Jon Carnegie
Executive Director
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Biography
Jon A. Carnegie, AICP/PP is executive director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and an adjunct member of the faculty at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers. Mr. Carnegie has more than 27 years of experience in the fields of land use and transportation planning and policy at the municipal, county and regional level. He has been or currently serves as the principal investigator for a variety of research and planning projects involving a range of transportation policy topics. Since 2007, many of Mr. Carnegie’s research and planning projects have focused on emergency management, sustainability and resiliency planning. His clients include: the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT), NJ TRANSIT, NJ Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM), and the NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP), Georgetown Climate Center, The Kresge Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Mr. Carnegie is currently leading a team of Rutgers researchers developing a GIS-based climate hazards visualization tool for NJDOT and he recently completed a study for the USDOT Region 2 University Transportation Center investigating leading practices for incorporating resilience in transportation capital planning processes. Mr. Carnegie was one of the lead authors of a guidebook for the National Academy of Sciences, Transit Cooperative Research Program entitled Improving the Resilience of Transit Systems Threatened by Natural Disasters. The stand-alone guide presents an actionable, stepwise approach to help transportation agencies meet the challenges created by extreme weather events and a changing climate. Mr. Carnegie was also the lead author of four regional emergency mass evacuation plans in New Jersey. The plans include a comprehensive concept of operations, detailed decision timelines, responsibility assignments and a series of guidebooks outlining the operational strategies and tactics available to responsible agencies for managing multi-modal evacuation, sheltering, and public communication during disasters.
In addition to his research and planning work, Mr. Carnegie has developed and piloted numerous courses for the National Transit Institute (NTI) and National Highway Institute. He served as lead instructor for NTI’s land use and transportation course for eighteen months and is currently the lead instructor of NTI’s Advancing Mobility Management and Advanced Workshop in Environmental Justice. His academic experience includes teaching courses on sustainable transportation and resiliency planning as well as numerous guest lectures on a range of topics.
Rutgers Climate Bridge Panel 9: Vision for Policy
Abstract
Shaping the future through strategic leadership: Each level of government in the U.S. plays an important role in shaping the future of communities. Planning, regulation and investment are important tools that inform and guide development, preservation, and adaptation. In New Jersey, Federal, State and Municipal roles are clearly defined. The role of County government is less clear. Middlesex County, New Jersey's Destination 2040 Strategic Plan is positioning the County as a central hub that connects residents, businesses, communities with the resources they need to prosper and thrive. The plan blends traditional long-term comprehensive planning with an enterprise-wide, short-term business plan that will align County policies, plans, programs, and investments to achieve a shared vision for the future.