Jon Carnegie, Executive Director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) at the Bloustein School, joined Stuart Shapiro on EJB Talks this week.
News
NTI’s Billy Terry Discusses Training that Builds Communities on Transit Unplugged Podcast
Earlier this month, Billy Terry, Executive Director of the National Transit Institute, talked with Paul Comfort of the Transit Unplugged podcast. Billy explains NTI’s role as the training arm of the transit industry, primarily focused on the administrative side including procurement, DBE (disadvantaged business enterprise), financial management, and more.
TRB Webinar: Transportation in an Aging Society—The Future is Now
February 23, 2022
Virtual
Rutgers Students Needed to Conduct Bus Rider Surveys for NJ TRANSIT
VTC is seeking to hire Rutgers University students to conduct onboard ridership surveys February through May 2022.
Bloustein doctoral students awarded Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships
Bloustein doctoral students Ellen O. White and Wei San Loh have are the recipients of Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships for the...
The Benefits of Not Commuting to Work
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in major changes in how people work and travel. Research by Robert Noland and Wenwen Zhang suggests that some of these changes are likely to endure.
Looking Forward: Issues and Opportunities that will Shape the Future of the Port Authority Region
December 7, 2021
Florio Forum, Bloustein School
Ellen O. White Receives Student Aspiration Merit Award
Ph.D. candidate Ellen O. White recently received the Student Aspiration Merit Award for a Multimedia Session at the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation (ICOET).
Lunchtime Tech Talk: What Happens Now? Virtual Public Engagement During and Beyond Covid-19
October 6th, 2021, 12:00-1:30pm
Virtual
Rutgers Students Needed to Conduct Bus Rider Surveys for New Jersey Transit
VTC is seeking to hire Rutgers University students to conduct onboard ridership surveys September through December 2021.
Recent Publications
Trip deprivation among older adults in the context of the capability approach
Abstract Transportation researchers have been increasingly interested in integrating the capability approach (CA) into transportation equity analysis during the past decade. The limited number of empirical studies published in that context have assessed individuals'...
Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center Strategic Plan FY 2021-2025
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center's FY 2021–2025 Strategic Plan established the Center's vision, mission, and priorities for advancing transportation planning and policy research, education, and technical assistance. The plan reaffirmed VTC's commitment to...
Self-perception and General Perception of the Safety Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and People with Ambulatory Disability
Abstract For autonomous vehicles (AVs) to receive general acceptance, society must have a positive perception about their safety impact on vulnerable road users. Using data from a statewide random-digit-dialing telephone survey of 1,001 adults, this paper examines how...
Environmental Justice, Transport Justice, and Mobility Justice
Abstract This article explores three concepts of justice in transportation: environmental justice (EJ), transport justice (TJ), and mobility justice (MJ). The salient features of the concepts are discussed and the similarities and dissimilarities between the concepts...