Urgent slogans only underscore the difficulties inherent in keeping a subway system like New York City’s safe.
Paul Larrousse, director of the National Transit Institute at Rutgers University, says that securing open systems like the MTA network necessitates due diligence on the part of transit staff, police and riders, in addition to tools such as technological “sniffers,” or regular canine units.
As crowds cheered when the four Memorial Homes buildings collapsed into dust on Aug. 18, 2001, Linda Fogle Davis remembers crying. "They were laughing. I was crying," Davis said. "I was hurt. That was my home being demolished." Twenty-five years later, former...
Make Room for Robots Read Article Summary As robots become increasingly common in cities, from sidewalk delivery bots and security robots to drones and autonomous vehicles, policymakers face new questions about safety, privacy, accessibility, and the use of shared...
On Wednesday, August 5th, the New Jersey State Policy Lab hosted the end-of-summer presentations for the 2026 intern cohort at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. These presentations are the culmination of the work accomplished through the 10-week...
Soumitra S. Bhuyan, Ph.D., M.P.H., Executive Director of the Health Administration Programs, Founding Director of the Rutgers Doctor of Health Administration Program, and Associate Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, has received...
Despite global instability and persistent affordability challenges, the U.S. economy remains relatively stable, but growth has slowed, according to Rutgers Bloustein School Distinguished Professor and Director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development Carl Van...