active transportation

Reimagining Bloomfield Streets

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo active transportation, Bloomfield NJ, equity, health, redevelopment

This fall 2018 studio led by VTC’s Stephanie DiPetrillo and Leigh Ann Von Hagen explored ways to improve access by all modes of travel to the Watsessing Avenue Station and provided recommendations to enhance existing assets in support of overall health, wellness, and equity in Bloomfield Township, New Jersey.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News May 30-June 5, 2020

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo active transportation, bike friendly, bike/ped infrastructure, bus rapid transit, complete streets, Green New Deal, mixed use development, MTA, multi-family housing, New York City, Open Streets, parking, parking minimum requirements, pedestrian friendly, pro-cycling movement, public transit ridership, public transportation, railway construction, rapid transit, redevelopment, safe streets, transit-oriented development, urban mobility, urban sprawl

This week: musings on shifting trends in urban mobility, the future of public transit ridership, and the movement for safe active transportation. Months of static uncertainty come to an end in the Philippines as the government relaxes quarantine restrictions and restarts its transportation sector. A quick look at deserted streets and empty storefronts in a once-vibrant New Jersey downtown district raises similar concerns for communities all over the state.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News March 21-27, 2020

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo active transportation, Adaptive reuse, Financing, first-mile last-mile, form-based code, Hoboken NJ, India, Metuchen NJ, Miami FL, opportunity zones, pandemic, Rahway NJ, rail trail, ridership, Somerville NJ, student housing

NJ TOD work continues with a property sale in Metuchen, construction in Somerville, a project completion in Rahway, and progress in Hoboken. Also meeting Opportunity Zones challenges, TOD student housing in Miami, a 19-mile multi-use trail in Denton, Texas, learning to understand and address pandemics, and form-based code in India.

Practitioner Spotlight

TOD Mobility: Asbury Park’s Greatest Hits

February 14, 2020February 18, 2020 Eliot Benman active transportation, Asbury Park, bike lanes, bike share, e-scooters, micro-mobility, NJ TRANSIT, paid parking, parking, peer-to-peer, public transit, shared parking, shuttle, smart parking, sustainability, Transit Village, transit-oriented development

Mike Manzella, Director of Transportation for Asbury Park, explains how sustainable transportation solutions and a willingness to test new ideas have boosted Asbury Park’s revival as a major shore destination and great place to live and work.

Stockholm transit station art can be seen on the interior façade of the Stadion Metro Station. Image captured by Kevin Cho (Kee Pil Cho), licensed by CC BY-SA 4.0.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News June 22-28, 2019

July 1, 2019July 3, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo active transportation, Atlantic Ticket Program, Bayonne NJ, Calgary AB, Camden NJ, contactless fare payment system, driverless rail, free transit, Lyft, Lynnwood WA, Malaysia, Montvale NJ, National City CA, PATH, Penang Transport Master Plan, public art, public-private partnerships, Seattle WA, Stockholm Sweden, Waterlook ON, WMATA, Woodbridge NJ

PATH OMNY fare system, mixed-use at Woodbridge Station, Camden market-rate housing, NJT & Bayonne to partner at 34th St Station, Montvale’s Mercedes HQ redevelopment. Seattle’s public housing residents get transit passes, Sound Transit plans light rail that spurs development, active transport projects in CA, WMATA pilots late-night worker Lyft program, Art & transit in Stockholm, Driverless train for Calgary Airport, Waterloo’s new light rail, Penang Transport Master Plan