September 26, 2017 | Public Policy Practicums, Student Projects
Every Drop Counts: Locally Driven Policies to Help Improve Water Quality in the Raritan River Basin Edward Amador, Michael Freed, Christopher Gough, Zoe Linder-Baptie, Alexa Schatzmann, and Sarah Watson View Report This report was commissioned by the Sustainable...
September 26, 2017 | News
Jennifer Senick, executive director of the Bloustein School’s Rutgers Center for Green Building, participated on a panel to talk about public policy implications of STEM at the opening conference for the Class of 2018 Governor’s STEM Scholars on Saturday,...
September 26, 2017 | Public Policy Practicums, Student Projects
Low-Level Offenses: The Cost of Enforcement in New Jersey Municipalities Jane Allen, Yan Huang, Arcadia Lee, Holly Low, Kate Millsaps, and Thalya Reyes View Report This study analyzes the municipal costs associated with low-level offense enforcement by examining (1)...
September 26, 2017 | Public Policy Practicums, Student Projects
Creating Permanent Supportive Housing: A Vision for Safe Horizon’s Strategic Plan Justin Davidson, Amy Dunford, William Owens, and Victoria Verhowsky View Presentation
September 25, 2017 | In the News
One in five U.S. workers, nearly 30 million people, say they were laid off from their jobs in the last five years, according to a new survey that highlights lasting scars from the spike in U.S. long-term unemployment following the last recession. While the extent of...
September 25, 2017 | In the News
One in five U.S. workers was laid off in the past five years and about 22% of those who lost their jobs still haven’t found another one, according to a new survey that showed the extent Americans have struggled in the sluggish labor market since the Great...
September 24, 2017 | In the News
A new Rutgers University economics study paints a bleak picture of the economic recovery, finding that 20 percent of workers lost their job in the last five years. One in five, or 30 million people, have been laid off from a job since June 2009, according to...
September 24, 2017 | In the News
We have seen the generosity of Mercer County residents time and again over the years. When disaster strikes, when times are lean, when food pantries run low, the people in this region respond with open hands and open hearts. A recent study by the Edward J. Bloustein...
September 23, 2017 | In the News
However, Martin Robins, director emeritus of Rutgers University’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Policy Center, argues that gasoline taxes levied on a per-gallon basis will begin to go down when auto makers begin complying with federal requirements for higher...
September 23, 2017 | In the News
Shortly before he died in 2011, Steve Jobs famously told President Obama that Apple would have located 200,000 iPhone manufacturing jobs in the United States, rather than China, if he could have found 8,700 qualified industrial engineers in the U.S. This exchange and...
September 23, 2017 | In the News
But it stops short of making specific recommendations while examining a range of policies that other states are trying in an effort to reduce their carbon footprints, as well as many strategies frequently debated among New Jersey policymakers. “The good news in New...
September 22, 2017 | News
New Jersey has met its near-term requirement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, but reaching its 2050 goal will require much deeper reductions to meet this goal, according to a report released today by researchers at the Rutgers Climate...
September 21, 2017 | In the News
Paul Larrousse, director of the National Transit Institute, recently blogged a piece for Metro Magazine on the workforce issues transit agencies are facing. Metro Magazine, September 20, 2017
September 21, 2017 | In the News
Given the growing challenges to life on this planet and the concomitant need for policy change and political courage – notably from climate change deniers, whether they are governed by profit or political cowardice — one yearns for leadership. It’s wanting. But...
September 19, 2017 | News
Eleven Bloustein School graduate students were among the 27 fellows selected for the Eagleton Institute of Politics 60th class of Eagleton Fellows. Eight Master of Public Policy, one Master of City and Regional Planning, and two dual MPP/MCRP candidates are among the...
September 14, 2017 | In the News
New Jersey has a strong central government. The governor has potent appointment and financial powers. New Jersey’s local governments like to tout their home-rule powers — and they’re correct in certain circumstances — but when it comes to municipal, county, and school...
September 8, 2017 | In the News
“We were incredibly pleased with the quality of nominations we received for the 2017 awards,” said Charles Brown, senior research manager at the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University. “The 2017 award recipients have gone above and...
September 6, 2017 | News
The Center for Energy, Economic & Environmental Policy at the Bloustein School is offering professional development courses for those interested in learning more about electricity markets, the electric power industry, and energy efficiency. The courses will be...
September 5, 2017 | In the News
With a few tweaks, the city’s relaxed land-use regulations might be an advantage during recovery and rebuilding. Hurricane Harvey brought an estimated nine trillion gallons of water into the streets of Houston, bringing America’s fourth largest city to its knees. In...
August 30, 2017 | In the News
Deanna Moran MPP/MCRP ’16, director of environmental planning at the Conservation Law Foundation joined Austin Blackmon, the city of Boston’s Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space and reporter Adam Reilly on WGBH news for a discussion on whether...
