It is with great sadness that the Bloustein School announces the passing of Paul J. Larrousse, Faculty Fellow and Director of the National Transit...
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PhD candidate Sicheng Wang is recipient of 2018 APTF Scholarship
The American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) recently announced that Bloustein School Ph.D. candidate Sicheng Wang is the recipient of 2018...
Rutgers POET and NJTPA win Silver APA Award for Innovative Outreach!
Innovations in Public Engagement is a public outreach program developed by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) — which...
Mary Buchanan Receives 2018 Mortensen-Voorhees Award
Mary Buchanan is the 2018 recipient of the Mortensen-Voorhees Award for Achievement in Transportation Studies. Mary will be joining the research...
Daniel Sperling to Speak at Voorhees Distinguished Lecture
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy present The Alan M. Voorhees...
Ph.D. candidate Sicheng Wang receives APA Transportation Planning Grant
Ph.D. Candidate for the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Sicheng Wang received an American Planning Association (APA) Transportation...
VTC at TRB 2018!
Please join VTC faculty, staff, and students at the following 97th TRB Annual Meeting sessions, workshops, and events. Sunday, January...
VTC’s Jon Carnegie and Martin Robins Appointed to Governor-Elect’s Transition Team!
VTC Executive Director Jon Carnegie and VTC Director Emeritus Martin Robins were both appointed by Governor-Elect Philip Murphy to join his...
Plainfield School District Travel Plan Wins APA Outstanding Student Project Award
On Monday October 30, 2017, VTC’s Leigh Ann Von Hagen and Sean Meehan, together with partners from the Plainfield Public School District and the...
Mobility equity: New law inspired by CAIT research should benefit autistic adults
In May 2017, Governor Chris Christie signed legislation that takes an important step toward meeting the transportation needs of New Jersey citizens...
Recent Publications
An Evaluation of Transit Procurement Training
Abstract We evaluated a training course called “Orientation to Transit Procurement”, designed and conducted by the National Transit Institute. This course is designed to provide Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grantees an overview of regulations and best...
Attitudes towards transit-oriented development: Resident experiences and professional
Abstract Transit-oriented development (TOD) provides highly efficient access to transit facilities and, when implemented in concert with streetscape changes, improves neighborhood walkability. In some regions, TOD has generated controversy, seen as impinging on the...
The effect of mobility loss and car ownership on the feeling of depression, happiness, and loneliness
Abstract With the conjecture that mobility is affected by both personal impairments and automobile access, this paper examined how difficulty walking, difficulty climbing stairs, and automobile ownership affect subjective wellbeing. Subjective wellbeing was defined by...
Impacts of standardizing school start time on children and household workers – An examination with NHTS data
Abstract Due to demonstrated health, safety, and performance benefits to children from delayed school start time, academics and government agencies in the United States are increasingly insisting on starting schools at or after 8:30 AM – the time recommended by the...