June 1, 2025 | In the News
By Marc Pfeiffer (Published June 1, 2025 at ICMA.org) A gamechanger for local governments, tasking an AI chatbot with research and writing projects saves you time and trouble, at least for the first draft. The original plan for this month’s article was to write about...
May 29, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
On Friday, May 16th, NJ Big Data Alliance held the 12th Annual NJBDA Symposium titled “Empowered by AI: Innovation and the Rise of the Augmented Workforce.” The paper titled “MOMCare: An AI Chatbot for Postpartum Depression Counselling” was...
May 28, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Abstract Objectives Globally, there has been a rapid increase in the availability of online gambling. As online gambling has increased in popularity, there has been a corresponding increase in online communities that discuss gambling. The movement of gambling and...
May 23, 2025 | News, Urban Planning Studios
View StoryMap There have been six previous Bloustein School studios that addressed the proposed 2023 PATH station addition to the EWR airport in Newark, NJ. In February 2017, the Port Authority of NY and NJ approved a $1.7 billion PATH extension to the Newark Liberty...
May 23, 2025 | In the News, News
In the first year where neither major political party is using the “party line” on election ballots, some changes are already evident, says Julia Sass Rubin, the Rutgers University professor whose research helped fuel the court challenge to the line. Both Democrats...
May 22, 2025 | In the News
By Linda Stamato During the summer of 1973, when the United States Senate investigated the Watergate break-ins, PBS aired the complete hearings, all 250 hours of them. Between the 1970’s and now, PBS and NPR, two primary sources trusted by the public, have covered...
May 21, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The deal breaker theory of cycling: A new approach to understanding bike behavior Highlights Biking research suffers from issues like perfect prediction and tautological variables. People determine whether to bike by comparing needs to prevailing conditions. Needs...
May 12, 2025 | In the News
This June’s primary will be the first time most New Jersey voters will be able to use a fair ballot to elect gubernatorial and legislative candidates. Last spring, a federal judge ruled that the old county line primary ballots, which all but two of New Jersey’s...
May 12, 2025 | In the News
It didn’t take long for NJ Transit to forgive Academy Bus, LLC. The Hoboken bus company has landed four NJ Transit bus contracts in the last year — despite its ongoing payments toward a $20.5 million settlement over allegations that it defrauded the agency and...
May 9, 2025 | In the News
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia has announced an investigation into the corporate ownership of single-family homes in Georgia – a practice he claimed raises prices for families and reduces the supply of homes available for purchase by individual families. The...
May 5, 2025 | In the News
By Linda Stamato Nearly seven years ago, Gov. Phil Murphy took a bold step toward reviving, strengthening, and transforming local media and civic engagement. In August 2018, eight months into his first term, he signed a widely popular, bipartisan bill establishing...
May 5, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
From NJ Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center New Jersey Micromobility Guide (2025) The New Jersey Micromobility Guide serves as a resource for micromobility users across the state, collecting and summarizing the laws and safety best practices that can make riders...
May 2, 2025 | In the News
Andrew Hawthorne Daily Targum, May 1, 2025 Faculty and staff in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy partook in a 90-day “Limitless League” challenge to improve health and make new connections, according to a press release. The...
