December 9, 2019 | In the News
Michael L. Lahr, a regional economist and research professor at the Center for Urban Policy Research at Rutgers — The State University of New Jersey, cited several reasons why a historic designation can increase a property’s value. Reasons include a 20 percent...
December 6, 2019 | In the News
While the use of robotics to automate work is on the rise, the impact can be either favorable or unfavorable to humans, depending on the type of work they do and how machines may be able to enhance their jobs, the report’s authors say. “Our evidence does not mean an...
December 5, 2019 | In the News
As part of an investigative series on evictions in Nevada, the Las Vegas Review-Journal sought to evaluate eviction and code complaint rates among rental companies as of August 2019 focusing on companies that owned more than 100 single-family homes in the Las Vegas...
December 4, 2019 | Event Recap
12/3 Accelerating the Transition to a Clean, Equitable, and Resilient Transportation Future click to play Alan M. Voorhees Distinguished Lecture Climate change is already affecting our region, the U.S., and the planet, bringing risks to public health and safety as...
December 4, 2019 | In the News
Much as they did a year ago for Monmouth Street (above), student planners from Rutgers University’s Bloustein School will offer suggestions for improving Red Bank’s Shrewsbury Avenue corridor as well as the Navesink River waterfront next week. The public is invited to...
December 3, 2019 | In the News
In October, former Mayor Frank Gilliam resigned the post after pleading guilty to wire fraud. He allegedly stole $87,000 from a youth basketball program he founded. The effort comes as a study released last month conducted for the state of New Jersey by professors at...
December 3, 2019 | In the News
In October, former Mayor Frank Gilliam resigned the post after pleading guilty to wire fraud. He allegedly stole $87,000 from a youth basketball program he founded. The effort comes as a study released last month conducted for the state of New Jersey by professors at...
December 3, 2019 | In the News
Outside of the busy city locations, the reported found that the manufacturing industry in the Midwest is being threatened the most by robot workers. William Rodgers, a professor of public policy at Edward J. Bloustein School and chief economist at the Heldrich Center...
December 2, 2019 | In the News
Millions of families across the USA now have very difficult financial situations. A report from the Federal Reserve notes that the poorest Americans are literally getting crushed by this weight of rising inequalities. And according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the gap...
December 2, 2019 | In the News
An official with the National Park Service said the federal credits cannot be sold, but developers often bring on an equity investor who can claim the credits. Julia Sass Rubin, an associate professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey who studies tax incentive...
November 29, 2019 | In the News
“There have been clear losers with increased automation—namely, younger, less-educated manufacturing workers in the Midwest and younger, minority workers in these industries in particular,” says coauthor William Rodgers, a professor of public policy at...
November 29, 2019 | In the News
“There have been clear losers with increased automation—namely, younger, less-educated manufacturing workers in the Midwest and younger, minority workers in these industries in particular,” says coauthor William Rodgers, a professor of public policy at Edward J....
November 29, 2019 | In the News
New research has tested and confirmed that this unfair framing of traffic crashes has a significant effect on the public’s perception of whether the cyclist or driver is to blame. While the research focused on pedestrians, the study had all vulnerable road users,...
November 20, 2019 | In the News
A new academic paper by authors Tara Goddard, Kelcie Ralph, Calvin G. Thigpen and Evan Iacobucci says that if reporters could shift away from victim-blaming news coverage, politicians would be forced to truly address the problem of vehicle violence. A team of...
November 14, 2019 | In the News
New Jersey may be vulnerable to the next economic downtown, according to a new report released Tuesday by New Jersey Policy Perspective, just as it was with the Great Recession. Authored by a practicum of Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public...
November 13, 2019 | Event Recap
11/12 Planning for climate change: Building Equity into sustainable urban futures click to play 2019-20 Stuart Meck Memorial Lecture in Land Use Law and Affordable Housing Climate change raises many profound questions about the future of cities. How will cities adapt...
November 13, 2019 | In the News
Just as New Jersey was not prepared to weather the Great Recession, the state is once again vulnerable to a future economic downturn, according to a new report released today by New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP). Authored by a practicum of graduate students from...
