More than 130,000 people die in road accidents in India every year — the highest in the world. Speeding, drunk driving and not using helmets and...
Active Transportation
What are the 10 Best Towns to Ride Bikes in NJ? Check out the NJ Bike Ped Resource Center Bicycling Benchmarking Report
The report provides a comprehensive summary of the bicycle environment at the municipal level throughout the state, using extensive data from 60 municipalities as a baseline.
2011 Pedestrian Safety Tracking Report (2012)
This report is intended to extend and update the information provided in the 2010 Pedestrian Safety Tracking Report. Data presented in this report...
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...
Recent Publications
The End of Speed Traps and Ticket Quotas: Re-framing and Reforming Traffic Cameras to Increase Support
Abstract The U.S. public is skeptical of speed cameras because they are seen as revenue generators. Many cities do indeed raise funds via traffic tickets, although they are primarily issued by police officers, not cameras. Ironically, cameras are poor long-term...
Understanding preferences for bicycling and bicycle infrastructure
Laham, M., Noland, R., Wang, S., (2022). Understanding preferences for bicycling and bicycle infrastructure. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, https://doi.org/10.7282/00000254 Abstract Using survey data collected in New Jersey, we analyze the...
Exploring Stress Levels of E-Scooter Riders
Zhang, W., Younes, H., Von Hagen, L.A., Andrews, C., Noland, R. (2022). Exploring Stress Levels of E-Scooter Riders. Rutgers University, New Jersey State Policy Lab. https://policylab.rutgers.edu/exploring-stress-levels-of-e-scooter-riders/ Abstract E-scooters are a...
Public Views on the Reallocation of Street Space Due to COVID-19
Robert B. Noland, Evan Iacobucci & Wenwen Zhang (2022). Public Views on the Reallocation of Street Space Due to COVID-19, Journal of the American Planning Association, DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2022.2058595 Abstract Many towns and cities have reallocated street space...