Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University

06/24/2026

🌈 🎙️ Last year, we had the opportunity to sit down with transportation journalist and radio personality Bernie Wagenblast to discuss our outreach efforts with LGBTQ+ communities in northern and central New Jersey. These efforts focused on gathering feedback and insights about their experiences with regional transportation, helping to inform the NJTPA’s Long-Range Transportation Plan.

The outreach process provided valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities of engaging LGBTQ+ communities in planning efforts and emphasized the need to create a more inclusive transportation system for all riders moving forward.

Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0VaBJ4EZBQ&list=PLuyR0H9B84OwB7tRpskw1nRdmX9Fnadlk

North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA)

06/23/2026

🚔 Traffic safety officers: Don’t miss this free Pedestrian Safety Education & Enforcement (PSEE) training this summer!

Also known as “Cops in the Crosswalk,” PSEE is a high-visibility enforcement program that helps increase awareness of and compliance with New Jersey’s Stop and Stay Stopped Law.

Following a successful training with the Middletown Police Department in May, another session is coming up:

📍 Long Beach Township Municipal Building
📅 Wednesday, July 15
⏰ 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
📍 6805 Long Beach Blvd, Brant Beach, NJ 08008

Training is open to New Jersey law enforcement officers. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis (maximum two officers per department).

👉 To register, email Greg Woltman at [email protected]

06/18/2026

🚲What do people think of e-bikes?

A new blog from the New Jersey State Policy Lab, authored by Hannah Younes, PhD and Yingning Xie, reveals some surprising answers, including potential impacts of the new NJ law, which now requires e-bike riders to have a driver's license and register their bikes—requirements typically reserved for motor vehicles. E-bikes with throttles and that go at higher speeds also require insurance.

🚳 As a result, many people who rely on e-bikes for transportation may no longer be able to use them legally, creating new barriers to mobility.

⚖️ While the law is intended to improve safety, it introduces new requirements for riders without addressing the conditions that make riding challenging in the first place.

📰 Read the full blog here: https://policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/what-do-people-think-of-e-bikes-a-closer-look-at-perception-safety-and-the-new-nj-law/

06/16/2026

⚽ 🌍 How are you celebrating this year’s world’s largest soccer tournament?

A few weeks ahead of the tournament, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) launched From Streets to Stadiums: Transforming Public Spaces to Celebrate the World’s Game, a guidebook designed to help communities create vibrant, soccer-inspired public spaces and events.

Is your town getting in on the excitement? Check out the guidebook for ideas on how to celebrate—and how to build lasting community traditions for future tournaments.

Tap the link to view the guidebook:https://njtpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FromStreetsToStadiums_TransformingPublicSpacesForTheWorldsGame.pdf

06/16/2026

06/15/2026

💻Now available: the first comprehensive guide to using virtual public involvement tools for transportation plans and projects.

Improving Virtual Public Involvement in Transportation Agencies, co-authored by VTC Senior Staff members Miriam Salerno and Pamela Lebeaux (formerly with WSP), draws on three years of research, including original testing of online engagement tools.

The guide captures lessons learned during the COVID-19 social distancing period and, just as importantly, from the years since, as transportation agencies have combined virtual and traditional public involvement methods in innovative and effective ways.

Tap the link below to download the report, or connect with Miriam Salerno to learn how VTC can help strengthen your virtual public involvement practice.

https://vtc.rutgers.edu/publication/improving-virtual-public-involvement-in-transportation-agencies/

06/10/2026

🚦 Get to know us! At VTC, we research, analyze, train, and collaborate on the transportation and mobility issues that shape our communities.

From active and public transportation to land use, mobility and access, climate and environment, finance and economics, outreach and engagement, and community development, our work helps create safer, more connected transportation systems and more livable, thriving communities
Be sure to follow us on social media, sign up for our quarterly newsletter, and visit our website to learn more about us and our work vtc.rutgers.edu

06/09/2026

🚗Driving Retirement refers to the decision to reduce or stop driving as cognitive and physical abilities change, often as we age. It is important to consider how to accomplish activities such as shopping for groceries or seeing friends when retiring from driving.

With good planning and a little research, the transition to driving less can be done successfully. Check out the website maturedriversnj.org for tips on how to retire from driving and still maintain safe mobility for life.

06/04/2026

👋VTC is excited to be part of this year's NJ Planning & Redevelopment Conference taking place next week!

Join us for the following sessions:
📍 Designing Local Streets for All Users, Not Just Cars�Wednesday, June 10 | 10:15 AM
📍 From Library to Lane: Scaling Complete Streets in South Jersey�Thursday, June 11 | 9:00 AM
📍 Rethinking Safe: Planning for Dignity, Belonging, and the People We Leave Out�Thursday, June 11 | 10:15 AM
📍 Assessing the Impact and Needs of the 2025 State Plan: What We Learned�Thursday, June 11 | 10:15 AM

Make sure to register today! We can’t wait to see you there!
New Jersey Future New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association https://site.pheedloop.com/event/njprc26/home

06/03/2026

Crossing guards are sounding the alarm: bigger, faster vehicles with high hoods are creating dangerous blind spots, making their jobs increasingly risky. VTC’s Sean Meehan highlights these concerns in NJ.com’s recent article, “3 Crossing Guards Killed in 3 Years: How a Nice Job for Retirees Became Frighteningly Dangerous.”

Read the full article here: https://vtc.rutgers.edu/3-crossing-guards-killed-in-3-years-how-a-nice-job-for-retirees-became-frighteningly-dangerous/