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From its roots as a colonial college (chartered in 1766) and land-grant institution, Rutgers has developed into one of America's leading public research universities. New Jersey's state university fulfills its three-part mission of instruction, research and service by educating a diverse student body of over 48,000 on its three campuses, by creating new knowledge, and by contributing to the economic and cultural vitality of the state.

Rutgers’ engineering school has faculty active in transportation research in its Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. It is also home to the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation, a federally funded Tier I University Transportation Center. It has advanced labs for non-destructive testing, fiber optics, and intelligent transportation systems. CAIT also serves as New Jersey’s center for FHWA’s Local Technical Assistance Program.

Rutgers is also active in transportation research through the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, which includes one of the nation’s leading programs in Urban Planning. The Bloustein School is also home to the Voorhees Transportation Center, which was created to facilitate informed public debate on critical transportation issues and to conduct research in areas not otherwise addressed by conventional sponsors. The Center specializes in identifying and exploring transportation linkages to other public policy areas, such as economic development, land use, political governance, finance and social policy. It is also host to the National Transit Institute, which was created by Congress in 1992 to design and deliver training and education programs for the nation’s transit industry.

Projects

Title Sponsor(s)
An analysis of the agglomeration benefits of transit investment Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Analysis of Bicycling Trends and Policies in Large American Cities: Lessons for New York Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Benchmarking for Asset Hierarchy, Criticality Assessment and Risk Analysis at the MTA and other Transportation Companies Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Blacktop Resurfacing of Bridge Decks Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
Comparative Evaluation of Deflection and Wave Propagation NDT Methods Pavements Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
Determining Binder Flushing Causes in New York State New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
Develop Consultant Management Estimating Tools New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Development of a Rational Method to Design Wick Drain Systems New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Development of Bus Maintenance Information Advisory System Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Early Age Rutting Potential of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
Effectiveness-Based Pavement Preservation Selection Based on Statistical Analysis of Long Term Pavement Performance Data Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Effects of New Jersey’s Cell Phone and Text Ban Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Evaluation and Testing of Regional Models Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC)
Evaluation of Plastic and Recycled Plastic Composite Piling in Corrosive Soil Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
Evolving Issues in Transportation Planning Research in New Jersey New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Expert System for Concrete Quality Assurance Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Feasibility of Establishing a Virtual Container Yard to Optimize Empty Container Management Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), Rutgers University
Feasibility of Freight Villages in the NYMTC Region Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC)
Ferry Parking and Landside Access Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC)
Freight Movement as an Economic Indicator for the New Jersey/New York Bi-State Area Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), Rutgers University
Grade Determination of Crumb Rubber-Modified Performance Graded Asphalt Binder New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
Impact Analysis of Recreational Transit Services on Local Community Economic Development, Employment and Spending New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
Impact of Congestion on Bus Operations and Costs Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
Implementation of Advanced Fiber Optic and Piezoelectric Sensors in Smart Bridges Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
Improvements on NYMTC Data Products New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Landfill Closure with Dredged Materials - Desktop Analysis New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Logical and Physical Simulations of Automated and Dedicated Bus Lanes Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Methodology for Optimal Placement of Pavement Temperature Sensors Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
Modeling Disaster Operations from an Interdisciplinary Perspective in the New York-New Jersey Area Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
New Jersey's Links to the 21st Century: Maximizing the Impact of Infrastructure Investment Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)

Researchers