What are the elasticities associated with local roads, specifically those associated with roads for a new residential development? This question is addressed by calculating the trips generated from a development assuming different levels of trips generated from each residence.

This study compares injuries from e-scooters, e-bikes, and bicycles in the United States.

Loh and Noland found that although overall access to EV charging stations in the San Francisco Bay Area is low, the disparity between income groups is minimal—highlighting the urgent need to expand charging infrastructure to meet future demand.

The NJDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center’s newly released New Jersey Micromobility Guide summarizes state laws and best practices for safely riding, charging, and storing micromobility devices in New Jersey. 

This study proposes a new theory—called the “Dealbreaker Theory”—to explain why many people do not bike, suggesting that individuals have specific, independent cycling needs that must all be met before they will choose to ride, and that understanding and addressing these needs is key to increasing cycling rates.

Younes and Noland document the state of crash data availability in the US and identify best practices for managing and making crash data openly accessible.

This research examines trail funding and development in New Jersey, highlighting funding opportunities, challenges, and best practices to accelerate shared use path implementation.

A look at the work of New Jersey’s Technology Transfer Program.

With improved portability and affordability, eye tracking devices have facilitated an expanding range of cycling experiments aimed at understanding cycling behavior and potential risks.

We contribute to the literature on new mobilities by measuring spatial disparities in travel times for accessing essential non-work destinations via ridehailing.

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 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.

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.

We surveyed transportation students and the U.S. public to explore consensus and divergence in policy preferences.

Study investigates the difference between shared electric bicycles (e-bikes) and conventional shared bikes operated by Citi Bike in New York City.

A team of Rutgers researchers led by VTC’s Hannah Younes analyzed the effect of a bicycle lane on traffic speeds using computer vision techniques.

Researchers Wei San Loh and Robert Noland used data collected online to understand the used electric vehicle (EV) market.

The updated Morris County Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan (CHSTP) provides an integrated and collaborative framework for providing human services transportation in Morris County, New Jersey.

The researchers investigated the relationship between people who worked from home during the pandemic and how often they walked before, during, and after COVID.

This work examines how transit agencies used Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic to communicate with riders and how the content and general activity influence rider interaction and Twitter handle popularity.

This planning study sought to investigate the feasibility of microtransit as a cost-effective means to meet demand for more seamless, inter-county trips among New Jersey’s county community transit customers. For the purposes of this study, the definition used for microtransit has been small scale, on‐demand, dynamic-route, shared transit services such as shared ride taxis and other non-fixed route operations.

In this study, researchers Hannah Younes, Robert B. Noland, and Clinton J. Andrews used traffic camera footage to observe the behavior of over 700 shared e-scooters and privately owned bicycles in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The authors discuss policy implications with regard to safety and gender differences between the two modes of transit.

This report explores how public transit agencies can enhance public engagement through virtual public involvement …

The researchers fielded two surveys in New Jersey during the pandemic and included questions on what respondents did with time saved from not commuting as well as which activities they wished to see continue after the pandemic subsided.

This survey of the U.S. public shows concerns about revenue are associated with greater opposition to cameras and greater distrust of the government.

Using survey data collected in New Jersey, we analyze the frequency of bicycling and respondent perceptions of the safety of various bicycling facilities.

The results of this pilot data collection effort provide insights on the potential use of the latest sensor technology and computer vision algorithms to understand travel behavior for new and emerging transportation modes.

We suggest that the current groundswell of support for street changes represents a rare opportunity to implement street design changes that support pedestrians and outdoor activities.

We analyze factors associated with the decision to grocery shop online and whether this will persist post-COVID using data collected via a representative online panel.

Trip deprivation can legitimately reflect both functioning and capability when deprivation is carefully defined.

Using data from a statewide random-digit-dialing telephone survey of 1,001 adults, this paper examines how New Jersey residents perceive the safety impact of AVs on pedestrians, bicyclists, and people with ambulatory disability.

This article explores three concepts of justice in transportation: environmental justice (EJ), transport justice (TJ), and mobility justice (MJ).

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exposed and, to some degree, exacerbated social inequity in the United States.

This report identifies the training needs of the public transportation industry.

In an effort to understand how changes in mobility are associated with the spread of the coronavirus, mobility data from Google correlated with estimates of the effective reproduction rate, a measure of viral infectiousness.

Bikeshare use in New York City dropped substantially during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but by summer of 2020 had largely recovered to pre-pandemic levels. The patterns of usage, however, have changed.

A new paper looks at the elasticities of demand for ride-hailing service provider DiDi in Chengdu, China.

