With the release of New Jersey’s preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan, researchers from CUPR and VTC updated the state’s long-required Infrastructure Needs Assessment. The assessment examines long-term infrastructure needs across sectors like water, transportation, flood protection, and more, drawing on federal, state, and local data. Its goal is to support smarter, coordinated, and long-term capital planning that protects public health, safety, and supports sustainable development statewide.
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Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center
NJSPL: Safer E-Biking and Understanding Micromobility
As e-bikes and other micromobility devices have become increasingly popular to use on New Jersey’s sidewalks and streets, it is increasingly important for young users and their guardians to be equipped with the information and resources necessary to ride safely. Researchers with the Voorhees Transportation Center partnered with the New Jersey Department of Transportation to develop a Micromobility Guide and elaborate on various strategies to improve safer e-bike riding.
Celebrating 25 Years of Alan Voorhees’ Impact on Global Transportation Planning Issues
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) was seeking a way to highlight Alan Voorhees’ impact on national and global transportation planning issues. The Alan M. Voorhees Legacy Project provided the path forward.
Since 1988, VTC has been a leader in informing public discussion of transportation policy issues. Committed to conducting research and finding innovative approaches to transportation problems, VTC’s research identifies and explores transportation linkages to public policy areas such as economic development, land use, political governance, finance, and social policy.
Safe Routes to School: Back to School, Back to Safety
Safety isn’t seasonal. While school brings urgency to these reminders, the truth is: safer streets benefit everyone, every day. Whether you’re dropping off your child, biking to class, or commuting past a crosswalk, remember, our roads are shared spaces. Let’s keep them safe, welcoming, and calm.
Gov. Murphy Signs New Pedestrian/Cyclist Safety Bill in Maplewood
“This bill marks a crucial step in advancing awareness of New Jersey’s Safe Passing Law and, in particular, ensuring drivers fully understand their responsibility to protect pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users when they’re behind the wheel,” said Leigh Ann Von Hagen, AICP,PP, Executive Director, Voorhees Transportation Center.
New Jersey Micromobility Guide – Bike Ped Resource Center
The New Jersey Micromobility Guide serves as a resource for micromobility users across the state, collecting and summarizing the laws and safety best practices that can make riders safer.
VTC-POET: Springwood Avenue Heritage Walk
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center needs your help! Out of 570+ storytellers from 58 countries, VTC-POET, and its project partners are finalists in the 2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition, Storytelling for a Better World, for The Springwood Avenue Heritage Walk project!
The Road Well-Traveled: Jon Carnegie Retiring
“Stay optimistic, forward-thinking, and interested in advancing the things that are important to you and to VTC, which are equity, quality research, technical assistance, and expertise to the parties who need it.”
NJSPL Report: Transportation Priorities for Camden County
This report offers recommendations around enhancing reliability, expanding coverage and access, improving the infrastructure and access to information, and promoting environmentally sustainable practices in Camden County’s transportation system.
NJSPL Rethinking School Zone Safety Metrics
School zone safety improvements should incorporate the Safe System Approach, meaning that vehicle speeds must be addressed. Infrastructure improvements, such as sidewalk additions, should be coupled with traffic calming measures in order to improve safety.