December 10, 2015 | In the News
Economist James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, explained that New Jersey’s economy has struggled from a number of causes since the recession. “New Jersey got hit hard by the contraction in the...
December 10, 2015 | In the News
In fact, Sussex, Warren and Hunterdon counties have all seen population decreases since the Great Recession, according to James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Policy at Rutgers University. Hughes said the the trend of more millennials...
December 9, 2015 | In the News
Experts in urban planning and related fields acknowledge that there are many ways to measure energy efficiency — or energy intensity, an idea that encompasses the quantity and quality of energy consumed — and that any assessment must include a degree of subjectivity....
December 9, 2015 | In the News
Professor of urban planning and policy development at Rutgers University Clinton Andrews told the Times when he’s looking at an ideal city, he usually finds mid-sized urban areas, surrounded by farms where people can walk to work. That example personified on a...
December 9, 2015 | In the News
Martin Robins, director emeritus at Voorhees Transportation Policy Institute at Rutgers University, said the formation of the corporation is “an important step in the realization of this project because it’s been largely a matter of talk and no action up until now.”...
December 7, 2015 | In the News
But even though the Great Recession hit lower-income residents and those with less education perhaps the hardest, it did not spare the earners economically above them. “Being high-income didn’t protect you,” said James W. Hughes, professor and dean...
December 6, 2015 | In the News
But while the test results are becoming public, the opt-out question remains unanswered about New Jersey’s first administration of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams. “There is no reason why we should all be...
December 3, 2015 | In the News
One of the biggest challenges faced by North Jersey communities is holding onto its young adults. According to a report by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, people in their 20s and early 30s are opting to leave suburbs...
December 3, 2015 | In the News
“The end of the calendar year is usually a tale of two experiences,” said Carl Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. Van Horn said the end-of-year trend can often depend on the type of industry that people...