This study examines transit mode choice preferences of New Jersey commuters traveling to New York City with the objective of assisting trans-Hudson ferry service planning on the basis of variables significantly affecting mode choice.

This research examined the effect of pre-post differences in walking duration, health, and weight on retirees’ long-term quality of life (QoL).

Although a number of recent studies have addressed walking by older adults, many have aggregated recreational and transportation walking into overall physical activity, whereas many others have exclusively focused on recreational walking.

Current state of practice for online public involvement tools used by state Depts. of Transportation and additional areas of research needed based on information gathered from a literature review and survey of state DOTs.

Data on shared e-scooters in Louisville, Kentucky are analyzed.

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.

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.

Recent studies show that two distinct narratives have emerged about the millennials’ behavior, attitudes, and preferences regarding their choice of residence and transportation.

To examine how violent crime affects people’s recreational and transportation walking duration in daytime and after dark on a typical day.

This study compares the perception of millennials with the perception of older generations regarding public spending on cities, mass transit, and highways in the US national context.

The review commends the editors and chapter authors for emphasizing the importance of equity in bicycle planning and discusses the difficulties in implementing equity in transportation planning generally.

This research suggests a long-term benefit for encouraging transit at younger ages to foster a “transit habit.”

An analysis of state-level data from 1984 to 2014 provides evidence on the relationship between economic recessions and US traffic fatalities.

A response to the six points made by Le Vine and conclude with a brief critique of existing practice.

For many older adults accessible public transportation can be a viable transport option provided they are aware of and familiar with available transit services, trip planning, and how to safely and independently utilize transit systems. Findings are presented from a group travel instruction program piloted with older adults in New Jersey that encompassed classroom training and a field trip.

The research presented in this paper identified promising practices used by those entities that had completed their projects (and had successfully achieved their goals) despite difficulties along the way.

We evaluated a training course called “Orientation to Transit Procurement”, designed and conducted by the National Transit Institute.

The question addressed here is how, if at all, TOD and TOD-proximate residents’ perceptions of the benefits and shortcomings of TOD are perceived and addressed by professionals involved with TOD planning and development.

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.

Using data from the 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), this paper examines the potential impacts of nationally standardizing school start time at 8:30 AM with a focus on household members who give children rides to/from school and their travel patterns before and after escorting children.

The study sets benchmarks for current population characteristics of the areas near commuter rail stations in New Jersey and compares changes of the characteristics between 1990 and 2013 by using the Geolytics Neighborhood Change Database.

Issues that relate to distracted driving and walking are discussed by presenting results from a survey of planning professionals, police officers, and pedestrians in New Jersey.

This research study explores, through case study work, efforts that have been effective in improving pathways to transit for persons with disabilities.

To bridge the existing information gap, this paper provides results from a recent survey that focused exclusively on adults with ASD in New Jersey to learn about their travel patterns, the importance of the various types of trips they make, and the barriers they encounter regarding the use of different transportation modes.

This paper presents the findings from a series of focus groups conducted in New Jersey with adults with ASD and their parents or guardians.

This study estimated the impact of spending by North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL) riders during summer weekends on the economies of the Jersey Shore communities known for beach-oriented recreational activities.

With the use of U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey data, this study made an effort to bridge the gap in the existing knowledge base through an examination of the relationship between household expenditures on housing and overall transportation.

Explores and documents transportation needs and barriers of NJ adults on the Autism spectrum.

This report improves on existing data by analyzing groups that have variable access to automobiles – poor families, immigrants, and people of color.

This paper identifies some of the characteristics of trips and pick-up and drop-off locations that are associated with paratransit’s travel time reliability.

The authors examine how the social context of a neighborhood can influence activity and travel patterns of those living in “neighborhoods of affinity,” where members of a group with strong social ties live and work.

The study examines historical changes in the size and location of schools in New Jersey and their relevance to children walking and bicycling to school.

This study provides an overview of the beneficial impacts of transit-oriented development – compact, mixed-use pedestrian land uses within walking distance of transit stations.

The analysis presented here examines the frequency of using these modes of travel for those living in TODs and proximate to a train station versus those living more distantly.

The New Jersey Safe Routes to School Program: A Review of Three Years of Services, Training, Research, Outreach and Technical Assistance

An effort to benchmark the current state of travel by a unique set of travelers, transit riders who travel to stations by bicycle.

Gay men living in gay neighborhoods travel much shorter distances on average than their straight next-door neighbors do.

