VTC Senior Researcher Andrea Lubin presented this week with her Rutgers CAIT Colleague Cecilia Feeley at the U.S. Access Board Forum on Inclusive Design of Autonomous Vehicles.
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New Health in All Policies Continuing Education Training Course
June 18, 2021
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Adrian Ayala is awarded First Place for APA’s Transportation Planning Division Student Paper
Adrian Ayala is awarded First Place for the 2021 National American Planning Association’s Transportation Planning Division Student Paper Competition for his paper, Exploring Alternatives to Police-Based Traffic Enforcement and OVercoming their Potential Barriers to Implementation.
COVID-19 Impacts on NJ Employers
North Jersey Partners (NJP), in partnership with the Employers Association of New Jersey (EANJ), commissioned research from Rutgers-VTC to better...
Resources from Alan M. Voorhees & Associates
Founded in 1961 by Alan M. Voorhees, the eponymous consulting firm, Alan M. Voorhees & Associates, specialized in transportation engineering and...
Thomas B. Deen
In January 2013, VTC interviewed Tom Deen. As leader and innovator in the field of transportation, Deen’s career exemplified his commitment to excellence and pursuit of solutions to transportation problems.
Best Practices: Helping Frontline Employees Transition to Frontline Supervisors
NTI partnered with Insight Strategies to develop a course to prepare new and future frontline supervisors.
Alan E. Pisarski
In January 2015, VTC interviewed Alan Pisarski. For more than 35 years, Mr. Pisarski has served as an independent writer, analyst and consultant in areas related to travel behavior, transport policy, and data development.
Martin Robins
In October 2012, VTC interviewed Martin Robins, whose career in transportation planning and policy has spanned nearly 50 years. He served as director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University and in 1998 founded its predecessor organization, the Voorhees Transportation Policy Institute.
Martin Wachs
In January 2015, VTC interviewed Martin Wachs, Professor Emeritus of Civil & Environmental Engineering and of City & Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, where he directed the Institute of Transportation Studies.
Recent Publications
Trip patterns and revenue of shared e-scooters in Louisville, Kentucky
Abstract Data on shared e-scooters in Louisville, Kentucky are analyzed. The data includes check out times, trip duration, and trip distance. Patterns in usage are evaluated and suggest that e-scooters are probably not being used for commute trips, but potentially...
A comparison of the personal and neighborhood characteristics associated with ridesourcing, transit use and driving with NHTS
Abstract The opportunity to conduct an overarching national study to examine the characteristics of ridesourcing users and their neighborhoods was absent until the 2017 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) dataset was released in 2018. As the 2017 NHTS combines...
Disentangling the role of cars and transit in employment and labor earnings
Abstract In this article, Professor Smart and Nicholas Klein (Bloustein PhD, 2014) find that having a car helps Americans find jobs, keep those jobs over time, and move up the economic ladder. Very good transit service can provide the same benefits, but only about 5%...
Are millennials moving to more urbanized and transit-oriented counties?
Abstract Recent studies show that two distinct narratives have emerged about the millennials’ behavior, attitudes, and preferences regarding their choice of residence and transportation. According to the optimistic narrative, by living and traveling sustainably,...