Adaptive reuse

The Week in TOD News July 25-31, 2020

August 3, 2020August 5, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Adaptive reuse, affordable housing, anti-displacement, COVID-19, equitable development, mixed use development, mixed-income residential, multi-family housing, multi-modal transportation, Newark NJ, Open Streets, parking, pedestrian infrastructure, Slow Streets, South Amboy NJ, sustainable communities, transit accessibility, Transit Supportive Investments, transit-oriented development, zoning

This week, articles focus on how transit agencies—and the people who ride transit—are adapting to pandemic conditions; how crises can inspire opportunities for lasting and meaning improvement; and how TOD can be harnessed to address access to affordable housing.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News April 25-May 1, 2020

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Adaptive reuse, affordabie housing, Anaheim CA, Bayonne NJ, Broomfield CO, bus, campaigns, cars, Culver City CA, Dehli India, distributed density, equity, Evanston IL, funding, green infrastructure, HBLR, Jersey City NJ, Kent WA, light rail, NJ Turnpike, NY MTA, Ottawa Canada, Paris FR, post-crisis, transportation funding, Union City NJ, women in transportation

Post-pandemic planning, restoring faith in transit, “Distributed Density,” promoting equity. NJ: adaptive reuse, alternatives for Turnpike revenues, Jersey City & Bayonne proposals. Also TOD in Illinois, Colorado, California, DC’s early street car, green infrastructure & Link Light Rail expansion. Dehli’s commuter rail & redevelopment in Ottawa.

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.

Features

Making the Most of What You’ve Got: Adaptive Reuse and TOD

May 4, 2016July 16, 2018 Stephanie DiPetrillo Adaptive reuse, East Orange, Financing, Montclair

Understanding the challenges and opportunities offered by adaptive reuse is helpful to communities looking to promote transit-friendly development.