The analysis presented here is of a candidate road diet conversion site, Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, New Jersey, an oversized arterial corridor accessing the center of the city.

Research on crossing guard training in New Jersey and developing a uniform statewide Crossing Guard Training Program.

This research study reviews literature on risk perception and data from surveys that were distributed to parents throughout six public school in New Jersey.

New Jersey launched a new strategic planning process in late 2011 to revisit and revise the SRTS Program’s mission, vision, goals, and objectives and, where necessary, align SRTS with the measures to gauge program performance.

This 2002 report provides an investigation of possible changes in design standards for highways passing through New Jersey communities.

This paper examines the mode choice behavior of children’s travel to school based on surveys conducted at a sample of schools in New Jersey.

This study attempts to identify the generators of paratransit trips beginning and ending at clients’ homes and away from home.

The analysis presented here evaluates the median property valuations surrounding eight transit stations with TOD using residential property valuation data provided by Zillow™, an on-line real estate listing firm.

This study examines the role of household members in transporting persons with disabilities in contemporary America.

This study identifies the distinctive dwelling, moving and travel characteristics of the American solo households, and examines the reasons for their attraction to cities.

This study examines how performance measures are associated with local environmental characteristics such as density and the characteristics of the trip makers.

The report provides a comprehensive summary of the bicycle environment at the municipal level throughout the state, using extensive data from 60 municipalities as a baseline.

This study provides important evidence about the benefits of off-peak commuter rail service by focusing on the Pascack Valley line in New Jersey, where off-peak service was introduced in October 2007.

Review of the New Jersey Safe Routes to School Program: Services, Training, Coordination, Research and Technical Assistance Update Report

Data derived from visual inspection of Google Street View imagery associated with a variety of pedestrian and road infrastructure features are analyzed with a database of pedestrian casualties.

Pedestrian and motor vehicle casualties are analyzed for the State of New Jersey with the objective of determining how the income of an area may be associated with casualties.

The primary objective of this study was to estimate the statewide economic impacts of active transportation in New Jersey in one year.

This paper examines whether there is a relationship between walking or bicycling to school and the walking habits of caregivers or parents.

This study attempts to identify the factors that influence the decision to enact safety belt and motorcycle helmet laws.

This paper reviews theoretical issues surrounding transport safety modeling and the implications for road safety policy.

This study makes an additional assumption that children’s mode to school and household adults’ travel mode to work are interrelated because of a lifestyle choice made by parents and caregivers.

The NJ Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center has compiled all State, County and Municipal policies into one comprehensive document as a resource for other county and municipal officials.

Broadening the New Jersey Safe Routes to School Program: Services, Training, Coordination and Technical Assistance Update Report.

Explored are such topics as driving distance of electric vehicles, emission reduction technologies for large fleets, carbon footprints for public transportation agencies, and proposed vehicle fuel economy standards in the United States for 2017 to 2025.

An opportunistic study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of two bicycle education programs, the first a more-structured program delivered in a school setting, with no on-road component, and the other a less structured program delivered in a summer camp setting that included an on-road component.

A toolkit of practical approaches for agencies and practitioners of effective practices, tools, techniques, and data sources are presented. to foster the meaningful involvement of traditionally underserved populations in transportation decision making. 

A survey of New Jersey residents specifically focused on people’s valuation of different types of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and the reasons for their valuation in two large regions of the state.

This chapter examines the theory and available evidence on induced travel effects and links this knowledge to policy considerations for achieving sustainable solutions, including the impact on oil dependence.

The primary objective of this paper is to share valuable information from a unique survey of people with disabilities who were actively searching for employment in New Jersey.

This study developed and used a methodology to forecast mode-specific and destination-specific evacuees and measure the accessibility of evacuees to shelters and evacuation vehicles at the level of census tracts for a seven-county region.

City Cycling offers a guide to this urban cycling renaissance, with the goal of promoting cycling as sustainable urban transportation available to everyone.

This brief discusses how transportation is a prominent factor in the job search process and presents an overview of survey findings as they relate to public transit availability, usage, importance, and satisfaction among the approximately 500 survey respondents.

This paper examines the impacts of non-resident parking restrictions on rail usage. It uses data from a large survey of commuter rail passengers, a detailed parking inventory of station parking lots, and data from the American Community Survey.

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 56: Methodology for Determining the Economic Development Impacts of Transit Projects explores development of a method for transit agencies to assess whether and under what circumstances transit investments have economic benefits that are in addition to land development stimulated by travel time savings.

The primary objective of this research was to assess the “Last Mile” shuttles in New Jersey.

