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Ian Murphy Receives APTA’s William Millar Scholarship
Congratulations to Ian Murphy on Receiving the American Public Transportation Foundation’s William Millar Scholarship!
Bi-lingual Research Assistant
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey seeks qualified candidates for the Executive Director position.
Executive Director
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey seeks qualified candidates for the Executive Director position.
Shaul Picker Receives 2024 Mortensen-Voorhees Award
Shaul Picker is the 2024 recipient of the Mortensen-Voorhees Award for Achievement in Transportation Studies.
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.”
Cultivating Community, Commerce, and Transit Oriented Development
Join us in New Brunswick on May 16th for a day of collaboration and innovation at the New Jersey TOD Nexus Symposium: Cultivating Community, Commerce, and Transit Oriented Development.
15 Minute Neighborhoods: A Pathway to Creating Healthier, More Just, Resilient & Sustainable Communities in New Jersey
Join us on April 19, 2024 at 11 AM for the webinar! The 15-minute neighborhood concept gained visibility as the global pandemic demonstrated...
How sea level rise is affecting your commute to and around Atlantic City
A “big limitation” of the research was that it approximated where residents’ jobs were located, Noland said, but it helps to demonstrate the skyrocketing impacts as seas continue to rise. The researchers developed a measure of job accessibility and looked at how it would be reduced throughout the two-county area as water levels continue to rise.
Dutch hyperloop center aims to advance futuristic transport technology
“This is just another example of policy makers chasing a shiny object when basic investment in infrastructure is needed,” Robert Noland, distinguished professor at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, said in comments emailed to The Associated Press. “It costs too much to build,” he added.
Recent Publications
Invisible Rides: How Car-Less Americans Access Cars
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...
Working From Home During COVID-19: Flash in the Pan or Wave of the Future?
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...
Do Engineering Instructors Teach Induced Travel? If Not, Why Not?
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...
Are Transportation Planning Views Shared by Engineering Students and the Public?
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...