On April 8, 2017, the Rutgers Geology Museum partnered with members of the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences to organize a field trip on the...
Raritan River Initiatives
Rutgers and Baykeeper Examine Oyster Restoration in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary
NY/NJ Baykeeper (Baykeeper) and Rutgers University examined the effects of reintroducing oysters in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary (HRE) in Keyport...
Rutgers Researchers Explore Microplastic Concentrations in the Raritan River
New research from Dr. Nicole Fahrenfeld of Rutgers School of Engineering and former Rutgers graduate student Shirin Estahbanati examines...
Perth Amboy Brownfield to Become Raritan Riverside Park
A 6-acre former brownfield on the Raritan River in Perth Amboy is being converted into the new 2nd Street Park. The site, previously Harry S....
Rutgers Bike Share Studio Connects Biking in Raritan Communities and Health
The Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy's Fall 2016 Graduate Studio program offered a course that advanced the goals of Healthier New...
State of the Raritan Report, Volume 1
The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) produced Volume 1 of the State of the Raritan Report (Lathrop et al. 2016) to identify trends in key...
Sign up to learn NJDEP water quality sampling methods aboard the R/V Rutgers
Learn water quality sampling methods according to NJDEP protocols aboard the R/V Rutgers. Join Josh Kohut, PhD (Dept. Marine & Coastal...
Rutgers/Raritan Mini-grants Awarded
The Rutgers Raritan River Consortium has awarded five minigrants to support research by Rutgers faculty, staff and post-doctoral researchers on...
Sustainable Raritan River Initiative
Rutgers launched the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) in 2009 to convene scientists, engineers, business and community leaders,...
Rutgers 2030 Master Plan Seeks to Improve Campus Connectivity and Open Space Access
Rutgers New Brunswick has the largest university housing and transit systems and at 2,700 acres, one of the largest college campuses in the United...
Recent Products
AI in Planning: Opportunities and Challenges and How to Prepare
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been in development since the 1950s. However, due to the availability of big data and increased computing power, the AI market has grown substantially over the last decade and is expected to grow more than 20 percent annually over the...
Planning the Built Environment and Land Use Towards Deep Decarbonization of the United States
Many governments, businesses, and institutions are committing to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a goal and process known as deep decarbonization. Achieving this goal in the United States requires a national, economy-wide transformation in energy production...
Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation in Florida
This technical study examines the many substantial economic effects of historic preservation in Florida. The study examines the total economic effects of historic preservation; these encompass both the direct and multiplier effects. The direct impact component...
New Jersey 2020 and 2021 Retail Lighting Sales Data Analysis
Apex Analytics, along with Demand Side Analytics, developed an analysis of national lighting sales to assess the relative progress of LED market shares in states with retail lighting programs in comparison to non-program states. This memo describes the data sources...