Urban Planning Studios – Page 5 – Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Northwestern Middlesex County Transit Study

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 22 to the east and the west respectively; by the Raritan River to the […]

Red Root Creek Wetlands

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 hands-on research around real-life problems, to work with real-life clients, and to devise team-based solutions. The concept […]

Highlands Borough, NJ

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 tasked with the responsibility of creating an urban design and redevelopment […]

Atlantic City – Turning the Tide

Turning the Tide, Atlantic City Waterfront Access and Revitalization Plan Executive Summary Report There are 34 places in New Jersey with populations greater than Atlantic City’s. But ask someone from anywhere in the United States to name a place in New Jersey, and chances are, Atlantic City will top the list. No other city of […]

Sayreville, Highlands, and Sea Bright Studios

How Three New Jersey Towns Prepare for the Next Sandy A five part video includes Intro, Plans for three New Jersey Towns- Sayrevillle, Highlands and Sea Bright, and Conclusion. Video

Reuse and Recycling: Opportunities in Newark

Report In partnership with Newark’s Office of Sustainability, the Spring 2014 Community Development Studio explored opportunities to productively reuse materials that flow through the city’s solid waste stream to: (1) Create new businesses and jobs in Newark; (2) Divert waste from landfills and incineration; and (3) Strengthen Newark’s manufacturing sector. Newark is home to more […]

Arctic Studios

Spring 2013 Arctic Studio “Moving Oil to Market” Planning for Community and Natural Resource Development in Indigenous/Rural Communities Presentation |Report Spring 2012 Arctic Studio The Spring, 2012 “Arctic Studio” course involved an assessment of oil spill responder risks for a project sponsored by the Arctic Council. Presentation| Notes This research was supported by an International […]

Norfolk Central

Report Presentation An examination of the area surrounding the Norfolk light rail station.

Camden NJ

Intro Summary

Natural Resource Development

Report Presentation Within the decade, U.S. offshore oil and gas (O&G) activity will locate and expand in, and around the small, traditionally subsistence-based Iñupiat villages of Alaska’s North Slope Borough. This new development has the potential for significant negative impacts on the unique, vulnerable communities and existing natural environments. Alternatively, or at the same time, […]