transport

Blou students meet Sadik-Khan at TRB meeting in Washington, DC

January 18, 2013

Bloustein MCRP students focused on transportation attended the 92nd Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting in Washington, D.C. January 13-17, 2013. The students attended presentations, poster sessions and meetings related to technology, design, and policy...

Larrousse visits White House

January 4, 2013

Paul Larrousse, Director of the National Transit Institute, was recently invited as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation contingent to enjoy viewing and visiting the White House for the holidays. The National Transit Institute at Rutgers University serves as...

Peter Norton to present 2012 Voorhees Distinguished Lecture, October 18

October 2, 2012

Peter Norton, a historian of technology at the University of Virginia, will present the 2012 Alan M. Voorhees Distinguished Lecture, “Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City,” on Thursday, October 18 at the Special Events Forum, Civic Square...

Voorhees Transportation Center to assist with designing, implementing employment transportation service

September 11, 2012

The Alan M. Voorhees Tranportation Center is a member of the Essex County, NJ team chosen among applicants nationwide to participate in the Community Transportation Association of America‘s (CTAA) Job Access Mobility Institute. The CTAA’s Joblinks Employment...

Bloustein doctoral students win best paper award

September 10, 2012

Bloustein doctoral students Nick Klein and Andrew Zitcer have received the American Sociological Association’s Community and Urban Sociology Section (CUSS) Student Paper Award for 2012. The award is for their article “Everything But The Chickens: Cultural Authenticity...

MCRP candidate Benson awarded APTF scholarship

August 12, 2012

Congratulations to Bloustein Master of City and Regional Planning degree candidate Mike Benson, who was recently awarded the 2012 American Public Transportation Foundation’s Jerome C. Premo Scholarship. The scholarship is for applicants dedicated to a career in public...

“City Cycling”—Cycling Because It’s Faster

August 10, 2012

John Pucher and Ralph Buehler’s soon-to-be-released book, City Cycling, has just about everything you can imagine in it when it comes to cycling. With topics ranging from cycling trends to cycling safety to cycling infrastructure to the integration of cycling with...

Voorhees Transportation Center awarded grant for “New Brunswick Sustainable Safe Streets Initiative”

June 27, 2012

In October 2011 Rutgers University established theCommunity-University Research Grants for New Brunswick, designed to encourage the development of new initiatives to enhance the university’s ties with New Brunswick. The grants range from $2,500 to $25,000 and provide...

It's All About 'High Heels on Wheels'…"City Cycling" Talk With John Pucher

June 27, 2012

Professor John Pucher has authored another installment of his bi-weekly chat with European Cyclists’ Foundation for his upcoming book, City Cycling. This week’s discussion focuses on women and cycling. ************** Why is that that some countries see more women...

Children are the Future of Cycling: City Cycling Talk with John Pucher

June 20, 2012

Professor John Pucher has authored another installment of his bi-weekly chat with European Cyclists’ Foundation for his upcoming book,City Cycling. This week’s discussion focuses on children and cycling. ************** Velo-city Global in Vancouver is less than a week...