New Jersey's Transit Friendly Planning Newsletter
The NJ TRANSIT Transit Friendly Planning Program begins Dunellen active transportation planning study, engaging with the community at rail station, Music in the Park event
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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