This project supports NJDOT’s compliance with FHWA reporting requirements by using established methods developed by RU-VTC to estimate local roadway revenues and expenditures from FY 2022 or FY 2023 municipal and county financial audit data. The results will be used to complete FHWA Form 536 and provide insight into local transportation funding in New Jersey.
NJ A1487 seeks to establish a rebate program for electric bicycle purchases. This project will examine how similar programs in other states have influenced policies, user behavior, and infrastructure, with a focus on equity and underserved populations.
Background Increasing evidence positively links greenspace and physical activity (PA). However, most studies use measures of greenspace, such as satellite-based vegetation indices around the residence, which fail to capture ground-level views and day-to-day dynamic...
Induced travel elasticities associated with new road capacity are typically estimated for roads of higher functional classifications, such as interstate freeways and principal arterials. These are estimated as “own” elasticities, that is an increase in lane kilometers...
There is a growing perception that e-scooters are more dangerous than bicycles and e-bikes, with towns implementing measures to ban their usage. Yet, there is not much evidence from large scale surveys to substantiate this claim. Nearly 14,000 micromobility injuries...
We compare charging station accessibility for different income groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Using a microsimulation model, we estimate charging station accessibility under varying battery range scenarios, assuming different income groups have vehicles with...