June 12, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight, News
New Jersey Future’s Cary Edwards Leadership Award recognizes individuals who have an outstanding commitment to improving the quality of life and promoting smart growth in New Jersey through sustainable land-use policy and practice. The 2017 honoree, James...
June 12, 2017 | In the News
Williams must get the federal government’s approval. They filed their application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in March, and it takes FERC about a year to decide. If approved, the project will directly and indirectly generate 3,186 jobs...
June 11, 2017 | In the News
Since 1994, more than 1 million Americans have given 1.3 billion hours of service through AmeriCorps. Some of their stories are at this link. In communities across New Jersey, AmeriCorps/VISTA volunteers are active meeting these and other pressing needs. Some members...
June 8, 2017 | In the News
While a Rutgers University study says improvements to Transco’s natural gas pipeline will boost the state’s economy, environmentalists say its conclusions are “full of hot air.” The study by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public...
April 16, 2017 | Career, News
by Paul Hislip, Communications intern (Class of 2018) Carlos Gallinar, AICP, MCRP ’04, presented the annual Ruth Ellen Steinman and Edward J. Bloustein Memorial Lecture at the Bloustein School last fall. A man of many accomplishments, Gallinar was the first in his...
April 13, 2017 | Career, News
by Maheen Rashid, MPP ’18 How can international development policy be implemented when actors and agents are in a constant state of flux? Have the caveats of past interventions of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) been mitigated and acknowledged for the...
March 30, 2017 | In the News
Another difference between these programs and other development strategies is that the state does not choose which investment firms may participate based on their investment plans or their track record with similar investments. Instead, the investment firms are...
March 29, 2017 | In the News
In December 2012, Dr. James W. Hughes, Dean, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, and his colleague, Dr. Joseph J. Seneca, published, Reinventing the New Jersey Economy: New Metropolitan and Regional Employment Dynamics. The...
March 29, 2017 | In the News
Amid much fanfare yesterday, President Trump announced an executive order intended to roll back Obama administration climate policies. The executive order (like many of Trump’s actions to date) is largely ceremonial, however. Whether or not Trump has a lasting...
