The American Planning Association’s (APA) National Planning Awards annually recognize outstanding efforts in planning and planning leadership. This year, the awards committee recognized five Excellence recipients, and honored an additional 16 recipients with Achievement awards. The Achievement awards recognize good planning work in different areas. The Innovations in Public Engagement public outreach program developed by […]
New Jersey, NJ, NJTPA, outreach, transportation planning, Voorhees Transportation Center, VTCRobert 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 cheaper alternative to high speed rail in California. “It is unlikely to be […]
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One of the Bloustein School’s greatest strengths is its extensive alumni network. Recently four alumni returned to the school in an Alumni Career Panel, offered by the Office of Student and Academic Services to give current students their perspectives on the trends, challenges and opportunities facing the nation in the area of transportation policy and […]
AECOM, alumni, Chris Riale, Donald Ehrenbeck, network, Nina Haiman, NYC DOT, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Port Authority, Portia Henry, project planning, transit infrastructure, transportation, transportation planning, transportation policyThe American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) recently announced that Bloustein School Masters in City and Regional Planning (MCRP) students Alexander Anhwere-James and Sean Varsolona are the recipients of 2013 APTF Scholarships. All member organizations of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) are given the opportunity to nominate and sponsor upper class or graduate level college students to receive APTF Scholarships awarded […]
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