Want to latest on transit-oriented development efforts in NJ & beyond? See our weekly review of new TOD development, planning efforts, public engagement, and policies.
Want to latest on transit-oriented development efforts in NJ & beyond? See our weekly review of new TOD development, planning efforts, public engagement, and policies.
Check out our list of TOD-related webinars.
NJTOD is a collaboration of NJ TRANSIT's Transit Friendly Planning Program and Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center
The Weekly TOD News Update
The Week in TOD News July 30-August 5, 2022
The Portal Bridge begins. Who enforces mask mandates on transit? NJ TRANSIT seeks input on Newark Penn Station restoration. Can displacement be prevented while building TOD? Should transit be free? Passenger rail returns to Burlington VT. British Columbia partners with Japan on transit.
Features
Beyond the Half-Mile Circle: Expanding First-Mile, Last-Mile Access to Transit
Too often we assume that first-mile and last-mile travel is fairly short. It’s time too think more expansively about the trip to/from the station or stop.
NJ TOD Spotlight
South Amboy Plans Housing and Multimodal Connections
Designated as a NJ Transit Village in 1999 for the area around its rail station, South Amboy now plans its transit friendly future around both its rail and ferry connections and displays an openness to change and collaboration that can help the small city move forward with its redevelopment plans.
Recommended Resources
Transit-Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends? Understanding the Effects of Smarter Growth on Communities
Resource link: Transit-Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends?
Tackling an under-researched connection between transit-oriented development (TOD) and displacement, Karen Chapple and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris establish the case for greater consideration of how TOD projects affect vulnerable residents within their geographic pull.
Learn more about NJ TRANSIT's all new Transit Friendly Planning website:
www.njtransit.com/transitfriendly.
Check out our list of webinars and online courses on TOD-related topics.
FTA – All Stations Accessibility Program – Webinars