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Mixed-use plans for Metropark Station (left); Feds award $10B for NEC improvements (top-right); California first in climate friendly transport investments (middle-right); Shared micromobility makes great gains but faces financial and affordability challenges (bottom-right)

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The Week in TOD News November 4-10, 2023

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo Amtrak, California Department of Transportation, Colorado, Federal Railroad Administration, free transit, GoTriangle, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap, Jamaica Urban Transit Company, Metropark Station, Miami-Dade County FL, Montpellier France, Northeast Corridor, Raleigh Union Bus Facility, redevelopment, Sayreville NJ, Western Sydney Airport line, Woodbridge NJ

Mixed-use plans for Metropark Station • Feds award $10B for NEC improvements • CA leads the nation in climate-friendly transport investments • Shared micromobility makes great gains but faces financial and affordability challenges • Montpellier (France) rolls out free BusTram service

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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 May 26-June 2, 2023

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, Amtrak, Arlington VA, Baltimore MD, BRT, Caledon Ontario, Canada, Charlotte NC, Denver CO, East Brunswick NJ, Europe, gentrification, infrastructure, innovation, light rail, Milwaukee WI, North Brunswick NJ, open space, Red Line, shared parking, train route expansion, Veterans, zoning

Will Baltimore get its Red Line? • North Brunswick Station • Veterans’ TOD • Expanding Amtrak • Canada’s New Infrastructure Plan

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The Week in TOD News July 30-August 5, 2022

August 8, 2022August 9, 2022 Steph_Admin affordability, affordable rent, Amtrak, Anand Vihar, APTA, award, bike share, Bird, British Columbia, Bronzeville IL, BRT, bus drivers, bus rapid transit, California, Canada, Chicago Il, Colorado, commuter rail, Delhi, Equitable TOD, eTOD, Exchange Place, FAR, fare cap, fare free, floor area ratio, free fare, free public transit, Gateway Program, Hochul, India, Infrastructure Canada, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation, Karkardooma, Lime, Los Angeles CA, Maryland, mask mandate, Metro-North Union, Montgomery County MD, MTA, New York City, Newark, Newark Penn Station, NJ TRANSIT, North Jersey, PATH, Pittsburgh, Portal North Bridge, PRT, restoration, ride-share, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, union, Vancouver BC, Vermont, West Hollywood CA, zoning

The Portal Bridge begins. Who enforces mask mandates on transit? NJ TRANSIT seeks input on Newark Penn Station restoration. Can displacement be prevented while building TOD? Should transit be free? Passenger rail returns to Burlington VT. British Columbia partners with Japan on transit.

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The Week in TOD News July 2-8, 2022

July 11, 2022July 12, 2022 Steph_Admin Amtrak, BANGLADESH, BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Bicycle, bicycle-pedestrian travel, bike share, Brussels, CA, Connecticut, CTFastrak, Dhaka Bangladesh, Gateway, housing, India, Indonesia, Java, Los Angeles CA, Maryland, Metrobus, Metrorail, missing middle housing, Montclair, New Carrollton transit hub, New Jersey, New York, NJ TRANSIT, Noroton Heights CT, Office parks, Oregon, parklets, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh PA, reconnecting communities, San Diego, San Diego CA, San Francisco CA, Scottsdale AZ, segregation, Singapore, single family zoning, social housing, Spokane WA, St. Augustine FL, UCLA, UTA, Utah, Utah Transit Authority, Vijayawada, Washington D.C., Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Water, WMATA, work from home, Yonkers NY, zoning

Transit agencies struggle to bring back riders. U.S. to provide $1B to reconnect communities. CT advocates hope to correct the record on density and TOD. Japan invests in Bangladeshi transit.

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The Week in TOD News April 2-8, 2022

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo Amtrak, Boston MA, Boutique residential community, California, Canada, DART Silver Line station, Hyderabad Metro Rail Network, India, Jersey City NJ, L&T, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, MAX Transit, Michigan, Morristown NJ, OakDOT, on-demand mobility services, Oregon, Plainfield NJ, Plano TX, Raritan Valley commuter rail line, SkyTrain station, Transportation Planner Quinn Wallace, Valdosta GA, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, WeGo, West Side Avenue Light Rail station, Westfield NJ

Learning from rural areas. Multi-family housing in Westfield, NJ. Supporting Black and Latina women in Baltimore real estate. BRT spurs TOD in California.

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The Week in TOD News January 15-21, 2022

January 24, 2022February 15, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, Amtrak, Aspire program, Atlanta Georgia, BRT, COVID-19 response, Dunellen NJ, FTA, Gateway Project, London UK, MARTA, Nairobi Kenya, NJ EDA, parking, Plainfield NJ, Rhode Island, Route 9, service reductions, smart road pricing, technology, transit hubs, upzoning, Washington State, zoning, zoning and permitting reform

NJ TRANSIT selected for FTA’s TOD Pilot Program. Feds clear the way for Gateway Tunnel project. MA wants suburbs to build apartments near transit. NY Governors supports ADUs & TOD legislation.

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The Week in TOD News March 27–April 2, 2021

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Amtrak, Boston MA, Brisbane Australia, Buffalo NY, Camden NJ, Chicago Il, climate, congestion pricing, Dallas TX, economic development, exclusionary zoning, fare-free transit, funding, gas tax, infrastructure investment, Jersey City NJ, Miami FL, New York NY, Newark NJ, shared ownership, Toronto Canada, Upland CA, Worcester England

Biden bets big on a return to transit with his $2 trillion infrastructure plan. Plus advancing accessibility and affordable housing.

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Reinventing Metropark Station: From Suburban Park-and-Ride to TOD Community

November 28, 2020December 1, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Amtrak, Avenel, Avenel NJ, Metropark, New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RFQ, sustainability, Woodbridge NJ, Woodbridge Redevelopment Agency

The effort to reinvent the Metropark Station area as a TOD community has taken major steps forward in recent months amid a renewed, State-level push to advance development near transit stations.

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The Week in TOD News June 20-26, 2020

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo 5G, adaptive redesign, affordable housing, Amtrak, China, community spaces, COVID-19, federal transit investments, greenspaces, MTA, multi-family housing, neighborhood revitalization, New Jersey, New York, NJ TRANSIT, Ontario, pandemic, pandemic recovery, pilot programs, Portal Bridge, redevelopment, resilient design, Singapore, social distancing, transit, transit ridership, transit-oriented development, transportation access, zoning changes

COVID impacts on public transit, mobility, urban life and the nation’s infrastructure. A path toward a green recovery for NJ, Portal Bridge funding. Historic preservation. TOD. BRT. Zoning. New vehicle funding in Ontario. 5G smart bus route pilot in China. Station area upgrades in Singapore.

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