Hiyabu Habtemichael

The Week in TOD News September 9-15, 2023

September 19, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael Atlantic Ave NYC, congestion pricing, environmental justice, Federal Highway Administration, Health in All Policies, heat island effect, human vision, London Ontario, Long Branch NJ, racism, Roselle Park NJ, trees, vehicle travel reduction

The secret to vibrant streets • Funds approved for Roselle Park Station • Correcting racism • Atlantic Avenue rezoning plan • London, ON, advances provincial housing targets with less parking

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News September 2-8, 2023

September 11, 2023September 13, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, Canada, car ownership, Collingswood NJ, federal funding, high-speed rail, housing, NJ TRANSIT, North Bergen NJ, parking, PATCO, Phoenix AZ, racism by design, solar power, tax policy, Thailand, third places, Transit Village, Utah City

Racism by Design: The Building of Interstate 81 • NJ to receive $425M for transportation projects • Phoenix’s parking stifles affordable housing • A cure for loneliness • Thailand’s rail to go solar

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The Week in TOD News August 19-25, 2023

August 28, 2023September 5, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael Adaptive reuse, affordable housing, Airport City Newark, Chicago Il, City of Yes Plan, Columbus OH, electric buses, funding, Governor Hochul, green hydrogen, health, highway expansion, India, Lionsgate studio, Mayor Adams, New York City, Newark NJ, NJ TRANSIT, NJIT, Orange NJ, parking, Tanzania, transport apps, urban violence, walkable communities

How much space does parking occupy? • Funding NJ TRANSIT • Urban highways cost billions • Adaptive reuse in Chicago • Tanzania goes digital

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The Week in TOD News August 12-18, 2023

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, airline taxes, complete streets, France, free fare, greenhouse gas emissions, HCMC, health districts, hospital-oriented development, Las Vegas NV, light rail, MUTCD, NJ TRANSIT, parking, parking pricing, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, satellite towns, snob zoning, Steven Fulop, street design, Transit Village Initiative, Vietnam

Reshaping the MUTCD • NJ’s Transit Village Initiative • Snob Zoning • Mixed-Use Health Districts • France Raises Airline Taxes to Invest in Rail

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The Week in TOD News August 5-11, 2023

August 14, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, air travel, Amtrak, Canada, Dallas TX, Europe, FTA, housing crisis, Lackwanna Cut-Off, Montreal QC, post-pandemic, remote work, rent burden, Sacramento CA, segregation, Sussex County NJ, TOD grants, train travel, Trenton NJ, USDOT, West Palm Beach FL, work from home, YIMBY, zoning

How zoning led to our housing crisis • Trenton tops most unaffordable list • Affordable TOD in CA’s capital • Lagging downtown travel • Train vs. air in Europe

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The Week in TOD News July 29-August 4, 2023

August 7, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, air travel, Austin TX, Brightline, Chicago Il, CO2 emissions, development costs, eminent domain, Enfield CT, Etihad Railways, Europe, Florida, high-speed rail, Montclair NJ, office space, Omaha NE, reconnecting communities, Sandridge SC, UAE, United Arab Emirates

Omaha debates parking • Suburban office vacancies post-Covid • Why is South Carolina still building roads through Black communities? • Regulations & building costs in Austin • Rail over air could result in carbon savings in Europe

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The Week in TOD News July 22-28, 2023

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael Aspire Tax Credits, Bloomfield NJ, Bloomfield Train Station, California, Detroit MI, electric vehicles, funding, Kenya, land value tax, Lebanon, LVT, New Jersey, New York, Newark NJ, NJEDA, pandemic, parking, Port Moody BC, Seattle WA, Tyson's Corner VA, UNESCO, Union City NJ

Tale of two transit systems • Bloomfield Station renovations • People want walkable cities • Tysons lurches towards livability • Kenya’s growing EV sector

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The Week in TOD News July 15-21, 2023

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael Aberdeen Scotland, affordable housing, Alexandria VA, bus line, climate change, Climate Resiliency Plan, electric buses, emission free, flooding, green loan, light rail, Lincoln Square, M Station, Morristown NJ, Norwest Metro, Parking Reform, Pennsauken NJ, Philippines, state legislation, Sydney Australia

NJ TRANSIT to study Pennsauken for TOD • Dunellen adopts Climate Resiliency Plan • Growing up transit dependent • Legislatures challenge parking mandates • First Aberdeen now 40% emission free

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The Week in TOD News July 8-14, 2023

July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael Beirut Lebanon, Bordentown NJ, Chicago Il, Conshohocken PA, driver behavior, eTOD, fare free, Hudson Tunnel, Montreal Canada, pedestrian safety, regional planning, Rutherford NJ, SEPTA, South Florida, transit map

Fed commits Gateway funds • Why are we still killing pedestrians? • Fare-free public transport • Economic impact of transit in South Florida • Beirut’s Mar Mikhael Project

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The Week in TOD News July 1-7, 2023

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, California, Canada, China, Colorado, connectivity, Dehli India, Denver CO, Edison NJ, environment, free fares, India, light rail, Macau China, Middlesex County, pedestrian, pedestrians, rapid transit, redevelopment, survey, TOD, transit-oriented development, walkable, Winnipeg Canada

Building for Proximity • NJ TRANSIT updates bus service • Address rising pedestrian deaths • Will Research Triangle finally get rail? • Macau Light Rapid Transit

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