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...
April 24, 2025 | In the News
A confessed killer is now a community leader. Four council members have abruptly resigned since February. And the mayor claims a mysterious incident precipitated that exodus from the Englishtown borough council and led to his nomination of John Alite — the former mob...
April 24, 2025 | Event Recap, News
Summary Hosted by the Master of Public Informatics (MPI) program, the final round of the second annual RAISE-25 Informatics – Data Science competition was held Friday, April 11, 2025, at the Bloustein School. The competition challenge focused on “Our Future With AI:...
April 23, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Comparison of New Jersey’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets with United States’ Nationally Determined Contribution and Projected Global Reduction Pathways Consistent with the Paris Agreement Abstract Following the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
April 21, 2025 | In the News
By Stuart Shapiro Food products sold on grocery store shelves throughout the United States now display uniform labels clearly listing nutritional content. New cars come equipped with safety features, such as seat belts and airbags. And in most U.S. communities, tap...
April 21, 2025 | In the News
Smaller than its more familiar compatriots, such as Amtrak’s Northeast Regional and NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor Line, the NJ Transit River Line (stylized River LINE) is a two-car light rail. It begins at the Trenton Transit Center, running one hour seven minutes...
April 21, 2025 | In the News
School taxes are about to rise significantly in many New Jersey communities, as a decades-old rule that held down property tax increases is about to lifted temporarily in some places… “The real kicker at the end of the day has been the ongoing...
April 18, 2025 | In the News
Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti — a former state transportation commissioner and chief of staff to Gov. Phil Murphy — recently took a job as a senior vice president at the engineering firm WSP while maintaining a part-time role as an adviser to Murphy. Gutierrez-Scaccetti...
April 17, 2025 | In the News
An Asian-owned company based in Nashville will be permitted to retain the $1.73 billion contract it won last year to run the E-ZPass electronic toll-collection system on the New Jersey Turnpike and other state roads. The ruling in favor of TransCore, a subsidiary of a...
April 16, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Explaining Youth Driver Licensing Determinants Using XGBoost and SHAP by Kailai Wang, Jonas De Vos, Michael Smart, Sicheng Wang Highlights Examined trend in youth driver licensing between Millennials and GenZ in the US. Used explainable AI approaches to understand...
April 14, 2025 | In the News
With The Star-Ledger ending its print edition and The Jersey Journal shutting down, New Jersey’s media landscape is changing fast. But does the decline of print mean the end of local journalism? A new report from the Bloustein School at Rutgers University called The...
