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Spring 2021 Graduate Planning Studio explores the D&R Canal Master Plan
Spanning over a 70-mile corridor, the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (D&R Canal Park) provides millions of New Jersey residents with invaluable access to a tract of pristine natural landscapes and a rich history directly from their (often literal) back door. The canal offers not only an aesthetic and recreational benefit to multiple New Jersey...
2020 and 2021 Raritan River Conferences Canceled
Given the COVID-19 emergency and its disruption to the lives of so many members of Raritan River Basin communities, and out of an abundance of caution and in keeping with Rutgers University actions, we have canceled the 2020 and 2021 Sustainable Raritan River Conferences and Awards Ceremonies. We are determined to return in 2021 with a robust program that...
All Grantees Kick-Off Meeting
In many ways, the IHC grant program is a highly innovative initiative that seeks to undertake upfront and lasting engagement of people with disabilities to advance transformative change in design and decision-making associated with building healthy communities here in New Jersey. The purpose of the February 9th All Grantees Virtual Workshop is to build a...
Strategic Workforce Development
The demand for highway construction, maintenance, and operations workers is growing, while at the same time, emerging technologies require these workers to have new skills. The Highway Construction Workforce Partnership has developed new resources and innovative strategies for identifying, training, and placing individuals in the Contractors' workforce...
Crowdsourcing for Operations
What is Crowdsourcing for Operations? Crowdsourcing turns transportation system users into real-time sensors on system performance, providing low-cost, high-quality data on traffic operations, roadway conditions, travel patterns, and more. Three common sources of crowdsourced data include social media platforms, third-party crowdsource providers, and...
What are Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration
What are Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration? Up to 50 percent of major infrastructure projects suffer impacts to schedule or cost due to geotechnical issues. Many of these issues are associated with risks identified directly or indirectly in the scope and quality of site characterization work. Effective site characterization is critical for...
Adaptive Signal Control Technology
What is Adaptive Signal Control Technology? Poor traffic signal timing contributes to traffic congestion and delay. Conventional signal systems use pre-programmed, daily signal timing schedules. Adaptive signal control technology adjusts the timing of red, yellow and green lights to accommodate changing traffic patterns and ease traffic congestion....
Rutgers’ Bloustein School to Assist in Implementing 18 Inclusive Healthy Communities Grants Awarded by DHS
The New Jersey Department of Human Services announced it has awarded 18 grants to help communities across the state develop and/or implement inclusive initiatives that support the health and well-being of individuals with disabilities where they live, work, learn and play. The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Disability Services...
Coastal Climate Resilience Studio Course: Integrating Climate Change Resilience into the New Jersey State Planning Commission Plan Endorsement Process
The client for this fall 2020 Bloustein resilience studio course is the state OPA and the studio focus is on supporting OPA’s effort to incorporate resilience into the Plan Endorsement process pursuant to Executive Order 89. The studio will accomplish this objective by working with two towns in Monmouth County undergoing Plan Endorsement by supporting...
Frequently Asked Questions – IHC Planning Grant
FAQs for the Inclusive Healthy Communities Planning Grant will be posted within five business days of receipt. Final submissions for FAQs are due by 5:00 pm on October 28. The final FAQ responses will be posted by 5:00 pm on November 4, 2020. ________________________ Q1. Can a “team member” that will attend the TA be a consultant that works with the...
Recent Products
Residential Indoor Air Quality Interventions through a Social-Ecological Systems Lens: A Systematic Review
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is an important consideration for health and well-being as people spend most of their time indoors. Multi-disciplinary interest in IAQ is growing, resulting in more empirical research, especially in affordable housing settings, given...
Estimating lung deposition of fungal spores using actual airborne spore concentrations and physiological data
Exposure to bioaerosols has been implicated in adverse respiratory symptoms, infectious diseases, and bioterrorism. Although these particles have been measured within residential and occupational settings in multiple studies, the deposition of bioaerosol particles...
An ontology to represent synthetic building occupant characteristics and behavior
Since the introduction of the occupant behavior Drivers-Needs-Actions-Systems (DNAS) framework in 2013, researchers have used the framework or further developed it based on their case studies, which include efforts to collect new data on occupant behaviors. The effort...
Englewood Health Department Resident Health Needs and Program Recommendations
This report summarizes the findings of three phases of research conducted as part of the Healthy Communities Network grant awarded to the City of Englewood Health Department. The intent of the research was to determine what Englewood residents describe as their...