Prof. Michael L. Lahr, Director, Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/ECON™), was quoted on the upcoming elections. "While the economy is on everyone's radar and will undoubtedly be a reason folks vote for one candidate or another, no candidate (not even the...
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10 years after Hurricane Sandy, the Jersey Shore is awash in new development
Many Shore buyers today seem unaware or unconcerned about the risk of future storms. Fewer than half in flood hazard zones have insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program, according to Milliman, an actuarial company based in Chester County that consults...
No more Democrats and Republicans in Red Bank? Voters asked to change town government
The commission stated, “The partisan system has caused elected officials to oppose the other party's ideas for strictly political reasons in divided government, and when there is one-party control, there has been infighting on public display that has prevented...
How Will the Economy Affect the Midterm Elections?
Prof. Michael Lahr, Director of Rutgers Economic Advisory Service, was quoted in a Rutgers Today feature on the economy. "While the economy is on everyone's radar and will undoubtedly be a reason folks vote for one candidate or another, no candidate (not even the...
Pfeiffer on Sick Leave Payout Abuse
A proposed bill would crack down on New Jersey towns abusing unused sick time and vacation payouts to employees following a report that found a "staggering" amount of municipalities violated state law. The bill comes after a report by New Jersey acting State...
Biases Against Older Workers Unfounded
“Employers have certain biases about older workers,” says Carl Van Horn, founding director at the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University and professor at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. “They aren’t tech...
Hughes Reflects on the 10-year Sandy Anniversary
"People were out of work, restaurant owners lost weeks of sales tax, tax revenues were ultimately changed, and we lost tourism for a long time," said Bloustein School Dean Emeritus James W. Hughes. Until a rebound would be made in the way of consumer spending, he...
Bus Rapid Transit Not a Long-Term Solution for Holland Tunnel
Robert Menendez Jr., who may soon represent the 8th Congressional District, which includes the Holland Tunnel area, has floated a plan to include buses because the $4.7 billion highway-widening project has become "polarizing." Menendez proposed that the expanded...
Gov. Jim Florio was our advocate. We’re so fortunate to have had him fight for us.
Bob Sommer is CEO, Awsom Associates, LLC, an adjunct lecturer at the Bloustein School, and member of the Bloustein School Advisory Board. By Bob Sommer nj.com 9/28/22 “You need to intellectualize my humor,” former Gov. Jim Florio once instructed me after I...
Ralph et al article most viewed on JAPA
Congratulations to Nicholas Klein, Kelcie Ralph, Calvin Thigpen, and Anne Brown on their article "Political Partisanship and Transportation Reform" being the most viewed article from the last Journal of the American Planning Association...