Pedestrian Counter Evaluation Study Kaan Ozbay, Ph.D., Bekir Barin, Ph.D., Hong Yang, Ranjit Walia and Robert Williams. 113 pages. February 2010....
Month: January 2015
NJ Pedestrian Behavior Study (2009)
The primary purpose of this report is to document basic statistics from the NJ Statewide Pedestrian Survey conducted in November 2009. The survey...
Pedestrian Lighting in New Jersey: A Means to Improve Pedestrian Safety (2007)
This report recommends that the issue of pedestrian lighting be made apparent to state, county, and municipal leaders and that they be given the...
Safe Routes to School Open House Report
A report on Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Open Houses conducted in New Jersey during October and November 2006 by the New Jersey Department of...
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VTC at TRB
VTC at TRB January 12-15, 2015 Join VTC faculty and staff at the 2015 Transportation Research Board at the following sessions/workshops/events:...
Constructing, Maintaining and Financing Sidewalks in New Jersey (2006)
Sidewalks are a complicated issue due to multiple jurisdictions (local, county, and state), ambiguous responsibility for construction,...
Building a Better BPAC: Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Group Best Practices (2006)
The New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center analyzed and evaluated statewide bicycle and pedestrian advisory groups, including their...
NJ Safe Routes Strategic Plan 2005-2009
The purpose of the Safe Routes To School (SRTS) strategic plan is to establish an operational framework to guide the NJ Department of Transportation...
Home Zone Concepts and New Jersey (2004)
This report probes the potential for the application of the Dutch concept of woonerf, or Home Zone, for the United States, and particularly New...
Recent Publications
From Challenge to Resilience: The Evolution of NJ TRANSIT Funding and a Roadmap to a Reliable Future
Since its creation in 1979, NJ TRANSIT has grown into the geographically largest public transit system in the United States. Over more than four decades, the agency’s financial structure has shifted in response to changing state and federal priorities—shaping service...
Public Transit User Experiences and Feelings of Safety among Marginalized Genders
Harassment, discrimination, and violence are major concerns for women and sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) who ride public transit. However, these experiences often go underreported, and agencies may not be aware of the extent of harassment within their services....
Crash Data Availability and Best Practices Across the U.S.: Lessons for New Jersey
Objective While fatal crashes are available through the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and are readily available to the public, many states do not make their crash data easily accessible for the public and the research community. The public has an interest...
Understanding How Marginalized Genders Travel Using NJ TRANSIT
Through this research, NJ TRANSIT sought to understand how women and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer plus community, sometimes referred to as sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) travel on NJ TRANSIT so the agency can provide better...