Faculty Research – Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Research: Pandemic has exposed fatal health inequities

The financialization of the U.S. healthcare system, water supply, and food supply chain have all contributed to health inequities that resulted in the health care disaster of COVID-19, which could have been avoided.

Faculty Profile: Will Payne

Dr. Payne sought to combine data and digital mapping to examine the downstream effects of upscale consumption space on urban life and housing markets.

Faculty Profile: Wenwen Zhang

Dr. Zhang joined the Bloustein School in August 2020. Her research focuses on the social and policy impacts of emerging transportation technologies

Research: Local planners do have agency in leveraging real estate markets to finance public goods

The authors examine two density-based value-capture mechanisms: community amenity contributions in Vancouver, Canada and transfer of development rights in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Research: News coverage affects perceived blame in traffic crashes

The authors identified that seemingly minor choices consistently shift the blame towards the victim, even when the events leading up to the crash were unclear.

Build Back Better: Creating infrastructure and emergency community service jobs programs

Workers suffering the greatest economic harm in the current crisis include people of color, low-wage earners in the service sector, women, and individuals with lower educational levels.

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: Housing insecurity and eviction in Las Vegas following the 2008-09 recession

The authors examine the extent to which large institutional landlords were more likely to evict tenants compared to landlords with smaller holdings.

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.