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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Robert Noland
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...
Upcoming Events
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Ph.D. Colloquium: What Makes for a Successful Doctoral Student
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPresented by Professor Robert Noland
Bildner Center: Homes of the Past: A Lost Jewish Museum
VirtualJeffrey Shandler, Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University, will discuss his new book, Homes of the Past: A Lost Jewish Museum (Indiana University Press, 2024). Shandler tells the […]
Bloustein Research Seminar Series: Why is it so hard to do qualitative research in transportation?
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPresented by Mike Smart, Ph.D, Bloustein School Associate Professor This venue will enable our faculty to share research, build community, and extend our networks. Pizza will be served. Bloustein faculty, […]
Constitution Day 2024: Aspirational Activism & Public Service For a ‘More Perfect Union’
Livingston Student Center 84 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJThe Eagleton Institute’s Center for Youth Political Participation will host a panel of young adult activists and public servants as they share their stories of civic engagement with the hopes […]
Virtual Career Drop-ins
VirtualStop by virtually on Mondays (except for holidays) beginning September 9th through December 16th between 11 am and 1 pm to ask a quick (15 min) career-related question of Bloustein […]