Join VTC at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! Don’t miss the opportunity to network with VTC staff, faculty, and students; learn about our research; and ask about what we will be working on next.
Research
VTC at ACSP2024
Look for VTC and others from the Bloustein School at the annual conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) in Seattle!
The Biggest Barrier to a Vibrant Second-Hand EV Market? Price
“Taken together, these findings suggest that EV demand may still not be widespread for lower-income households in the U.S.,” Noland said. “Encouraging nationwide EV adoption will require broader uptake of new and used EVs from all income levels.”
VTC at TRB 2024
Please join us at the TRB 103rd Annual Meeting! VTC faculty, staff, and students will participate in the following events, sessions, and workshops....
Spring 2022 Micromobility Graduate Studio is Recipient of APA-NJ Outstanding Student Project Award
A Bloustein School graduate studio project team is the recipient of the 2022 New Jersey Planning Excellence Outstanding Student Project Award for...
Ralph: Four Ways To Build A Better Automated Enforcement Program
Decades of evidence that technology like speed cameras reliably reduces car crashes on the corridors where they're sited — not to mention their...
COVID-19 Impacts on NJ Employers
North Jersey Partners (NJP), in partnership with the Employers Association of New Jersey (EANJ), commissioned research from Rutgers-VTC to better...
Thomas B. Deen
In January 2013, VTC interviewed Tom Deen. As leader and innovator in the field of transportation, Deen’s career exemplified his commitment to excellence and pursuit of solutions to transportation problems.
Alan E. Pisarski
In January 2015, VTC interviewed Alan Pisarski. For more than 35 years, Mr. Pisarski has served as an independent writer, analyst and consultant in areas related to travel behavior, transport policy, and data development.
Martin Robins
In October 2012, VTC interviewed Martin Robins, whose career in transportation planning and policy has spanned nearly 50 years. He served as director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University and in 1998 founded its predecessor organization, the Voorhees Transportation Policy Institute.
Recent Publications
Measuring Induced Travel Elasticities associated with Local Roads from Trip Generation
Induced travel elasticities associated with new road capacity are typically estimated for roads of higher functional classifications, such as interstate freeways and principal arterials. These are estimated as “own” elasticities, that is an increase in lane kilometers...
Comparing injuries from e-scooters, e-bikes, and bicycles in the United States
There is a growing perception that e-scooters are more dangerous than bicycles and e-bikes, with towns implementing measures to ban their usage. Yet, there is not much evidence from large scale surveys to substantiate this claim. Nearly 14,000 micromobility injuries...
Equal charging for all: Are there income-based disparities in public charging stations?
We compare charging station accessibility for different income groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Using a microsimulation model, we estimate charging station accessibility under varying battery range scenarios, assuming different income groups have vehicles with...
New Jersey Micromobility Guide (2025)
The New Jersey Micromobility Guide serves as a resource for micromobility users across the state, collecting and summarizing the laws and safety best practices that can make riders safer. Micromobility, which includes e-bikes, e-scooters, and other low-speed devices,...