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In both New Jersey and Soviet Russia, democracy requires a choice of candidates
As a child in Soviet Russia, I distinctly remember my mom voting. Like most Russians, she never missed an election — all adult citizens were expected to vote and failing to do so could have substantial economic and political repercussions. Although rates of voting...
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Caring for Our Families during COVID-19: Costly Decisions for New Jersey Parents
Many women across the state have struggled to fully participate in the paid workforce given the ongoing disruptions to childcare and K-12 education caused by the evolving public health crisis.
2022 Meck Memorial Lecture: A Multi-Perspective View of Affordable Housing
Affordable, equitable access to shelter remains a pressing societal challenge despite landmark federal and state mandates.
Strategically Virtual: Lessons Learned from the New Jersey Career Network Job Seeker Community
Researchers were able to ascertain a clearer picture of the challenges, triumphs, and lessons learned from local workforce development professionals trying to simultaneously help people in need and personally and professionally stay above water in an extremely new and stressful environment.
Ten years in NJ property taxes: Rising, but kept (somewhat) in check
To be sure, much has happened in New Jersey since the 2% cap was enacted, and it’s hard to fully attribute the slowed growth to just one thing. In addition to enacting the 2% cap on levy increases, and the similar restriction on police officer and firefighter pay...
Navigating risks and trade-offs while formulating concrete remedies to problems
As someone who believes generating constructive change first requires an acute sense of limits, Matthew Mai believes studying public policy analysis is critical for learning how to utilize finite resources in the pursuit of strategic objectives.
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Welcome to the Bloustein School The Bloustein School seeks to improve our increasingly urbanized and interconnected world by exploring planning approaches and public policy solutions that are healthier, greener, fairer, and generate greater prosperity than do current...
Shooting Calls to NBPD Increased Sharply in 2021, Data Analysis Shows
Since January 2020, the NBPD received a total of 205 calls reporting shots fired or shot heard in the area. The number of calls reporting shots fired or shots heard in the area was 61 through mid-November 2020, while there were 122 such incidents during the same time...
NTI’s Billy Terry Discusses Training that Builds Communities on Transit Unplugged Podcast
The National Transit Institute at Rutgers serves as the training arm of the transit industry, focusing on the administrative side including procurement, DBE, financial management, and more.
New Jersey State Policy Lab Report: Cannabis Legalization: A Baseline Study
This report explores education, health, and law enforcement outcomes associated with the legalization of marijuana, and urges policymakers to examine these data and create protocols to minimize potential negative impacts.
New Jersey State Policy Lab Report: Encouraging Activation of Vacant Commercial Properties
The report explores existing and prospective tax and subsidy policies that could be used to encourage property owners to reuse currently vacant commercial properties in the state.
The Voorhees Transportation Center: A Leader in Transportation Research, Education and Training
VTC’s core strengths relate to transportation in the built environment and its work in transit-oriented development, pedestrian and bicycle mobility and safety, healthy community design, smart growth, and transportation and social equity.