With funding from the Bloustein Healthy Communities initiative, VTC is studying the effects of COVID-19 on transportation. Our survey will collect data in New Jersey on changes in travel activity, working from home, and attitudes towards walking and street closures.
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Naomi Lee Receives 2020 Mortensen-Voorhees Award
Naomi (Seula) Lee is the 2020 recipient of the Mortensen-Voorhees Award for Achievement in Transportation Studies. Each year, this award is granted...
EJB Talks: Challenges to Transportation in the Wake of a Pandemic
VTC Director Robert Noland joined Stuart Shapiro to discuss the safety measures transit agencies may need to take to bring commuters back, the effect telecommuting may have transit demand, and how the growth of online services may affect the future of work.
Vicki Arroyo: Accelerating the Transition to a Clean, Equitable & Resilient Transportation Future
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and the Rutgers...
MCRP Students Win ACRP Student Design Competition
A three-member team from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University won with its design titled, Addressing...
Shannon Eibert Receives 2019 Mortensen-Voorhees Award
Shannon Eibert is the 2019 recipient of the Mortensen-Voorhees Award for Achievement in Transportation Studies. Shannon will be working for C&S...
Making TOD Real: Planning & Building Transit-Oriented Development in NJ
Thursday, May 30, 2019 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM Edward J. Bloustein School James J. Florio Forum 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901...
Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) and NJ TRANSIT to Hold NJLUTRANS.org Planning Tool Webinar
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 2:00 to 3:30 PM Register for the webinar! This VTC webinar will showcase new features and data included in version 1.2 of...
Paul J. Wiedefeld to Speak at Voorhees Distinguished Lecture
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy present ...
VTC at TRB 2019!
Please join us at the TRB 98th Annual Meeting! VTC faculty, staff, and students will participate in the following events, sessions, and workshops....
Recent Publications
Has the Great Recession and its Aftermath Reduced Traffic Fatalities?
Abstract An analysis of state-level data from 1984 to 2014 provides evidence on the relationship between economic recessions and US traffic fatalities. While there are large reductions associated with decreases in household median income, other policy variables tend...
A rejoinder to the critique of “Costs and Benefits of a Road Diet Conversion”
Abstract This is a rejoinder to a critique by Le Vine (2017) of an evaluation of the costs and benefits of a road diet (Noland et al., 2015), previously published in Case Studies on Transport Policy. I respond to the six points made by Le Vine and conclude with a...
Achieving Mobility Access for Older Adults Through Group Travel Instruction
Abstract It is anticipated that the number of older adults in the United States will reach 70 million before midcentury. Although the majority currently meet their transport needs by driving, one in five older adults does not drive. That statistic is expected to rise...
Delays, Detours, and Diversions: Paths to Fully Executed Safe Routes to School Projects
Abstract State governments periodically solicit, review, and award Safe Routes to Schools grants to local governments and school districts that are seeking to make improvements that will improve student travel to and from school. Having endured the process of...