People in the tri-state area share these experiences. Clint Andrews, professor of urban planning, director of the Rutgers Center for Green Building, and associate dean for faculty at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, studies how...
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Transportation community mourns Louis J. Gambaccini, a SEPTA legend and founder of NJ Transit
Louis J. Gambaccini, a former general manager of SEPTA and the first chairman of New Jersey Transit’s board, died at his home in Skillman, N.J., on Aug. 19. He was 87 years old. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Gambaccini shaped transportation networks...
NJ job market surges in July; here are 3 places hiring
The state gained 13,000 jobs last month. (The U.S. added 157,000 jobs last month. New Jersey's fair share would have been about 4,700). It added 7,500 jobs in June, more than what was first reported. And its unemployment rate ticked from 4.3 percent to 4.2 percent,...
Panel urges changes to pensions, schools
A bipartisan task force formed by New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney recommended Thursday that the state overhaul its pensions and school systems, among other changes, to address a cost "crisis." The Democratic lawmaker and the New Jersey Economic and Fiscal...
Senate president’s group proposes ambitious economic, fiscal reforms
Another recommendation: merge school districts. Dr. Ray Caprio, a professor at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy spoke about why three years after his study, it hasn’t been done. “In my mind, a lack of accountability. Nobody’s pressing for that kind...
Want more efficiency in N.J. government? Merge school districts, share municipal services, group says
New Jersey lawmakers say they will introduce legislation that would merge some school districts, encourage municipalities to share services, and change the state’s pension and benefit structure in a bid to stave off billions of dollars in deficits and make governing...
The death of N.J.'s suburbs might be a total myth. Even the experts are surprised
Hunterdon, Monmouth and Hudson saw their year-over-year population losses slow or halt between 2016 and 2017, while more urbanized counties like Hudson and Union experienced significant slowdowns in their recent breakneck growth. "It could be a blip in the data, but...
Study finds population shift to suburbs: Is it a trend?
Remember when suburbia was a four-letter word? City life is where it was at — access to transit, outdoor cafes, vibrant street life. Especially over the last decade, the trend was urbanization, led by millennials, in places like Jersey City and Hoboken, which saw...
Power & Politics: NJ Transit and the Gateway Project
Both NJ Transit and the Gateway project are facing funding problems. Martin Robins, the authority on all things mass transit and Founding Director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, talks about the challenges facing Gov.Phil Murphy when it comes to...
With Jobless Rate Low, Why Aren’t Wages Up?
The U.S. labor market works generally on the law of supply and demand. When the unemployment rate is low, and businesses are hiring, employers generally hike wages to attract the workers needed to fill their open jobs. Even with the jobless rate at 3.9 percent in...