The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy present The Alan M. Voorhees...
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Set the Table!
Do you wish it were easier, cheaper, and safer to get around or live in North Jersey? Do you want to get involved locally but aren’t sure how? Did...
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 Board Member Robert. E. Skinner, Jr. to Receive the George S. Bartlett Award at 2017 TRB Annual Meeting
The recipient of the 2016 Bartlett Award is Robert. E. Skinner, Jr., former Executive Director of the Transportation Research Board. Mr. Skinner is...
VTC @ TRB 2017
Please join VTC faculty and staff at the following 96th TRB Annual Meeting sessions, workshops, and events. Trevor Hanson, Andrea Lubin...
Bloustein Transportation Students Receive Scholarships
The American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) recently announced that Bloustein School Masters in City and Regional Planning (MCRP)...
Transportation Pride
Julene Paul Receives 2016 Mortensen-Voorhees Award
Julene Paul is the 2016 recipient of the Mortensen/Voorhees Award for Achievement in Transportation Studies. Julene focused her studies on the...
VTC selected for 2016 APA-NJ Annual Planning Awards
2016 American Planning Association - New Jersey Chapter Awardees are announced! Congratulations to the following award winning projects led...
Public Engagement Focus Groups
Rutgers University researchers want to talk to New Jersey residents about their experience and concerns with transportation in our area, such as...
Recent Publications
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...
Benchmarking Gentrification near Commuter Rail Stations in New Jersey
Abstract: Predictions in recent studies that an increasingly large number of households will locate near rail stations because of changing lifestyles and perceptions of younger generations should be a reason for concern for transportation planners as excessively high...