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Main Street Redevelopment – Woodbridge, NJ
Ananda Scott Advanced Graphical Communication, Spring 2026 A final board for Advanced Graphical Communication uses representation as a way of thinking, not decoration. This redevelopment plan for Main Street in Woodbridge starts with evidence. Wind-rose analysis...
Liuda Serohina (MCRP ’28) is recipient of WTS New Jersey Fred Berger Endowed Scholarship
Liuda Serohina, a first year Master of City and Regional Planning candidate at the Bloustein School, is the recipient of the WTS New Jersey (WTS NJ) chapter’s Fred Berger Endowed Scholarship.
The Student Movement Addressing Campus Polarization Head On
“Campuses need to not only engage students who are ready, but also students who might avoid these kinds of opportunities. We sometimes say we want to try to make engagement in dialogue unavoidable. To do this, we need to go to where students are at — in student centers, res life and first year experiences; but then also it’s essential to build these opportunities into the curriculum.”
NJ town just started streaming council meetings. Dozens still don’t
The cost of setting up and managing recordings is a common reason for the lack of video in some towns, Marc Pfeiffer, a senior policy fellow at Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, previously told NorthJersey.com.
Mary O’Dowd Joins Bloustein School as Senior Fellow
The Bloustein School pleased to welcome Mary O’Dowd, Executive Director of Health Systems and Population Health Integration for Rutgers Health, as a Senior Fellow, Health Administration and Public Health.
NJ Transit launches free ride share van for seniors and disabled customers in South Jersey
“The CG Hopper is a direct investment in South Jersey and the residents who count on accessible transportation most,” NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said. “By combining the local expertise of Senior Citizens United Community Services and Camden and Gloucester counties with NJ TRANSIT’s network, we’re giving seniors and people with disabilities a free, flexible way to travel across county lines.”
Ignaccolo: An Incomplete Olmsted Park Faces a Hotter Future
Originally published on Olmstead Network, October 5, 2026 by Carmelo Ignaccolo "ReMapping Olmsted" reconstructs the evolution of the Olmsted Brothers’ plans for Mattano Park and the Elizabeth River in New Jersey through the lenses of environmental justice and climate...
VTC Study Helps Shape New South Jersey Microtransit Service
VTC’s involvement will continue throughout the pilot as Lubin and DiPetrillo evaluate service performance and rider outcomes, generating insights to assess the pilot’s effectiveness and inform future microtransit planning and mobility initiatives in New Jersey.
Lakewood’s $70 million land giveaway to BMG yeshiva
‘When you give property away, the town should get some of the value back,’ said Marc Pfeiffer, a Senior Policy Fellow at the Rutgers’ Center for Urban Policy Research. ‘Right now the developer has kept all of that.’”
Could Congress’s Anti-Flock Surveillance Bill Ban Automated Traffic Enforcement, Too?
Ralph, who led a 2022 study on improving automated enforcement programs, says that the concern is valid — and has implications for safety outcomes, too. Amongst them is a scenario in which a speed camera operator, receiving a share of the revenue of each ticket issued, places cameras where they are likely to catch a maximum number of violations, not where they are most needed.
NJSPL: What We Learned from Training 250,000 Public Servants on AI
Drawing on findings from PA training sessions, researchers including Gregory Porumbescu, Director of the Public Interest and Technology Management Lab within the New Jersey State Policy Lab, have published a new report, From Curiosity to Capability: What We Learned from Training 250,000 Public Servants on AI.
North Jersey office buildings are hard to sell. What they’re becoming
But much of that inventory is now 40 years old and built in the pre-internet days, said James Hughes, a professor of urban planning and policy development at Rutgers University.
“A lot of it was cheaply built. So now we have the aging, obsolete suburban inventory that we have to deal with today,” he said in a 2025 interview.