The Transit Friendly Planning Program at NJ TRANSIT has received the prestigious 2023 NJASLA Design Award | Merit Award for their work on Transit Friendly Planning: A Guide for New Jersey Communities.
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Underpriced and over-supplied parking has long hindered the efficient use of valuable urban space. On September 28th 2023, Downtown New Jersey and NJTOD hosted the latest TOD in Your Downtown Forum to explore the challenges associated with current parking standards, ongoing legislative developments, and creative strategies to use existing under-utilized parking spaces.
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For our next panel we get to the topic that seems to be on everyone’s mind … parking! Our panelists will discuss the intricacies of parking in commercial districts and new residential projects, and the effects of the antiquated parking standards.
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APA New Jersey is pleased to announce that an update to The Redevelopment Handbook: A Guide to Rebuilding New Jersey’s Communities and encourages members and partners to submit recommendations for their latest and greatest redevelopment case studies for potential inclusion in the handbook.
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NJ TRANSIT & VTC present version 2.0 of the Transit Friendly Data App!
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The TOD in Your Downtown Forum Series presented “Retail and Redevelopment: Attract and Retain Local Businesses in Your Downtown” on May 18, 2023. Experts discussed best practices for enhancing downtown areas.
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Public Roads has announced its first Student Writing Competition, designed to encourage high school and college students interested in or actively pursuing STEM majors to demonstrate their knowledge by writing an article that relates to the transportation industry.
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RETAIL & REDEVELOPMENT:
Attract and Retain Local Businesses in Your Downtown
Thursday, May 18, 2023 | 9:30-12:00 | New Brunswick, NJ
In recent years, communities have re-envisioned the public right-of-way (ROW) to reduce the amount of space dedicated to cars, and increase space for pedestrians, active transportation, public transit, and other uses. Panelists will share regional best practices on how to maximize sidewalk space, implement street closures, and program for pedestrian spaces in an effort to revitalize downtowns, as well as provide empirical evidence that rethinking the ROW works.
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We are looking for submissions from employees of local or state public agencies who have created innovative solutions to problems or found better ways of doing things. Whether it’s a new gadget that improves the quality and safety of a project, or an innovative process that reduces costs and improves efficiency, it is typically the people on the front lines who discover the latest and best practices!
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