At the VTC Distinguished Lecture, Dr. Erick Guerra challenged the audience to look beyond the nation’s overbuilt highway system and consider how cities can rebuild to reconnect communities and expand access.
News
VTC Strategic Plan Retreat: Building Our Future Together
In September, VTC staff gathered to update our 2026–2031 Strategic Plan, reflecting on our strengths, expertise, and opportunities for growth. The retreat strengthened collaboration and shaped a shared vision for tackling transportation challenges with research, innovation, and community-focused solutions.
VTC Offers Insights for New Jersey’s New Governor
VTC joined the New Jersey State Policy Lab and other Rutgers researchers in offering research-backed strategies to support transportation, housing, and infrastructure improvements under New Jersey’s new administration.
Protecting Young E-Bike Riders: Advice for Parents, Students, and Communities
As e-bikes and other micromobility devices grow in popularity, it’s essential for young riders and their guardians to understand how to use them safely. These devices offer a fun, healthy, and eco-friendly alternative to driving. The following guidance can help families and communities stay safe while sharing the road.
VTC at ACSP2025
Look for VTC and others from the Bloustein School at the annual conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) in Minneapolis!
New Report: Crash Data Availability and Best Practices Across the U.S.: Lessons for NJ
A new VTC-authored report examines how states share crash data and highlights best practices—such as public dashboards—that can help New Jersey improve safety and transparency.
Demystifying science: The more lanes we add, the more cars there are
VTC Director Dr. Robert Noland was recently cited in the Quebecois publication La Presse.
We Need Your Help Building New Jersey’s Target Zero Action Plan
New Jersey has set an ambitious goal to eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries by 2040. To reach that vision, the New Jersey Target Zero Working Group members are developing a first-of-its-kind statewide Target Zero Action Plan, and we need your feedback to get it right.
NTI Welcomes New Executive Director Geisha D. Ester
Geisha D. Ester has been named Executive Director of the National Transit Institute (NTI), a signature initiative of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University. With over 27 years in the transit industry and a strong focus on workforce development, Ester will lead NTI’s national training programs to support transit professionals across the country.
Pedaling Toward Access: How E-Bikes Could Bridge the Healthcare Gap
Graduate student Yingning Xie found that e-bikes provide a promising alternative for improving healthcare access, helping individuals more easily reach their preferred providers.
Recent Publications
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...
Assessing Pedestrian Stress with Biometric Sensing and Survey Responses
Recent advances in biometric sensing technologies, such as eye tracking, heart rate trackers, and galvanic skin response (GSR) sensors, offer new opportunities to measure pedestrian stress level and their travel experiences in real-time. Uncertainty remains about...
GPS-Based Street-View Greenspace Exposure and Wearable Assessed Physical Activity in a Prospective Cohort of US Women
Background Increasing evidence positively links greenspace and physical activity (PA). However, most studies use measures of greenspace, such as satellite-based vegetation indices around the residence, which fail to capture ground-level views and day-to-day dynamic...