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NTI’s Billy Terry Discusses Training that Builds Communities on Transit Unplugged Podcast

February 13, 2022

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

February 13, 2022

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

February 11, 2022

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

February 10, 2022

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.

Pranay Kumar Awarded IAS-STS Fellowship

February 5, 2022

HIs dissertation work involves evaluating energy conservation behavior in residential households based on longitudinal and cross-sectional studies.

Inclusive Healthy Communities Grant Program Funding Opportunity

February 4, 2022

The grant program seeks to advance practice, systems and environmental changes to enhance healthy community outcomes for people with disabilities who also may experience societal discrimination as a result of, but not limited to age, race, socioeconomic or immigration status, and/or sexual orientation.

Will the labor shortage help close the pay gap between men and women?

February 4, 2022

Linda Stamato, a senior policy fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, says the current labor shortages may provide some of the necessary leverage to eliminate the pay gap between women and men. Opinion, NJ.com,...

New Jersey Policy Lab: New Jersey Intercounty Migration Trends, 2018-2019

February 4, 2022

A new R/ECON report examines the migration trends across counties within New Jersey between 2018 and 2019 using Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data.

Rutgers students needed to conduct bus rider surveys for New Jersey Transit

February 3, 2022

Students will be paid $15 to $20 per hour depending on experience. Those students with a car/driving will be compensated at a higher rate than non-drivers.

Some Newark charter schools fail to fully comply with transparency rules

February 3, 2022

Charter schools’ failure to keep the public informed about their board proceedings is significant, as more than a third of Newark’s public school students attended charter schools last year and $300 million, or 28% of the district’s budget this school year, will go to...

Research: Community Visioning for Place Making

February 3, 2022

In his new book, Anton Nelessen details how this process works for community organizations, municipalities, and neighborhoods to evaluate their existing community and translate images into plans that embody their ideal characteristics of places and spaces.

Rutgers University to Host 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

February 2, 2022

Associate Teaching Professor Patti O’Brien Richardson will co-lead the Leadership in Civic Engagement Institute with Olabode Ibironke, Department of English; and Greg Costalas, Rutgers Global.