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Urban Planning Studios

Boonton Transit Oriented Development

April 15, 2016

Report Presentation Poster* The goal of this studio was to assist the Morris County Town of Boonton (pop. 8500) advance its transit-oriented development (TOD) goals. Boonton wishes to invigorate its historic downtown through redevelopment and recognizes that its...

Miami Beach: Resiliency and Adaptations by Design

April 12, 2016

Video Report Miami Beach, the eminent tourist destination, is learning to make their city better with resiliency planning. The city joined the 100 Resilient Cities network in 2017, and continues to work with planners and engineers to respond to climate change....

West Orange Complete Streets Concept Plan

March 7, 2016

Presentation Summary APA-NJ “Outstanding Student Project” Concerned with the overall safety and comfort of pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists in West Orange Township, the Pleasant Valley Civic Association, Thomas Edison National Historic Park, Township of West...

Healthier New Brunswick

March 2, 2016

Presentation Report Poster Earlier this year, Middlesex County purchased the aging Wolfson Deck from the New Brunswick Parking Authority with plans to locate a downtown park in the center of New Brunswick. The County has owned the 525-car parking garage several times...

Atlantic City Downtown Loop

March 2, 2016

Presentation Report Poster The Downtown Loop Revitalization Plan aims to transform an underutilized area of Atlantic City into a mixed use neighborhood that encourages an innovative and vibrant atmosphere. The Plan Area (‘The Area”) will have a diverse choice of...

Somerset County Development Opportunities

June 1, 2015

Report This studio presents the findings of market studies undertaken during the Fall 2014 Duke Farms Studio class at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. The market studies were undertaken for the studio’s clients: the Somerset County...

Bayshore Transit Study

May 17, 2015

Report Presentation In January 2015, NJ Transit asked a studio class at the Edward J. Bloustein School at Rutgers University to conduct a study on transit improvements and recommendations in a region deemed the “the Bayshore Study Area”. The Bayshore Study Area is...

Northwestern Middlesex County Transit Study

August 17, 2014

Report In January 2014, NJ Transit, and the Middlesex County Division of Planning asked us to conduct a study on transit improvements in a currently underserved area we termed “Northwestern Middlesex County”. The original study area is bound by US Highway 1 and Route...

Red Root Creek Wetlands

April 11, 2014

Report Presentation The Red Root Creek Wetlands Restoration Studio is a graduate planning studio of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. The Bloustein studios provide students with a personalized and inter-disciplinary opportunity to conduct...

Highlands Borough, NJ

April 11, 2014

Report Appendices Presentation The small borough of Highlands, NJ had requested that Rutgers examine the many problems and concerns it faced as a result of the severe impacts from Hurricane Sandy. Over a span of fifteen weeks the students in this class were...