“Taken together, these findings suggest that EV demand may still not be widespread for lower-income households in the U.S.,” Noland said. “Encouraging nationwide EV adoption will require broader uptake of new and used EVs from all income levels.”
Research
VTC at TRB 2024
Please join us at the TRB 103rd Annual Meeting! VTC faculty, staff, and students will participate in the following events, sessions, and workshops....
Spring 2022 Micromobility Graduate Studio is Recipient of APA-NJ Outstanding Student Project Award
A Bloustein School graduate studio project team is the recipient of the 2022 New Jersey Planning Excellence Outstanding Student Project Award for...
Ralph: Four Ways To Build A Better Automated Enforcement Program
Decades of evidence that technology like speed cameras reliably reduces car crashes on the corridors where they're sited — not to mention their...
COVID-19 Impacts on NJ Employers
North Jersey Partners (NJP), in partnership with the Employers Association of New Jersey (EANJ), commissioned research from Rutgers-VTC to better...
Thomas B. Deen
In January 2013, VTC interviewed Tom Deen. As leader and innovator in the field of transportation, Deen’s career exemplified his commitment to excellence and pursuit of solutions to transportation problems.
Alan E. Pisarski
In January 2015, VTC interviewed Alan Pisarski. For more than 35 years, Mr. Pisarski has served as an independent writer, analyst and consultant in areas related to travel behavior, transport policy, and data development.
Martin Robins
In October 2012, VTC interviewed Martin Robins, whose career in transportation planning and policy has spanned nearly 50 years. He served as director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University and in 1998 founded its predecessor organization, the Voorhees Transportation Policy Institute.
Martin Wachs
In January 2015, VTC interviewed Martin Wachs, Professor Emeritus of Civil & Environmental Engineering and of City & Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, where he directed the Institute of Transportation Studies.
Behavioral impacts on transportation from COVID-19: Will we be healthier?
With funding from the Bloustein Healthy Communities initiative, VTC is studying the effects of COVID-19 on transportation. Our survey will collect data in New Jersey on changes in travel activity, working from home, and attitudes towards walking and street closures.
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...