“The ball is really in Amtrak’s court,” said Michael Smart, associate professor of urban planning at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
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NJSPL – 2018 Revision of New Jersey’s School Aid Formula Impacts
The School Reform Act of 2008 (SRFA) was designed to create a new school funding formula with the intention of ending a long cycle of failed legislative attempts to reduce school spending inequalities in New Jersey. But how has eliminating this adjustment aid affected school districts?
New Jersey COVID-19 business and nonprofit organization survey: Nonprofit organization insights
Examines responses of NJ nonprofit organizations about the financial impact of COVID-19, how they responded to the loss of funding and revenue, and their concerns about and plans for reopening.
Power & Politics: NJ Transit and the Gateway Project
Both NJ Transit and the Gateway project are facing funding problems. Martin Robins, the authority on all things mass transit and Founding Director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, talks about the challenges facing Gov.Phil Murphy when it comes to...
Op-ed: Threats to cut funding over "opt-outs" are on shaky legal ground
Efforts to cut school funding as retribution for parental refusals are more likely to prompt the opposite political response NJ Spotlight Op-ed by Julia Sass Rubin and Monty Neill, May 1
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Virtual Career Drop-ins
VirtualStop by virtually on Mondays (except for holidays) beginning February 3 through April 28 between 11 am and 1 pm to ask a quick (15 min) career-related question of Bloustein […]
POSTPONED Rutgers University Winter Career and Internship Fair
Sonny Werblin Recreation Center 656 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, United StatesAfter careful consideration due to forecasted weather conditions, the Office of Career Exploration and Success (CES) has made the difficult decision to postpone the in-person Winter Career & Internship Mega Fair scheduled for February 11 […]
Virtual Information Session: Master of City and Regional Planning/Master of City and Regional Studies
VirtualYou are cordially invited to join us at this virtual informational session for the Rutgers-Bloustein School's Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) and Master of City and Regional Studies […]
Bloustein Librarian Open Office Hours
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesHave a research or library question you need assistance with? Visit Open Office Hours with Bloustein Librarian Julia Maxwell. Every Tuesday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm in the Civic Square […]
Inside the Black Box: Mapping Neighborhood Boundaries in a Muslim Informal Settlement. Case of Jamia Nagar, Delhi, India
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPresented by Zehra Mahdi, Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and doctoral candidate at the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, […]