Urban Planning Studios

Story MapPresentation Background In this spring 2022 urban planning studio, 12 graduate students worked with Asbury Park, NJ’s Parking & Transportation Division to explore micromobility and active transportation options and infrastructure as ways to encourage...

Story Map On March 14th, 2020, the Township of Teaneck, NJ ordered its residents to self-quarantine to protect their health from an emerging public threat known as COVID-19. Nine months later, this order marked a first in a long line of ongoing government responses to...

Instructor: Barbara Faga We are eight graduate students from Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy working with Woodbridge Township, NJ to create a post-pandemic plan for their downtown. Led by Dr. Barbara Faga, our studio took place in the...

PresentationFinal Report Spanning over a 70-mile corridor, the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (D&R Canal Park) provides millions of New Jersey residents with invaluable access to a tract of pristine natural landscapes and a rich history directly from their...

Watch Video Final Policy Memo Keansburg StoryMap Final Report Atlantic Highlands StoryMap Water Dependent Uses Opportunities and Constraints Nature-Based Solutions Flood Vulnerability AssessmentFinal Presentation Bloustein Fall Coastal Climate Resilience Studio...

Final Presentation A new development along the beachfront sparked an interest in this old beach town. This concept explores the possibility of using the energy of the new development to revive an old downtown before the energy is absorbed in commercial strip malls...

Teaneck NJ Future Growth Plan story map We began our Spring Studio in January 2020, looking forward to working with the Teaneck Community on their Future Growth Plan. In the early part of the semester, we had the opportunity to speak with several members of the...

Final Video PresentationAnchorage Esri story map On April 02, 2018 Anchorage Alaska Mayor Ethan Berkowitz “declared downtown Anchorage, between 5th and 7th Avenues and A and C Streets as the Anchorage Design District, in collaboration with the Anchorage Museum and the...

Final PresentationAlternatives Analysis The City of Hoboken, New Jersey, faces limited undeveloped land opportunities in the densely populated urban municipality. Just two percent of the square mile city constitutes vacant land, which makes the practices of...

Graduate planning student Markian Borkowsky prepared a plan for the Boston Regional Connector and Neuron Station. The innovative design encourages a culture of health by linking improved transit and environmental interactions with preventive and health care.