What are transportation engineering students learning about induced travel? According to new research by Kelcie Ralph and Ellen Oettinger White, not enough. Their review reveals significant gaps in how textbooks address this foundational concept and its implications for policy and practice.
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Toney & Kelly: A History of Local Racial Housing Covenants and Federal Housing Policies
By analyzing subdivision land records, we identify property deeds containing racially or economically restrictive clauses that encompass nearly half of the total platted land area in El Paso, Texas, from 1900 to 1950.
NJ Postsecondary Employment and Earnings Dashboard Now Available
The New Jersey Statewide Data System is pleased to release its updated Postsecondary Employment and Earnings Dashboard. This dashboard uses linked, longitudinal administrative data from the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education and the New Jersey Department of...
Chen et al. Use Google Street View to Verify Cannabis Retailers
GSV virtual audit methods may be appropriate for visually verifying cannabis retailers contemporaneously, but are not appropriate for reconstructing historic retailer lists. Some states (e.g., California) may require the use of additional verification methods.
RWV Publishes Report on Affordable Housing on Faith Land
“These are really mission-driven projects which is what makes them a little different than other developments,” Mian said. “The congregation is motivated and inspired by faith to build affordable housing but also by financial concerns and supporting the congregation.”
Samuel, Thakuriah Lead Discussions at RAD Collaboratory
Professors Samuel and Thakuriah participated in the inaugural 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐑𝐀𝐃) 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 symposium on 3/24/26 – an amazing event that has sparked much interest in collaborative research with AI as a matchmaking catalyst.
Bulger et al. Examine Food Security, Sovereignty as Climate Adaptation
This review highlights substantial heterogeneity in how alcohol and cannabis co-use is conceptualized and mea-sured. Few studies examined simultaneous use specifically or disentangle co-use from broader polysubstance patterns
Heldrich: Aligning NJ’s AI Policy with Small Business Needs
Researchers at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, with funding from the New Jersey State Policy Lab, are currently engaged in a project to examine how New Jersey’s public Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives can better align with the evolving needs of small businesses in the state. Research Project Assistant Lily McFarland outlines early findings from the project in a new blog post.
Kopp Opinion: Trump Is Attacking Climate Science. Scientists Are Fighting Back.
Over the decades, NASA and NOAA have produced crucial records of changes in atmosphere, sea level, greenhouse gas emissions, and more. Among many other benefits, U.S. investments in climate research have helped cities design flood protection, farmers make cropping decisions, and communities prepare for hurricanes. Then came the second Trump administration.
Report Release: R/ECON Forecast Winter 2026
Like the broader U.S., New Jersey is likely to finish the year with notably stronger GDP growth than forecast earlier, though growth is projected to decline to 0.8% in 2026, before rebounding modestly to 1% the following year.