July 30, 2017 | In the News
Millennials are attracted to the live-work-play environment, explains James Hughes, Rutgers University professor and an expert in New Jersey economics and demographics. Some towns may never be able to provide the lifestyle this cohort needs, but others have unique...
July 28, 2017 | In the News
Here in New Jersey, it’s time to anticipate new social and development patterns, reimagine our suburbs, and prepare for a new generation of prosperity. Start by considering some history, courtesy of the superb new book New Jersey’s Postsuburban Economy by...
July 28, 2017 | In the News
Marc Pfeiffer, assistant director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center at Rutgers University, said the state should receive plenty of credit for getting Atlantic City’s finances under control. In February, state overseers reached a $72 million tax...
July 28, 2017 | In the News
The declining school populations in part reflect a wider trend of depopulation of the outer-ring suburbs that is playing out across New Jersey and the Northeastern United States, according to Professor James Hughes, a senior faculty fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein...
July 18, 2017 | In the News
Rutgers economist James Hughes said many of the office buildings in Central Jersey were constructed 30 to 35 years ago, “however a number of properties have been repositioned, they have been upgraded, their information technology systems are state of the art.”...
July 16, 2017 | In the News
About 32.8 percent of residents in the southeastern part of the state said their neighborhoods were in fair or poor condition, twice the percentage of respondents who felt the same way about neighborhoods in other parts of the state. The study was funded by the Robert...
July 14, 2017 | In the News
Presidents from both parties routinely pause their predecessors’ rules, but Trump’s delays are lasting longer and reaching further — with targets including protections for student borrowers, standards for e-cigarettes, and an expansion of requirements that airlines...
July 13, 2017 | In the News
According to a release from Williams researchers at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy estimate “the design and construction of the Northeast Supply Enhancement project will generate approximately $327 million in additional economic...
July 13, 2017 | In the News
Robert Noland, professor of transportation planning and policy at Rutgers University in New Jersey, said: “Hyperloops are being designed with the hope of shooting people and cargo in pods through vacuum tubes at high speed. “This concept was originally...
July 13, 2017 | In the News
Presidents from both parties routinely pause their predecessors’ rules, but Trump’s delays are lasting longer and reaching further — with targets including protections for student borrowers, standards for e-cigarettes, and expanded requirements that airlines...
July 12, 2017 | In the News
“Theoretically, it’s a nice idea, but there is some risk,” said Professor Thomas Davis of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Davis has experience dealing with mini-bonds, but it’s not been positive. Mini-bonds played a...
July 11, 2017 | In the News
There’s arguably no one who knows more about NJ Transit and its troubles than former Former Deputy Executive Director Martin Robins. He’s also the Founding Director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center. NJTV Online (interview), July 10, 2017
July 11, 2017 | In the News
The first day of major track repairs by Amtrak at New York Penn Station went off relatively smoothly for NJ Transit. This was because “NJ Transit had a straight forward plan and they executed it very well,” said Martin Robins, former deputy executive director of NJ...
July 11, 2017 | In the News
Now that the Trump Administration can no longer rely on Congress using the Congressional Review Act to repeal regulations, they are on their own. And the initial results raise questions about their ability to succeed. One strategy that the Trump Administration has...
July 10, 2017 | In the News
“Transparency and accessibility….ensure accountability of state government… It is especially necessary and in the public’s interest when such conduct concerns matters of public health, safety and welfare, and when the decisions involve the...
July 9, 2017 | In the News
New Jersey’s top business leaders are optimistic about the national economy and the direction it’s headed in this year. But they remain cautious about New Jersey’s immediate economic future as the state elects a new governor this November. The results of a new survey...
July 9, 2017 | In the News
A philanthropic group called The Fund for New Jersey wants candidates running for governor and Legislature, as well as the public at large, to know just what they getting into. The first in its Crossroads NJ reports is an election-year downer on fixing the Garden...
