With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the VTC research team pivoted its efforts to enable it to contribute to the ongoing worldwide conversation on both its short and long-term impacts.
Several research teams at VTC are actively engaged in work to study the impacts of COVID-19 and prepare New Jersey for the “new normal.”
EVENTS
Emerging Research in Bikeshare and Micro-Mobility
Join us on Tuesday, January 26 at 4-5:30 p.m. for this virtual presentation at the upcoming 100th ...
COVID-19 and the Future of Economic Activity and Transportation
On September 29, the Bloustein School\'s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers ...
EJB Talks: Challenges to Transportation in the Wake of a Pandemic
VTC Director Robert Noland joined Stuart Shapiro to discuss the safety measures transit agencies ...
RESEARCH
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 understand the workforce development and technical assistance needs of small and mid-sized employers in New Jersey. These organizations have been identified as the largest employers of New Jersey workers. However, employers have reported facing skills ...
Understanding How Changes in Mobility Affect the Spread of Coronavirus
In an effort to understand how changes in mobility are associated with the spread of the coronavirus, distinguished professor Robert Noland used mobility data from Google correlated with estimates of the effective reproduction rate, a measure of viral infectiousness, in “Mobility and the Effective Reproduction Rate of COVID-19,” published in the Journal of Transport and ...
Bikeshare Usage Change in New York City Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Bikeshare use in New York City dropped substantially during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but by summer of 2020 had largely recovered to pre-pandemic levels. The patterns of usage, however, have changed. In “Changes in the Pattern of Bikeshare Usage Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” published in the January 2021 issue of Transport ...
RESOURCES
Transit to COVID-19 Vaccine Sites
On March 10, 2021 NJ TRANSIT announced its VAXRIDE Initiative to support New Jerseyans in their efforts to get vaccinated against COVID-19. ...
COVID-19: Staying Safe While Walking and Bicycling
Indoor and outdoor physical activity will keep us healthy during this stressful time. VTC's New Jersey Safe Routes program shares ideas for staying active, healthy, and safe in New Jersey even as we maintain our responsibility to our communities to socially distance ourselves from those around us. ...
Transportation, Health Equity & COVID-19: Connections Between Access and Well-Being
Access to quality, reliable transportation has a major impact on one’s life. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this disparity has been even more apparent as those living in high-risk areas have suffered more health impacts from the virus. Solutions related to more reliable transportation options and increased density may lead to greater health equity outcomes. ...