A Bloustein School graduate studio project team is the recipient of the 2022 New Jersey Planning Excellence Outstanding Student Project Award for...
Planning
Rutgers POET and NJTPA win John and Jane Q Public Award at TRB
Transportation professionals often find it challenging to communicate critical transportation concepts to a non-technical audience. While some have...
VTC’s Mike Smart writes about why America can’t have high speed trains
Imagine being able to travel from New York to Los Angeles without having to step on a plane, yet be able to do so in a fraction of the time it would...
VTC Prof Bob Noland featured in Civil Society Online!
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...
The New Jersey Trucking Baseline Report: A Reality Check
The New Jersey Trucking Baseline Report: A Reality Check Martin E. Robins and Anne Strauss-Wieder, 38 pages. A paper prepared for The New Jersey...
Rutgers University-Newark & NJ TRANSIT TDM Partnership
Rutgers University-Newark & NJ TRANSIT TDM Partnership Andrea Lubin and Pippa Woods, 60 pages. A final memorandum prepared for Rutgers...
Viability of Personal Rapid Transit In New Jersey
Viability of Personal Rapid Transit In New Jersey Jon Carnegie and Paul Hoffman. A report prepared for the New Jersey Department of Transportation...
Northeast Corridor Action Plan: A Call for a New Federal-State Partnership
Northeast Corridor Action Plan: A Call for a New Federal-State Partnership Martin E. Robins, 36 pages. A report prepared with Hamilton, Rabinovitz...
Georges Road Gateway Planning Project
Georges Road Gateway Planning Project VTC staff and a student project team, 61 pages. Prepared for Radha Jagannathan, Ph.D., and Michael J. Camasso,...
Before-After Evaluation of NJDOT Bypass Projects
Before-After Evaluation of NJDOT Bypass Projects VTC is conducting case-study research to review the traffic, circulation, economic and community...
Recent Publications
Gender split and safety behavior of cyclists and e-scooter users in Asbury Park, NJ
Abstract Micromobility usage has increased significantly in the last several years as exemplified by shared e-scooters and privately owned bicycles. In this study, we use traffic camera footage to observe the behavior of over 700 shared e-scooters and privately owned...
What do People Want to do Instead of Commuting to Work?
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a sudden shift to working at home. People stopped commuting to their jobs. We fielded two surveys in New Jersey during the pandemic and included questions on what respondents did with time saved from not commuting as well as which...
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
Abstract Using survey data collected in New Jersey, we analyze the frequency of bicycling and respondent perceptions of the safety of various bicycling facilities. Data was collected via a mixed-mode survey design, including intercepts, bicycle hangers, flyers in...