This report is intended to extend and update the information provided in the 2010 Pedestrian Safety Tracking Report. Data presented in this report...
Month: January 2015
Coordinating School and Public Transportation
As tax relief and aid diminish each year while transportation costs rise, New Jersey school districts are under increasing pressure to consolidate,...
More Than Crossing Streets
Research on the state of the school crossing guard training and working conditions in New Jersey led to the development of current best practices in...
Confronting School Bus Cuts
School districts throughout New Jersey are forced to make budget cuts, and transportation particularly courtesy busing or non state-mandated busing,...
The 3’ Law: Lessons Learned from a National Analysis of State Policies and Interviews (2012)
Due to the significant number of bicyclist fatalities and injuries that occur as a result of accidents with motorists, bicyclists in many states,...
Can I Bicycle to School?
School policies play an important role in determining how students get to and from school each day. However, information on the consistency and...
Pedestrian Safe Corridors Memorandum (2011)
This memorandum contains a brief analysis of the pedestrian crashes pre- and post-improvement along three corridors in New Jersey: downtown Newark...
Bicycle Activity and Attitudes Survey Summary report (2011)
The Bicycle Activity and Attitudes Survey was a random-digit dialing anonymous telephone survey of households in the state of New Jersey, conducted...
An Analysis of Pedestrian Safety in NJ in 2010 (2011)
The primary purpose of this report is to provide a baseline for tracking pedestrian crashes over time. In its current form, the report provides...
Safe Routes to NJ’s Disadvantaged Urban Schools
This study details the NJ Department of Transportation’s Urban Demonstration Program to understand why Safe Routes to School programs do not take...
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...