Congratulations to Leigh Ann Von Hagen on receiving the 2025 Marty Epstein Advocate of the Year Award at this year’s NJ Bike & Walk Summit! Presented by the NJ Bike & Walk Coalition, the award honors individuals who have made exceptional contributions to advancing active transportation in New Jersey.
VTC is proud to present at this year’s TransAction Conference in Atlantic City! 🎉
In anticipation of the Age-Friendly North Jersey Transportation Symposium on April 3, Andrea Lubin, managing director of the New Jersey Travel Independence Program (NJTIP @ Rutgers), recently discussed the role of education in helping older adults stay independent and engaged by effectively navigating public and community transit.
VTC-POET and Project Partners are finalists in the 2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition, Storytelling for a Better World, for The Springwood Avenue Heritage Walk project!
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey seeks qualified candidates for the Executive Director of the National Transit Institute position.
We congratulate VTC’s Hannah Younes, Jacob Thompson, and PhD candidate Yingning Xie on receiving funding from the New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL) for their study, E-Bike Rebates and Increased Ridership: Lessons Learned and Policy Recommendations for New Jersey.
This event, hosted by NJTOD, Downtown New Jersey, and NJ TRANSIT’s Transit Friendly Planning (TFP) Program will bring together experts from public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector to share their experiences with affordable housing in downtowns across New Jersey.
On December 17, 2024, VTC Executive Director Leigh Ann Von Hagen joined NJ Department of Transportation Commissioner Frances O’Connor and other officials in Elizabeth, NJ, to announce new safety improvements along Route 1&9.
Discover how to bring health and equity to the forefront of urban planning and public policy decisions with this live, instructor-led online training on Health in All Policies (HiAP).
Trainings by the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO), the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University, Sustainable Jersey and Cross County Connection Transportation Management Association (CCCTMA).
How and why do zero-car households seek car access? We used a national online survey of 830 American adults and interviews with twenty-nine low- and moderate-income travelers about their car access behaviors to answer this question. We validated our findings with the...
We examine who can work from home during the pandemic and whether this behavior will persist post-pandemic by conducting two representative online surveys in New Jersey. Results suggest those with higher educational attainment, higher incomes, and prior experience...
As travel costs fall with new capacity, the quantity of travel increases. This concept—induced travel—has profound implications but remains unevenly embraced in practice. Do instructors teach it in transportation engineering classrooms? What explains their pedagogical...
We surveyed transportation students and the U.S. public to explore consensus and divergence in policy preferences. We find considerable agreement among planning students, which may be a strength—it is easier to pursue shared goals—or a weakness—too much consensus can...