When deciding whether to use a shared dockless e-bike, docked bikeshare, or shared e-scooter, weather is often a factor in user decision making.
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Research: Bikeshare programs are a valuable part of comprehensive urban transportation systems
Seula Lee MCRP ’20 and Distinguished Professor Robert B. Noland recently explored bikeshare trips in Seoul, South Korea.
Research: Bikeshare and subway ridership changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC
Using open data sources on New York City’s Citi Bike system and turnstile entry data for the subway, Haoyun Wang and Robert Noland found that the pandemic had an impact on bikeshare and subway ridership.
New report identifies current and future training needs of public transportation industry
The Federal Transit Administration commissioned the National Transit Institute to conduct a study to assess and codify the public transportation industry’s training practices, interests, and priorities and determine training needs
Research: Variation in ride-hailing trips in Chengdu, China
The objective was to examine factors associated with the generation of ride-hailing trips.
Research: Bikeshare usage change in New York City due to COVID-19 pandemic
Bikeshare use in NYC dropped during the early months of the pandemic, but had largely recovered by the summer.
Research: Understanding how changes in mobility affect the spread of coronavirus
Staying at home reduces transmission while retail and recreational activity are associated with increases in transmission of the virus.
PhD candidate Sicheng Wang is recipient of IACP Best Student Paper Award
His paper found that the willingness to ride share was related to price and time factors, such as price per mile, total price, and trip duration.
Envisioning Rutgers’ Climate Future: A Two-Night Town Hall Event
Bloustein faculty Clinton Andrews (Energy/ Buildings Working Group) and Robert Noland (Transportation Working Group)
will participate.
Hyperloop Edinburgh-London 45 min trips a step closer
Robert Noland, professor of transportation planning and policy at Rutgers University in New Jersey, said: "Hyperloops are being designed with the hope of shooting people and cargo in pods through vacuum tubes at high speed. "This concept was originally seen as a...
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