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.
News
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.
Ellen O. White is a recipient of the the Helene M. Overly/ Leonard Braun Graduate Scholarship
The WTS Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship was established in 1981 by WTS International to encourage women to pursue career paths in transportation.
Join VTC and its NJ Safe Routes to School Program
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey seeks qualified candidates to fill two project coordinator positions.
Ayla Schermer Receives 2021 Mortensen-Voorhees Award
Ayla Schermer is the 2021 recipient of the Mortensen-Voorhees Award for Achievement in Transportation Studies. Each year, this award is granted to the highest-achieving student with a concentration in transportation at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
A Century of Progress: The Port Authority’s first 100 years
June 16, 2021, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Virtual
Transport Innovation and COVID-19 Recovery: Designing Urban Environment
May 12, 2021, 9:15 – 10:30 AM
Virtual
Recent Publications
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...
Staying at Home Is a Privilege: Evidence from Fine-Grained Mobile Phone Location Data in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exposed and, to some degree, exacerbated social inequity in the United States. This study reveals the correlation between demographic and socioeconomic variables and home-dwelling time records derived from...
Identifying Current and Future Training Needs of the Public Transportation Industry
Abstract The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) commissioned the National Transit Institute to conduct a study to assess and codify the public transportation industry’s training practices, interests, and priorities and determine training needs. This report...