In this weekend’s Seattle Times, EJB’s John Pucher discusses Seattle’s decline in bicycling. Once the vanguard of bicycling in North America with one of the highest commuting rates of any major city, Seattle has fallen greatly behind in the last two decades due to a...
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Pucher sees Vancouver as a continental leader in cycling
Rutgers University professor John Pucher’s eyes light up when talking about the increasing popularity of cycling among North American commuters. The 62-year-old author and civic transportation expert has studied commuting infrastructure in cities around the world and...
Together North Jersey workshop to gather input on communities along Inner M&E Corridor, Newark and the Oranges, April 15
The second public workshop for the “Inner M&E Strategic Corridor Plan” will be held for residents of the City of Newark, Essex County, general public, and other interested parties on Monday, April 15 at WISOMMM Cultural Center, Sanctuary Building, 23-25 Washington...
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Together North Jersey is hosting a workshop, Together 202: Reimagining Complete Communities along a Connecting Corridor, for residents and the public to provide feedback on a vision for strengthened, more connected communities along the Route 202 corridor. The...
Michael Smart to join Bloustein School as assistant professor
Dr. Michael Smart, most recently a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at UCLA and research lead for the Complete Streets Initiative at the Luskin School of Public Affairs, will join the faculty of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy,...
Rutgers/CUNY team awarded honorable mention in ULI Hines Student Design Competition
A team comprised of four Rutgers University and one City University of New York/Baruch College graduate students received an Honorable Mention for Context Analysis award as part of the 2013 Urban Land Institute/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The...
Together North Jersey to hold final presentation of design concept for Asbury Park/Bradley Beach/Neptune corridor
“Connecting Community Corridors,” a joint effort of Together North Jersey, Monmouth County, the city of Asbury Park, Borough of Bradley Beach, Neptune Township and Interfaith Neighbors to initiate constructive dialogue among residents and stakeholders in the...
Pucher discusses “cycling for everyone” before overflow crowd at UNC Chapel Hill
This semester John Pucher is a visiting professor at UNC Chapel Hill’s Department of City & Regional Planning. He recently gave an enthusiastic and passionate talk “Promoting Cycling and Walking for Sustainable and Healthy Cities: Lessons from Europe and North...
Fourth annual Bike and Walk Summit to be held at Bloustein School, February 23
The Fourth Annual Bike & Walk Summit, “Sharing Responsibility,” presented by the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition (NJBWC) in collaboration with the Bloustein School’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, will be held Saturday, February 23, 2013 from 8:00 am...
Bloustein students create documentary comparing planning issues in NJ to U.S. southern regions
The American Planning Association-New Jersey Chapter (APA-NJ) recently released a documentary created by Brandon Mckoy, 2012 Student Representative and fellow Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy student Susannah Dyen, that compares and contrasts...
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