May 23, 2025 | In the News, News
In the first year where neither major political party is using the “party line” on election ballots, some changes are already evident, says Julia Sass Rubin, the Rutgers University professor whose research helped fuel the court challenge to the line. Both Democrats...
May 22, 2025 | In the News
By Linda Stamato During the summer of 1973, when the United States Senate investigated the Watergate break-ins, PBS aired the complete hearings, all 250 hours of them. Between the 1970’s and now, PBS and NPR, two primary sources trusted by the public, have covered...
May 21, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The deal breaker theory of cycling: A new approach to understanding bike behavior Highlights Biking research suffers from issues like perfect prediction and tautological variables. People determine whether to bike by comparing needs to prevailing conditions. Needs...
May 12, 2025 | In the News
This June’s primary will be the first time most New Jersey voters will be able to use a fair ballot to elect gubernatorial and legislative candidates. Last spring, a federal judge ruled that the old county line primary ballots, which all but two of New Jersey’s...
May 12, 2025 | In the News
It didn’t take long for NJ Transit to forgive Academy Bus, LLC. The Hoboken bus company has landed four NJ Transit bus contracts in the last year — despite its ongoing payments toward a $20.5 million settlement over allegations that it defrauded the agency and...
May 9, 2025 | In the News
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia has announced an investigation into the corporate ownership of single-family homes in Georgia – a practice he claimed raises prices for families and reduces the supply of homes available for purchase by individual families. The...
May 5, 2025 | In the News
By Linda Stamato Nearly seven years ago, Gov. Phil Murphy took a bold step toward reviving, strengthening, and transforming local media and civic engagement. In August 2018, eight months into his first term, he signed a widely popular, bipartisan bill establishing...
May 5, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
From NJ Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center New Jersey Micromobility Guide (2025) The New Jersey Micromobility Guide serves as a resource for micromobility users across the state, collecting and summarizing the laws and safety best practices that can make riders...
May 2, 2025 | In the News
Andrew Hawthorne Daily Targum, May 1, 2025 Faculty and staff in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy partook in a 90-day “Limitless League” challenge to improve health and make new connections, according to a press release. The...
April 24, 2025 | In the News
A confessed killer is now a community leader. Four council members have abruptly resigned since February. And the mayor claims a mysterious incident precipitated that exodus from the Englishtown borough council and led to his nomination of John Alite — the former mob...
April 24, 2025 | Event Recap, Informatics Event, News
Summary Hosted by the Master of Public Informatics (MPI) program, the final round of the second annual RAISE-25 Informatics – Data Science competition was held Friday, April 11, 2025, at the Bloustein School. The competition challenge focused on “Our Future With AI:...
April 23, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Comparison of New Jersey’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets with United States’ Nationally Determined Contribution and Projected Global Reduction Pathways Consistent with the Paris Agreement Abstract Following the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
April 21, 2025 | In the News
By Stuart Shapiro Food products sold on grocery store shelves throughout the United States now display uniform labels clearly listing nutritional content. New cars come equipped with safety features, such as seat belts and airbags. And in most U.S. communities, tap...
April 21, 2025 | In the News
Smaller than its more familiar compatriots, such as Amtrak’s Northeast Regional and NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor Line, the NJ Transit River Line (stylized River LINE) is a two-car light rail. It begins at the Trenton Transit Center, running one hour seven minutes...
