faculty Fellow and Director of the National Transit Institute, who passed away after a short illness on Wednesday, November 14. “We grieve not only at the passing of a widely respected colleague, teacher, and leader but also for the […]
The American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) recently announced that Bloustein School Ph.D. candidate Sicheng Wang is the recipient of 2018 APTF Scholarship. This marks the eighth straight year at least one Bloustein student has been awarded APTF scholarships; overall, 11 Bloustein students have received scholarships during that time. All member organizations of the American Public […]
Innovations in Public Engagement is a public outreach program developed by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) — which oversees planning for the 13-county region in northern and central New Jersey — and POET (Public Outreach and Engagement Team) at the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University. After two years researching outreach activities by planning organizations […]
