The state’s average weekly paycheck grew 1.8 percent from 2016 to 2017, while wages grew 3.9 percent nationally, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The slow growth placed the Garden State at 50th among all states and Washington, D.C., beating only Alaska.
“New Jersey’s been lagging over the post-recession period, but fiftieth is a little unexpected,” said James Hughes, professor of economics and former dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School at Rutgers University.
Kathe Newman, Ph.D., professor of urban planning and director of the Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement at the Bloustein School, was recently announced as Chair of the Governing Board of the Urban Affairs Association. Her fellow officers are José W....
View StoryMap Bloustein students collaborated with the Hudson County Division of Planning to develop recommendations for a public engagement guide and create a community survey for the county's 2050 Comprehensive Plan. This plan will lay the foundation for smart,...
Rutgers Democracy Lab (RDL) is excited to announce the launch of its inaugural Democracy Summer Research Fellowship. The fellowship funds 25 projects led by doctoral students from Rutgers–New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark and 15 academic disciplines selected from a...
Personal exposures to heat and PM2.5 in urban environments Abstract Current methods for assessing exposure to extreme heat and air pollution depend mostly on readings from regulatory monitoring stations. We hypothesize that this does not accurately represent the...
On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, the NJDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center hosted the eighth New Jersey Complete Streets Summit. This year’s event, centered on the theme “Every Journey Safer,” was a resounding success, bringing together more than 250 planners,...