Spanning over a 70-mile corridor, the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (D&R Canal Park) provides millions of New Jersey residents with...
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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...
Rutgers 2030 Plan Elements Focus of Graduate Planning Studio
This Fall 2017 studio focused on environmental, conceptual design, regulatory and health and safety aspects of planning two components of Rutgers...
Rutgers Bloustein Planning Studio Focuses on Highland Park Environmental Center
The Highland Park Environmental Commission employed Rutgers University in the spring of 2011 to conduct a revisioning exercise whereby the full...
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Modern Rate Design in the Northeast: Unlocking Efficiency, Affordability, and Electrification
The Northeast is home to some of the highest energy costs in the country, and with demand continuing to rise, affordability is an urgent concern. For decades, rate design has been an important tool to manage costs and encourage efficiency. Yet traditional approaches...
Infrastructure Needs Assessment: 2024-2030
Introduction The New Jersey State Planning Act (N.J.S.A. 52:18A-196 et. seq.) requires that the State Planning Commission “prepare and adopt as part of the State Plan a long-term Infrastructure Needs Assessment, which shall provide information on present and...
Best Practices Case Studies from Jurisdictions with Enacted Building Performance Standards
Collectively, these cases studies illustrate the range of metrics that can be employed or utilized in a Building Performance Standard (BPS). Covered material includes how different jurisdictions have implemented these metrics in an effort to help New Jersey’s...
Cultural and Institutional Factors Driving Severe Repetitive Flood Losses: Insights From the Jersey Shore
Decisions about how to respond to coastal flood hazards often involve disagreements over resource allocations. In the United States, large intergovernmental fiscal transfers have enabled rebuilding in areas that experience severe repetitive losses. This case study...