The pandemic and racial justice protests in Washington and cities across the country have reshaped many aspects of life. For some travelers and commuters, shifts in travel patterns exposed vulnerabilities within the transportation network. While many transportation...
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NJ Policy Lab: Promoting equity through state budgets
State and local governments, which account for half of all domestic public spending in the US, are becoming increasingly aware that budgets can help to promote opportunities and enhance equity for all residents and communities.
Rutgers Fulbright Student Advocates for Educational Equity
Adriana Scanteianu, who is pursuing a MPP degree a has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to teach English and coordinate social justice activities with a nonprofit group in Spain.
Diversity, equity and inclusion in the academy and in the country
Higher education, like all society, is at a crossroads with the issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion but is philosophically is ahead of its time.
Advocate and mentor: Patti O’Brien-Richardson helps Black and Brown students succeed
The Cooperman College Scholars initiative identifies talented students in Essex County, N and provides last-dollar scholarships, mentoring, and support systems to promote college completion.
Research: Does urban planning for immigrants need to be different?
New research challenges that premise through a discussion of a set of neighborhood developments and conflicts in Queens, New York.
The Durability of American Inequality: How Past & Present Racial Disparities Grow the Wealth Gap
Understanding the importance of past and current systematic gaps weighing on Black households and developing policy solutions.
Using Crowdsourcing Applications to Interpret and Build More Equitable Cities
Crowdsourcing tools exist to solve real problems, enabling planners to study cities by providing new and better access to spatial data,
The Future of Transporation: Big Data’s Role In Understanding the Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles will bring both powerful solutions and incredible challenges to the future of transportation.
Transportation equity and institutionalized inequalities
Stuart Shapiro and Charles Brown discuss disparities in transportation planning and the need teach people about how it is linked to social disparities, social justice, and COVID-19.