Tamara Swedberg | Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

New Heldrich Center WorkTrends Survey: Left Out. Forgotten? Recent High School Graduates and the Great Recession

June 6, 2012 | News

The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development’s new national survey of recent high school graduates from 2006 to 2011 finds: – Only 27% have full-time jobs; – Nearly one in three are unemployed and another 15% are employed part time but...

Cycle For One Hour and You’ll Live an Hour Longer — “City Cycling” Talk with John Pucher

June 4, 2012 | News

Professor John Pucher will be authoring a bi-weekly chat for the European Cyclists’ Foundation for his upcoming book, City Cycling, which will be released by MIT Press in September 2012. You can pre-order a copy of the bookfor $18. Look for his next two chats on Women...

Fourth Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference, June 14

June 4, 2012 | News

There is still time to register for the fourth annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference, The Raritan River Region: Flooding, Regeneration and the Next Generation, to be held on Thursday, June 14, 2012. It will be held at Duke Farms, 80 U.S. Highway 206 in...

Rutgers professor featured in documentary

May 30, 2012 | News

In 1987, Bloustein professor Frank Popper and his wife, Deborah, currently a professor at the College of Staten Island, proposed the return of much of the drier portion of the Great Plains to native prairie and reintroduce the American bison, or buffalo, that once...

New Jersey Ambassadors in Motion debut at opening of the Route 52 Causeway Bridge in Ocean City

May 29, 2012 | News

Route 52 Causeway Bridge Opening The New Jersey Department of Transportation, Somers Point, Ocean City and other officials formally opened the new $400 million Route 52 Causeway Bridge connecting Somers Point and Ocean on Thursday, May 24, 2012. The grand opening...

C-Suite Survey: NJ businesses pleased with positive direction of economy, business climate

May 23, 2012 | News

New Jersey CEOs are increasingly optimistic about the state’s economy and business climate, and many say that their companies plan to grow here this year, according to the results of the New Jersey Economic Policy Summit’s 2012 “C-Suite Survey” (C-Suite VII) of...

“City Cycling” by John Pucher and Ralph Buehler, available for preorder

May 23, 2012 | News

A new book edited by the Bloustein School’s John Pucherand Virginia Tech’s Ralph Buehler, City Cycling, is available for pre-order through publisher MIT Press, Amazon, andMIT Press Direct. The book is scheduled to be released in October 2012 as part of the MIT Press...

More men entering female dominated fields

May 22, 2012 | News

Dean James Hughes spoke with Dino Flammia of New Jersey 101.5 News Radio on Tuesday about the increase of men in traditionally female dominated fields. “I think the overriding reason is that some traditional male-dominated occupations have been in steady decline,”...

PSEG Foundation awards seed money for New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance

May 17, 2012 | News

The PSEG Foundation has awarded seed funds to help establish the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, a statewide network of policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders working together to move New Jersey forward in strategic planning and implementation to...

Shaw honored for environmental leadership

May 17, 2012 | News

Congratulations to Bloustein research associate Judy Shaw, who was recently honored by El Paso Corporation for her environmental leadership in the removal of the Calco Dam (read more about it here) and for her work helping to restore the Raritan River. Judy is the...

May 22: NJ Economic Policy Summit

May 16, 2012 | News

NJ Economic Policy Summit: Presentation of CEO Survey on New Jersey Business Climate Date: Tuesday, May 22 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Cost: $25 (member), $45 (nonmember) Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, NJ (Directions) Register Now On May...

EJB alum discusses pedestrian safety on New Jersey Public Radio

May 15, 2012 | News

On Monday, May 14 recent alumnus Dan Kravetz MCRP-MPP ’12 was a guest on New Jersey Public Radio discussing pedestrian safety. The story, which used research completed by Kravetz and Dr. Robert Noland, also appears inTransportation Nation. Kravetz found that a...

Congratulations graduates!

May 14, 2012 | News

The Bloustein School graduated: 92 M.C.R.P. 7 M.C.R.S. 14 M.P.P. 7 M.P.A.P. 10 Ph.D. 34 B.A. in Planning and Public Policy 218 B.S. in Public Health this weekend! Both the graduate AND undergraduate classes were the School’s largest ever. We wish all of our graduates...

New Heldrich Center survey of college grads

May 11, 2012 | News

A new Heldrich Center survey of college graduates from 2006 to 2011 finds: Recent college graduates are struggling to find full-time jobs. In fact, just over half of recent college graduates are working full time. More than half of the nation’s recent college...

Congrats to Rutgers Student Employees of the Year!

May 11, 2012 | News

We’d like to offer a special congratulations to MCRP graduate student Matt Campo and undergraduate public health major Brian Chang — selected as the Rutgers Student Employees of the Year! Campo worked at the Bloustein School’s Center for Transportation Safety,...

Adapting to Climate Change in Coastal Monmouth County

May 1, 2012 | Student Projects, Urban Planning Studios

Report Presentation Coastlines are ever evolving, buffeted by the wind and waves, and drifting with the currents. Often, the evolution is gradual, seemingly imperceptible. However, occasionally, the evolution is accelerated by the onset of storms, which can eliminate...

EJB grad, ugrad selected for 2012 Rutgers Student Employee of the Year Awards

May 1, 2012 | News

Two Bloustein-affiliated students were selected by the Rutgers Student Employment Office to receive 2012 Student Employee of the Year Awards. Recipients were chosen out of 73 candidates nominated by their supervisors and received awards ranging from $250 to $100....