The Week in TOD News November 2 – 8, 2019
Transit oriented development, transit station improvements, NJ TRANSIT, transit workforce housing, affordable housing, community land trust, upzoning, YIMBYism, transportation innovation.
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The Week in TOD News October 26 – November 1, 2019
Central NJ infrastructure improvements, Bayonne MOTBY projects, Next steps for North Brunswick Station, Spotlights on Rutherford and Harrison. Affordable housing adjacent the Harlem African Burial Grounds, above San Francisco’s bus yard, and in South Florida, BRT in Indianapolis, Chicago to look at last mile connections. Jarkarta as a multimodal modal, Chile protests fare increases, and Vienna’s livability secrets.
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The Week in TOD News October 5-11, 2019
NJ TRANSIT solicits for River LINE TOD, American Dream transit options, testing self-driving buses, Hoboken Yard Redevelopment updates, streetscape improvements in Raritan & East Orange redevelopment. Mixed-use development in CA & AZ, affordable housing in DC, BRT in SC. New transit in St. Petersburg, RU & Delhi, IN, transit plans for the Philippines & Indonesia.
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The Week in TOD News September 28-October 4, 2019
NJ TRANSIT & NJ EDA to partner on Transit Hubs, Elizabeth Station upgrades, TOD in Bordentown & Rutherford, Jersey City’s pedestrian plaza. San Diego funds former Navy base redevelopment, Sedona’s transit plan, Cleveland banks on mobility, Metra breaks ground on Rock Island Line station, TOD in Lindenhurst. Riyadh’s 85 new stations, TOD in Dubai, & Vancouver’s 6 new SkyTrain stations.
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The Week in TOD News September 21-27, 2019
Redevelopment: Hoboken Yard, the RiverLINE corridor, near Newark NJPAC, and in Plainfield! Jersey City announces a new shuttle and Little Silver starts sidewalk project. LA Metro releases Women’s Travel study, Seattle system expansion, Denver TOD, activating parks, and electric cars and the environment. Paris’s Ecosystem Neighborhood, Rail in Dhaka, and airport TOD in Poland.
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Phil Abramson: The Key to Transit-Oriented Development
This week we feature our chat with Phil Abramson. In 2014 Mr. Abramson founded Topology, a real estate consulting firm that offers urban planning, development and project management. Mr. Abramson discusses one specific challenge to TOD, providing good transit.
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The Week in TOD News September 14-20, 2019
Enhancing NJT customer experience, hospital rideshares, Bayonne’s 22nd Street Station TOD, one-seat rides, capital planning, on-demand transit in Jersey City, better TOD planning in Austin TX, MTA’s $51.5 Billion Plan, USC subsidizes employee transit, Nassau County’s block grant, private financing for So-Cal-to-Vegas train, two towers in Sydney AU, a smart city station makeover and expanding service in India
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What Makes a TOD Community Work: Kim Avant-Babb
Ms. Avant-Babb is Chief Strategy Officer at the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority (NJRA), an independent financing authority created by the State of New Jersey to transform urban communities through direct investment and technical support. Ms. Avant-Babb discusses the characteristics that make TOD communities work.
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The Week in TOD News September 7-13, 2019
NJ TRANSIT service expansions, public comments for Port Authority Bus Terminal, new development in Somerville, Jersey City’s public transit ranks 6th in nation, does transit cause displacement?, new transit in Honolulu, the benefits of growing up in urban places, Chicago & San Diego TOD, TRB’s Tactical Transit Study, 39 new stations in Sydney AU, and new investment in Mississauga & Kitchener, ON.
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Charles Latini: Challenges to Implementing TOD
Charles Latini serves as President of APA-NJ, is Managing Partner at L&G Planning LLC, and is also a long-time member of the NJTOD.org Advisory Board. Mr. Latini discusses some of the challenges to implementing TOD in NJ.
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