Taking New Jersey as the study area, the study examined how disability and race are related to employment, poverty, and earnings and how the commuting and job-search behavior of persons with disabilities is affected by their race.

This report provides state DOTs, MPOs, and other transportation agencies with a rich source of practical and effective tools, techniques, and approaches for identifying and connecting with underserved and underrepresented populations in transportation decisionmaking.

Report identified high pedestrian crash locations at or near bus stops in New Jersey.

The widespread introduction of and growing reliance on cell phones poses a new challenge to random digit dial (RDD) surveys, which are used for many transportation studies.

Econometric analysis of the change in average residential sales price over 9 years finds an association but cannot establish a causal effect.

This study examined the longevity, level of service, and passenger volumes of the shuttle services introduced in New Jersey between 2002 and 2004.

This study examined whether a lower level of geographic proximity to activity-inducing infrastructure and facilities, including bicycling routes and gymnasiums, could be a reason for lower rates of participation in physical activity for New Jersey minority populations.

A case study of the success of Wayside bicycle education program.

We analyzed the relationship between transit commuting and objectively measured physical activity.

This study uses data from the onboard survey to identify the rider characteristics and spatial characteristics of communities that influence stated preferences for shuttle service to rail stations.

This paper provides a broad overview of the role walking and cycling can play in making our cities healthier.

This article examines how Amsterdam has consistently improved cycling conditions over many decades and succeeded at raising even further the share of trips by bike.

Cycling safety has improved, with steady or declining numbers of cyclist injuries and fatalities in spite of rapidly rising cycling volumes. Some serious deficiencies remain, however

This report documents the economic impacts of the RiverLINE, a light rail line connecting Trenton and Camden, New Jersey.

Foreign-born residents of New Jersey account for a fifth of its population but almost 40 percent of its transit commuters and all growth in transit commuting since 1980.

A set of variable road user charging indicators is identified herein by considering both the associated costs of a trip and the operational requirements for a feasible road pricing scheme.

In the past 40 years, the developed world has mitigated many of the adverse environmental and public health impacts from transportation emissions—particularly in reducing the tailpipe pollutants from the burning of gasoline and diesel fuels.

This article reviews recent congressional legislation promulgating regulations to reduce transportation’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

This paper has sought to disentangle the causal relationship between highway infrastructure and employment, using panel data for the 48 contiguous US states from 1984 to 1997.

Crôtte, A., Noland, R.B. & D.J. Graham. 2010, “An Analysis of Gasoline Demand Elasticities at …

Together with many other studies, our analysis provides evidence of the population-level health benefits of active travel. Policies on transport, land-use, and urban development should be designed to encourage walking and cycling for daily travel.

This paper models US gasoline demand using more flexible semiparametric techniques, accommodating the possibility of differences in responses among households.

This paper presents results from a household level gasoline demand model which accommodates variation in price and income elasticity with increasing income as well as for different socio-economic characteristics in the USA.

This paper examines the trip chaining complexity of individuals in London. We adopt two definitions of trip chaining.

The 14 case studies show that almost all cities adopting comprehensive packages of interventions experienced large increases in the number of bicycle trips and share of people bicycling.

The present paper addresses this theme by estimating a fuel demand model for urban areas to provide a direct estimate of the elasticity of demand with respect to urban density.

This article describes the challenges the groups faced in their work, the way in which the public health and economic approaches were integrated, and the questions left unanswered.

This paper provides a method for including pedestrians in a vehicle microsimulation model, specifically the VISSIM model.

A study was done to estimate price, income, vehicle stock, metro fares, and fuel-efficiency elasticities of the demand for road traffic in Mexico City, Mexico.

A studio project regarding possible creation of a rail component to Liberty State Park in northern New Jersey.

This paper attempts to separate the overall income effect into two uncorrelated components: a vehicle stock effect (used as a proxy for medium/high income) and minimum wage effect net of the influence of vehicle stock (used as a proxy for low income).

This paper uses recent advances in dynamic panel econometrics to examine the impact of highway infrastructure on aggregate county-level employment using data for all 100 North Carolina counties from 1985 through 1997.

This report highlights the health of neighborhoods and the impact that efficient (or inefficient) movement of people into, out of and through the city has on the viability of commerce, and citizens’ access to employment.

This report by the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center is intended to better inform public …

This 2002 report provides an investigation of possible changes in design standards for highways passing through New Jersey communities.

A review and comparison of the NJ Bicycle Planning and Design Guideline, the NJ Roadway Design Manual, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official’s Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities and other national and international guidelines.