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VTC’s Leigh Ann Von Hagen Named Sustainability Hero

VTC’s Leigh Ann Von Hagen Named Sustainability Hero

Sustainable Jersey named Leigh Ann Von Hagen a 2024 Sustainability Hero. Leigh Ann is a managing director and adjunct professor with the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and a founder of the Planning Healthy Communities Initiative.

NJSPL – Marc Pfeiffer On Fixing the Open Public Records Act

NJSPL – Marc Pfeiffer On Fixing the Open Public Records Act

OPRA, the state’s Open Public Records Act is showing its age. Now 22 years old, this important public policy suffers, in part, from age, neglect, unintended consequences, and unexpected use cases. Efforts to repair OPRA must recognize that the law affects all levels of New Jersey government, not just municipal.

NTI Director Billy Terry featured on Mpact Podcast

NTI Director Billy Terry featured on Mpact Podcast

Billy Terry, Executive Director of the National Transit Institute at Rutgers and India Birdsong Terry, CEO and General Manager of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) talk about culture change in Ohio’s biggest transit agency.

Dr. O’Brien-Richardson and Dr. Williams receive team grant for Rutgers community

Dr. O’Brien-Richardson and Dr. Williams receive team grant for Rutgers community

Patti O’Brien-Richardson Briana Bivens, Madinah Elamin, Anette Freytag, Corina Hernandez, Anthony Jones, Darnell Thompson, and Shar Williams were awarded a grant in the 2023-24 Mutual Mentoring Grant cycle. This collective was formed to build capacity for academic publishing and publicly-engaged scholarship while curating a space to cultivate research and teaching practice in the community. 

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Initiatives

The school is home to individuals from many cultures, races, nationalities, genders, identities, and life experiences and with different beliefs and values. The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy values diversityequityinclusion, and belonging (DEIB) and aims to improve and grow these efforts strategically by managing and assessing performance.

Wed., March 27: Diversity and Inclusion Speakers Forum

Are we doing enough within our policies to not just accommodate, but also uplift people with disabilities?  Join us as we collectively work towards dismantling barriers and building a society where everyone can thrive. This lecture will serve as a call to action for students, organizations, and policymakers to examine their roles in driving authentic change, seeking to foster a deeper understanding of disability justice and its impact on health equity, policy development, and community building. MORE INFO

Student Spotlight: Zoe McGowan

“I want to be a part of creating special places that people feel a connection to and look back on fondly. I would love for people—especially in urban areas where it is often lacking—to have the same opportunity that I had to connect to nature. Choosing urban planning allows me to focus on planning greenspaces within the public realm while sharing what is really important to me.”