In mid-December, a Bloustein School graduate redevelopment studio hosted public presentations in Dunellen, NJ for the mayor and borough council, and for the redevelopment community meeting.
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New Jersey State Policy Lab: A Quarter Century of Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation
State CIOs are prioritizing digital equity more after the pandemic.
Federal tax credits for historic building renovations face uncertain future
As of the end of 2016, the program had been used to rehabilitate 42,293 historic buildings across the country and created more than 2.4 million jobs, the advocacy groups said. A study by Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy...
Preserving History Boosts Local Economies
An area doesn’t need to be on the National Register in order to be a local historic district, and vice versa. Standards for local districts often grow out of national ones, but what constitutes a local historic district depends on the place. The age of the property...
Historic building tax credit alive in US Senate, future uncertain in House
According to a 2016 report by Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, the federal historic tax credit cost the U.S. Treasury $25.2 billion and generated $29.8 billion in taxes since the program’s inception in 1978. The report...
Preserve historic tax credits that have helped drive downtown Cleveland's rebirth
The best part? HTC is a tax program that pays for itself. Nearly $30 billion in federal tax revenue has been generated as a result of the program. That accounts for at least $1.18 back to the federal government for every dollar in tax credits; or, a minimum 18Â percent...
Tax reform threatens historic buildings
As the GOP undertakes comprehensive tax reform, it should restore the Federal Historic Tax Credit, a program that preserves America’s irreplaceable historic buildings, generates jobs and more than pays for itself. It simply makes no sense to jettison an incentive...
Hahne & Co. Building Panel, Tour in Newark Highlight City's Commitment to Redevelopment
In October Bloustein School faculty, alumni and students attended a PoP Topics panel discussion on dynamic redevelopment in Newark, NJ, held at the Rutgers Business School. Led by Professor David Listokin, the panel members each discussed their particular role in the...
Upcoming Events
Bloustein Honors Research Program Oral Thesis Defense
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe members of the 2023-24 Bloustein Honors Research Program cohort will be presenting their individual research projects in two formats.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health Commencement 2024
SHI StadiumJoin us for the 258th Anniversary Commencement at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at SHI Stadium, starting at 10 a.m. President Jonathan Holloway will preside over […]
Bloustein School Convocation
Jersey Mike's Arena 83 Rockefeller Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesThe formal BLOUSTEIN SCHOOL CONVOCATION ceremony will recognize each graduate individually with pomp and circumstance. Students will cross the stage and have their names read as they are recognized. Seating is general […]
Implications of Robotics for Public Policy
VirtualThis presentation offers a systematic analysis of the emerging routes by which applications of embodied artificial intelligence—robotics—elicit public policy responses.
2024 Transit-Oriented Development Symposium
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesRegistration is now open for the 2024 TOD Symposium. This free full-day event will be held in person on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at the Edward J. Bloustein School of […]