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Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center

Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center

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VTC Distinguished Lecture: Reconnecting Communities by Rethinking Highways

In October, Dr. Erick Guerra challenged an audience of staff, students, faculty, board members, and guests to look beyond the nation’s overbuilt highway system and consider how cities can rebuild to reconnect communities and expand access.

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VTC Strategic Plan Retreat: Building Our Future Together

In September, VTC staff gathered to update our 2026–2031 Strategic Plan, reflecting on our strengths, expertise, and opportunities for growth. The retreat strengthened collaboration and shaped a shared vision for tackling transportation challenges with research, innovation, and community-focused solutions.

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VTC Offers Insights for New Jersey’s New Governor

VTC joined the New Jersey State Policy Lab and other Rutgers researchers in offering research-backed strategies to support transportation, housing, and infrastructure improvements under New Jersey’s new administration.

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The Induced Travel Calculator

The Induced Travel Calculator estimates the increase in vehicle travel resulting from expanded road capacity. When new roads or lanes reduce congestion, they often lead to more travel and can quickly return congestion to previous levels. This phenomenon, known as induced travel, also affects travel patterns and locations where people live and work. The Calculator uses historical data and “elasticities of travel” to predict the increase in vehicle-miles of travel and associated carbon emissions. It can also evaluate the realism of existing travel forecasts. Developed by Rutgers University’s VTC, these tools include calculators for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Minnesota, with additional models under development.

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Solving problems. Sharing knowledge. Informing decisions.

The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) is a national leader in the research and development of innovative transportation policy. Located within the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, VTC has the full array of resources from a major research university on transportation issues of regional and national significance.  VTC includes the National Transit Institute, which was created by Congress in 1992 to design and deliver training and education programs for the U.S. transit industry.

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Publications & Reports

The Voorhees Transportation Center makes its research available to the public. Explore our database of Reports, Publications, and Plans that we have developed for projects on a variety of topics.

 

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Projects

At any given time, we are working on 30+ active projects throughout the state and country. These projects include reports and plans developed throughout the course of the project. We make as many of these deliverables available as resources to the transportation community. 

 

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Projects

At any given time, we are working on 30+ active projects throughout the state and country. These projects include reports and plans developed throughout the course of the project. We make as many of these deliverables available as resources to the transportation community. 

 

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News & Updates

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